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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15444. | Thighs (thightyper) | 81.96 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 15445. | JD (jdranpariya) | 81.96 | 98% | 2025-04-01 |
| 15446. | pwp (fickypw) | 81.96 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 15447. | Sabbir (sabbir_ahsan) | 81.96 | 98% | 2025-01-17 |
| 15448. | Jonas (jonas19) | 81.96 | 96.3% | 2023-12-15 |
| 15449. | offblacc (vekikornjaca) | 81.96 | 95.3% | 2021-02-13 |
| 15450. | joe (lerler246) | 81.96 | 97% | 2020-02-12 |
| 15451. | Brent (brentjones333) | 81.96 | 90% | 2016-04-04 |
| 15452. | Bardiel (bardiel) | 81.95 | 97% | 2013-05-15 |
| 15453. | Zear (zear5) | 81.95 | 96.6% | 2024-03-27 |
| 15454. | Chauhan Jenish (learner27) | 81.95 | 97% | 2024-06-01 |
| 15455. | cant_stop (wont_stop) | 81.95 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
| 15456. | sofa (sofaaa) | 81.95 | 95% | 2021-03-15 |
| 15457. | Anmol (anmolsaraswat) | 81.95 | 96% | 2022-03-17 |
| 15458. | ed72 (ed72) | 81.95 | 100% | 2023-11-21 |
| 15459. | ¬¬ (mattheus) | 81.95 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 15460. | Tucker (tuckercryar) | 81.94 | 98% | 2025-01-17 |
| 15461. | Anand (anandrajaram) | 81.94 | 97% | 2024-06-07 |
| 15462. | Daniel (dedicateddan) | 81.94 | 97% | 2015-01-24 |
| 15463. | AcidSid009 (acidsid) | 81.94 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
| 15464. | tstats[medo_1010] (medo_1010) | 81.94 | 97% | 2025-06-08 |
| 15465. | Dylan (dseq) | 81.94 | 100% | 2021-03-10 |
| 15466. | Priv (priv_punisher) | 81.94 | 98% | 2019-10-06 |
| 15467. | fml (fmldave89) | 81.94 | 98.1% | 2023-11-16 |
| 15468. | tstats[rafid149] (rafid149) | 81.93 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
| 15469. | HammySam (sherchick) | 81.93 | 97% | 2025-03-05 |
| 15470. | Derek (derek_lau) | 81.93 | 98.2% | 2023-11-28 |
| 15471. | Brice Odom (brice_odom) | 81.93 | 94.9% | 2023-12-07 |
| 15472. | fen (fen10) | 81.93 | 95% | 2022-02-24 |
| 15473. | Whiteboard (calvin3963) | 81.93 | 97% | 2025-04-14 |
| 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 |