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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17472. | Sai (saiganesh7) | 80.76 | 95% | 2011-11-30 |
| 17473. | Aaron (aaron2652) | 80.75 | 98% | 2024-11-05 |
| 17474. | Aadil279 (aadil279) | 80.75 | 95.5% | 2024-12-28 |
| 17475. | KeyboardHater3838 (keyboard... | 80.75 | 98.3% | 2024-05-12 |
| 17476. | omni (omniext) | 80.75 | 96.5% | 2024-04-26 |
| 17477. | Justin James (justinjamesyu) | 80.75 | 97.7% | 2023-05-28 |
| 17478. | nyatto (hhu94) | 80.75 | 98% | 2016-05-01 |
| 17479. | Crypto (crypto144hz) | 80.74 | 96.8% | 2024-06-22 |
| 17480. | Jens (jenshjortdal) | 80.74 | 91% | 2016-09-16 |
| 17481. | Giorno (giornoguevarno) | 80.74 | 95% | 2024-02-27 |
| 17482. | Nikolai (nikbeast) | 80.74 | 94.7% | 2023-11-13 |
| 17483. | Kirin (arya_juniko) | 80.74 | 99% | 2025-09-21 |
| 17484. | hardik (labeitazer) | 80.74 | 96% | 2020-08-13 |
| 17485. | naaner (naaner) | 80.74 | 98% | 2012-04-02 |
| 17486. | Xuong (xuongtrantrieu) | 80.74 | 99% | 2019-08-21 |
| 17487. | 체리키 (typeracerkor) | 80.74 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 17488. | dreadex (dreadex) | 80.73 | 97.3% | 2024-04-14 |
| 17489. | soul_collector (soul_collec... | 80.73 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
| 17490. | Fox (foxcopy) | 80.73 | 96% | 2024-06-17 |
| 17491. | Ahmed Yasir (ahmedyasir) | 80.73 | 100% | 2025-03-19 |
| 17492. | CaptainHoneymoo (captainhon... | 80.73 | 95.4% | 2024-03-05 |
| 17493. | Sam (lingbing) | 80.73 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
| 17494. | Mauro (mohrro) | 80.73 | 97% | 2020-08-17 |
| 17495. | Ryo (falcon5525) | 80.73 | 96% | 2016-07-22 |
| 17496. | 1 (memorymisery) | 80.72 | 97% | 2025-04-10 |
| 17497. | LifeIsDream (ordnance) | 80.72 | 98.2% | 2025-01-21 |
| 17498. | aaaaaaaaaaa (error_unknown) | 80.72 | 95% | 2025-04-06 |
| 17499. | Moses (moi_16) | 80.72 | 96% | 2026-01-03 |
| 17500. | grassy (sirgrassy) | 80.72 | 96% | 2020-10-19 |
| 17501. | David (davidrules123) | 80.72 | 93% | 2013-09-18 |
| 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 |