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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17991. | 春风吹呀吹 (adgmt) | 80.14 | 89% | 2011-09-01 |
| 17992. | Harold (sofedeas) | 80.14 | 94% | 2012-10-29 |
| 17993. | charlotte (jeffsaturd) | 80.14 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 17994. | John (infzer0) | 80.13 | 97.7% | 2024-09-04 |
| 17995. | Lee Poh Yong (ryan_daniga) | 80.13 | 98% | 2025-02-12 |
| 17996. | Quintanar (quintanar) | 80.13 | 96% | 2026-04-14 |
| 17997. | Stely (sbasil) | 80.13 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
| 17998. | Kokopopps (kokopopps) | 80.13 | 97.6% | 2023-12-07 |
| 17999. | Bud (budmc29) | 80.13 | 97% | 2016-11-13 |
| 18000. | Drippy (lookitsdrip) | 80.13 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 18001. | Danish (gridiron90) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 18002. | Mausam (the_witcher) | 80.13 | 97% | 2021-07-20 |
| 18003. | Joshua (mvpalmighty) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-09-17 |
| 18004. | Meme (pugsyxd) | 80.13 | 95% | 2016-03-13 |
| 18005. | Minh (minhnguyen156) | 80.13 | 96% | 2019-07-16 |
| 18006. | Neil (verty) | 80.13 | 95% | 2014-03-20 |
| 18007. | Maryll (maryll) | 80.12 | 97% | 2025-03-27 |
| 18008. | Ozgur (nessajaa) | 80.12 | 97.1% | 2024-08-21 |
| 18009. | Colton (boundbyfire925) | 80.12 | 92% | 2015-11-08 |
| 18010. | Maverick (maverickblitz) | 80.12 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
| 18011. | Altair (aimenov) | 80.12 | 97% | 2019-08-21 |
| 18012. | Bradley (bradt30h) | 80.12 | 97% | 2021-09-15 |
| 18013. | VEX (samjr6) | 80.12 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
| 18014. | jas (orjasm) | 80.12 | 99% | 2020-11-20 |
| 18015. | Beddytear (beddytear) | 80.12 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
| 18016. | JJ (derwinternaht) | 80.12 | 94% | 2015-01-10 |
| 18017. | Vegard (vegard1) | 80.11 | 98% | 2026-05-26 |
| 18018. | tadas46 (tadasp) | 80.11 | 99.3% | 2025-01-11 |
| 18019. | Rory (rory2222) | 80.11 | 97.3% | 2025-04-15 |
| 18020. | Pazinato (pazinato) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
| 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 |