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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18040. | zqud (zqud) | 78.62 | 95% | 2024-12-08 |
| 18041. | amlostandbored (amlost) | 78.62 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 18042. | smile (silversky666) | 78.62 | 97.3% | 2024-03-17 |
| 18043. | yRduZ (yrduz) | 78.62 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
| 18044. | Ahnaf (ahnaf_habib) | 78.62 | 98% | 2024-12-18 |
| 18045. | hello (imfeelingunlucky) | 78.62 | 99.3% | 2024-12-30 |
| 18046. | Godrod (god_of_rods) | 78.62 | 98% | 2021-11-17 |
| 18047. | Rasintya (rasintya) | 78.62 | 97% | 2014-05-07 |
| 18048. | James (irishaggie) | 78.62 | 98% | 2016-06-03 |
| 18049. | DON (donnn) | 78.62 | 97% | 2018-06-20 |
| 18050. | Travis (7yl3r) | 78.62 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 18051. | Boocky (boocky) | 78.61 | 98.8% | 2024-12-23 |
| 18052. | Stormf0x (stormf0x) | 78.61 | 97.9% | 2024-08-01 |
| 18053. | Michael (yomama500) | 78.61 | 98.1% | 2024-01-30 |
| 18054. | Unknown (valo) | 78.61 | 94% | 2012-01-31 |
| 18055. | adish (adishlelnub) | 78.61 | 92% | 2015-05-08 |
| 18056. | evripidaros (evripidaros) | 78.60 | 96.8% | 2024-09-12 |
| 18057. | Bo Cletus (bocletus) | 78.60 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 18058. | Christopher (cmarcow10) | 78.60 | 95% | 2021-04-16 |
| 18059. | nate (yungnate) | 78.60 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 18060. | Al (integralphysics) | 78.60 | 99% | 2017-11-07 |
| 18061. | 1st (toomtam) | 78.60 | 100% | 2019-02-20 |
| 18062. | King (kingshantha) | 78.60 | 97% | 2015-04-07 |
| 18063. | Tyson (frodozzi) | 78.59 | 96% | 2024-12-25 |
| 18064. | AnhFam (anhfam) | 78.59 | 97.5% | 2024-03-07 |
| 18065. | Ben (espo1234) | 78.59 | 90% | 2017-01-04 |
| 18066. | Manas (who_mana) | 78.59 | 98% | 2025-02-12 |
| 18067. | guis99 (carelessangel) | 78.59 | 98.1% | 2024-01-13 |
| 18068. | L (ynajd) | 78.59 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 18069. | grass (grasschong_) | 78.58 | 97% | 2024-07-19 |
| 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 |