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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16860. | t2fast4u (t2fast4u) | 80.33 | 95.8% | 2021-02-07 |
| 16861. | Kristyn (klaceylarson) | 80.33 | 95% | 2015-04-13 |
| 16862. | Slugmaster (slugmaster) | 80.33 | 95% | 2016-09-26 |
| 16863. | Bukhtaver (bat7722) | 80.33 | 97% | 2015-09-14 |
| 16864. | parth (parth_lth) | 80.32 | 97% | 2024-10-28 |
| 16865. | Roper (ropergames) | 80.32 | 96% | 2025-05-29 |
| 16866. | nikolas (nicknt) | 80.32 | 98.8% | 2024-11-04 |
| 16867. | Ed (enormoused) | 80.32 | 96% | 2017-12-07 |
| 16868. | Silas (saulusracer) | 80.32 | 97.1% | 2024-07-25 |
| 16869. | _ (gglean) | 80.32 | 98.1% | 2024-02-28 |
| 16870. | Etan (probablylagging) | 80.32 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
| 16871. | Liu (jazzkey) | 80.32 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
| 16872. | Tyler (ttyler99) | 80.32 | 94% | 2015-06-02 |
| 16873. | Lawson (themessiah46) | 80.32 | 93% | 2016-10-09 |
| 16874. | Philip (lindeman) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-04-29 |
| 16875. | Sam (knuk) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-06-19 |
| 16876. | central_ba (central_ba) | 80.31 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
| 16877. | Sam (sam2399) | 80.31 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
| 16878. | Abhishek (abc_cs) | 80.31 | 98% | 2020-08-10 |
| 16879. | Jordan (invictusj) | 80.31 | 97.7% | 2024-07-23 |
| 16880. | Michael (michaelchuong) | 80.31 | 98% | 2021-01-17 |
| 16881. | Sentinel (fedayeen) | 80.31 | 97.4% | 2021-02-23 |
| 16882. | Jerry (j27smith) | 80.31 | 97.7% | 2025-04-17 |
| 16883. | Han (mozes) | 80.31 | 96% | 2014-01-08 |
| 16884. | Jimmy (user39_on_anagram) | 80.30 | 97.6% | 2024-08-15 |
| 16885. | lemonilemon (lemonilemon) | 80.30 | 99% | 2025-03-09 |
| 16886. | James (james_m808) | 80.30 | 90% | 2017-03-25 |
| 16887. | Thanasi (thebestatbeingtheg... | 80.30 | — | 2011-03-03 |
| 16888. | Marymoon (marymoon) | 80.30 | 91% | 2011-08-30 |
| 16889. | Saad (graveofsorrow) | 80.30 | 95% | 2013-01-20 |
| 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 |