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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17496. | Tommy (king_mystik_) | 79.44 | 96% | 2018-08-21 |
| 17497. | ICON (_icon_) | 79.44 | 97% | 2022-11-22 |
| 17498. | FrostyInfinitum (frostyinfi... | 79.44 | 95.8% | 2024-10-07 |
| 17499. | Steven (sjones92) | 79.44 | 96% | 2022-04-01 |
| 17500. | coc (han_duo) | 79.44 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
| 17501. | Marrkle (marrkle) | 79.44 | 93% | 2012-01-13 |
| 17502. | Michael (khel_diente) | 79.44 | 96% | 2017-06-20 |
| 17503. | cam (cam517) | 79.43 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
| 17504. | Koshi (koshi9) | 79.43 | 97% | 2024-08-28 |
| 17505. | Rodrigo (roddro12) | 79.43 | 96% | 2022-12-06 |
| 17506. | sanjiro (sanjiro0831) | 79.43 | 98.1% | 2024-01-07 |
| 17507. | Ted (murdercow) | 79.43 | 95.7% | 2023-11-27 |
| 17508. | Ashley (ashtastic) | 79.43 | 96% | 2024-02-26 |
| 17509. | hunt and peck (atypicalguy) | 79.43 | 97% | 2016-11-16 |
| 17510. | Kevin (thealphamale) | 79.43 | 96% | 2017-12-05 |
| 17511. | profrog (profrog) | 79.43 | 95% | 2016-01-28 |
| 17512. | Kienan (squigglebob) | 79.42 | 99% | 2025-03-18 |
| 17513. | Irene (jylee) | 79.42 | 97.3% | 2023-10-01 |
| 17514. | Matthew (matwat7) | 79.42 | 92% | 2015-07-27 |
| 17515. | Thai :) (elecweb) | 79.42 | 98.3% | 2024-05-03 |
| 17516. | Jason (jasjelly14) | 79.42 | 89% | 2014-11-14 |
| 17517. | Tyler (tylerjean) | 79.42 | 95% | 2014-07-21 |
| 17518. | M (mattgarr) | 79.42 | 90% | 2017-02-04 |
| 17519. | 𝕶 (voided__) | 79.41 | 95.4% | 2024-02-18 |
| 17520. | J (t0x_) | 79.41 | 95.4% | 2024-11-24 |
| 17521. | j (faulst) | 79.41 | 96% | 2024-02-17 |
| 17522. | Asbjørn (asbj0510) | 79.41 | 92% | 2016-12-12 |
| 17523. | arivappa (leave_me_here) | 79.41 | 96% | 2023-02-21 |
| 17524. | Xriasp (xriasp) | 79.41 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
| 17525. | iamsuperior (iaminferior) | 79.41 | 98% | 2018-09-25 |
| 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 |