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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20154. | pawitz (pawitzmu) | 76.06 | — | 2011-03-24 |
| 20155. | Wyatt Morgan (wyattmorgxn) | 76.05 | 98% | 2025-02-17 |
| 20156. | Makiven (maki_ven) | 76.05 | 99% | 2023-07-22 |
| 20157. | Alex (toperella) | 76.05 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
| 20158. | Aruzh (4ruzh) | 76.05 | 94.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 20159. | Rio (riokku) | 76.05 | 88% | 2014-02-13 |
| 20160. | Savana (ssantos) | 76.05 | 95% | 2015-06-15 |
| 20161. | Cassidy (cbearap) | 76.05 | 95% | 2012-02-24 |
| 20162. | Jaysynonymous (jaysynonymous) | 76.04 | 98% | 2025-04-15 |
| 20163. | Jeremy (definee) | 76.04 | 91% | 2017-05-02 |
| 20164. | Uunituore (uunituore) | 76.04 | 96.9% | 2024-01-10 |
| 20165. | emon (emontsang) | 76.04 | 91% | 2016-10-19 |
| 20166. | Sebastian (nichtmonti) | 76.04 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
| 20167. | JC (jcfermin) | 76.04 | 93% | 2014-09-21 |
| 20168. | chinguun (chinguun_0301) | 76.04 | 94.7% | 2023-11-10 |
| 20169. | wawang (wangzfu) | 76.04 | 95% | 2012-05-15 |
| 20170. | Wombo (wombo_tr) | 76.03 | 97% | 2024-04-13 |
| 20171. | PianoRadek (piano_radek) | 76.03 | 96.4% | 2023-10-11 |
| 20172. | Darcey (darceyjeann) | 76.03 | 98.1% | 2024-11-26 |
| 20173. | Me (usernamehere_) | 76.03 | 98% | 2024-02-10 |
| 20174. | Lathoa (lathoa) | 76.03 | 99% | 2024-11-18 |
| 20175. | Lai (lai_) | 76.03 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
| 20176. | Conor (conniepoo) | 76.03 | 93% | 2014-06-24 |
| 20177. | Gay Toyholi (l3hargav) | 76.03 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
| 20178. | Amethyst (artesoscuras) | 76.03 | 94% | 2016-07-19 |
| 20179. | Kelvino (viperz28) | 76.03 | 94% | 2014-06-27 |
| 20180. | Ryan (ramblinreck) | 76.03 | 95% | 2015-10-09 |
| 20181. | One (onerandomperson) | 76.02 | 95% | 2023-03-11 |
| 20182. | Scott (a_simple_educator) | 76.02 | 97% | 2022-09-18 |
| 20183. | MazzaM (typingproxyz) | 76.02 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
| 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 |