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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16913. | Zachary (zgreenspan) | 81.28 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
| 16914. | brandon (maskedvigilance) | 81.28 | 95% | 2020-12-27 |
| 16915. | ForgoT (forgot10) | 81.28 | 95% | 2015-08-15 |
| 16916. | Saagar (stacky) | 81.28 | 95% | 2015-01-20 |
| 16917. | monkaS (rikio) | 81.28 | 96% | 2018-08-10 |
| 16918. | Rada (bit_defender) | 81.28 | 95% | 2014-12-24 |
| 16919. | Adam (aweadam) | 81.28 | 96% | 2011-06-29 |
| 16920. | أحْـمَـد الـعَ... | 81.27 | 97% | 2025-06-23 |
| 16921. | Aram X (raidalaotibi) | 81.27 | 98.1% | 2024-01-29 |
| 16922. | matthew (fiending) | 81.27 | 97.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 16923. | bomberian (bomberian) | 81.27 | 97% | 2025-08-21 |
| 16924. | Duke121 (duke121) | 81.27 | 97.3% | 2025-04-16 |
| 16925. | Roman (romn2112) | 81.27 | 98% | 2019-11-22 |
| 16926. | Marwin (luntram) | 81.27 | 99% | 2022-06-07 |
| 16927. | Zach (muew) | 81.27 | 97% | 2020-08-04 |
| 16928. | ptspiker (ptspiker) | 81.27 | 98% | 2017-04-02 |
| 16929. | bigcam (bigcam21) | 81.26 | 97.5% | 2025-04-12 |
| 16930. | MTR (geekbeast) | 81.26 | 97% | 2019-04-14 |
| 16931. | Jelq King (jelqing) | 81.26 | 95.5% | 2024-10-08 |
| 16932. | Azukiii (mccerrito1121) | 81.26 | 98% | 2019-02-25 |
| 16933. | AMIT_DELHI_14000 plus Races... | 81.26 | 95% | 2012-04-08 |
| 16934. | ujik (moonlightwizard) | 81.26 | 98% | 2015-10-27 |
| 16935. | cherryxu (cherryxuuu) | 81.25 | 97% | 2024-04-10 |
| 16936. | Adarkashark (adarkashark) | 81.25 | 97% | 2024-06-29 |
| 16937. | JOJ (not2gud) | 81.25 | 95% | 2021-12-15 |
| 16938. | Vroom! (laptopguy) | 81.25 | 98% | 2021-08-03 |
| 16939. | achen (hellohelloaoeuaoeu) | 81.25 | 98% | 2019-01-27 |
| 16940. | EshuMarneedi (eshumarneedi) | 81.24 | 96% | 2024-11-04 |
| 16941. | active_echo (active_echo) | 81.24 | 96.6% | 2023-12-23 |
| 16942. | aClose (cclose) | 81.24 | 97% | 2024-07-07 |
| 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 |