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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19578. | Siddhartha (carte_blanche) | 76.79 | 98% | 2016-07-06 |
| 19579. | Nathan (nathanso) | 76.78 | 96.5% | 2024-03-15 |
| 19580. | Saurabh (sau7abh) | 76.78 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
| 19581. | migel (korean_melon) | 76.78 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
| 19582. | M (migrape) | 76.78 | 97.9% | 2024-02-29 |
| 19583. | max (himunesh) | 76.78 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
| 19584. | Denis (junter) | 76.78 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
| 19585. | cykland (cykland) | 76.78 | 93% | 2017-02-13 |
| 19586. | Der (dermouk) | 76.78 | 94% | 2013-07-17 |
| 19587. | Jack (falryx) | 76.78 | 98% | 2013-11-06 |
| 19588. | pacmansghost (pacmansghost) | 76.78 | 98% | 2019-06-30 |
| 19589. | Macedonian King (ijittqerr_) | 76.78 | 94% | 2021-10-25 |
| 19590. | samw05 (samw05) | 76.77 | 97% | 2025-04-04 |
| 19591. | OP Dango (op_dango) | 76.77 | 97% | 2015-06-10 |
| 19592. | Thanh Son (thanhsonzorro) | 76.77 | 90% | 2012-03-15 |
| 19593. | Alex (crocket101) | 76.77 | 89% | 2014-04-14 |
| 19594. | Julian (industryinc) | 76.76 | 95% | 2017-10-02 |
| 19595. | Caleb (camostey) | 76.76 | 97.1% | 2024-01-16 |
| 19596. | Mabl (loekie) | 76.76 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
| 19597. | Jeff (valqore) | 76.76 | 93% | 2014-08-19 |
| 19598. | Owen (momo20062) | 76.75 | 96% | 2024-12-16 |
| 19599. | 🎲 (pihivak953) | 76.75 | 97.1% | 2023-11-28 |
| 19600. | Eugene (havlong) | 76.75 | 96.8% | 2024-03-03 |
| 19601. | Javainius (javainius) | 76.75 | 97.2% | 2024-05-17 |
| 19602. | mr. (mr_maam) | 76.75 | 96% | 2021-08-31 |
| 19603. | NOEL (armedandloaded) | 76.75 | 95% | 2015-03-25 |
| 19604. | DaoistRen (daoistren) | 76.74 | 98% | 2025-03-09 |
| 19605. | Daniel (_meng_) | 76.74 | 96% | 2024-04-25 |
| 19606. | Ring2020 (ring2020) | 76.74 | 99% | 2021-05-26 |
| 19607. | AO (clappedbyao) | 76.74 | 98.8% | 2023-12-31 |
| 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 |