It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16688. | Izotedog (zeroizdogs) | 81.79 | 93% | 2013-06-08 |
| 16689. | cj (mp7maniac) | 81.79 | 97% | 2018-03-23 |
| 16690. | Rebecca (rebecca261) | 81.79 | 88% | 2011-06-03 |
| 16691. | Asem (norther) | 81.79 | 98% | 2013-10-14 |
| 16692. | Kuan-Yu (allankyhou) | 81.79 | 94% | 2011-11-12 |
| 16693. | Jay (aasiaat) | 81.78 | 97% | 2022-07-31 |
| 16694. | Ilovetyping (i_l_o_ve_typing) | 81.78 | 97% | 2026-03-13 |
| 16695. | timas (timastimas) | 81.78 | 97% | 2022-01-13 |
| 16696. | H7GhosT (h7ghost) | 81.78 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
| 16697. | Unknown (youdontknowme51809) | 81.78 | 97% | 2022-06-22 |
| 16698. | source (gzsource) | 81.78 | 95% | 2020-11-18 |
| 16699. | RDBMS (keppykep123) | 81.78 | 97% | 2021-02-11 |
| 16700. | Kumar (kayush) | 81.78 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
| 16701. | lemon (lemondemon) | 81.78 | 96.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 16702. | Nob (nobvon) | 81.78 | 95% | 2015-10-02 |
| 16703. | LuLuC (luluc) | 81.78 | 96% | 2014-02-04 |
| 16704. | Noé (czeousw) | 81.77 | 94% | 2023-06-03 |
| 16705. | Phaneron (thephaneron) | 81.77 | 97% | 2025-06-24 |
| 16706. | Lax (laxpress) | 81.77 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 16707. | Hank (cvhanky) | 81.77 | 97% | 2016-02-04 |
| 16708. | tanmayrajk (tanmayrajk) | 81.77 | 97.5% | 2024-02-05 |
| 16709. | Kid (kidgrayson) | 81.77 | 97% | 2014-11-19 |
| 16710. | a (bobbobdob) | 81.77 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
| 16711. | Brandon (bchung00) | 81.77 | 96% | 2019-09-07 |
| 16712. | Haziq (lehaziq) | 81.77 | 98.3% | 2024-11-11 |
| 16713. | Ian (iantilp) | 81.77 | 99% | 2016-08-06 |
| 16714. | Fionalee (fionalee) | 81.76 | 98% | 2020-12-20 |
| 16715. | Zack (zacknyx) | 81.76 | 96.8% | 2024-12-11 |
| 16716. | khh (khha) | 81.76 | 96.5% | 2024-10-24 |
| 16717. | Mike (mikew123) | 81.76 | 97% | 2019-03-14 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |