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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17122. | Panos (psychros) | 79.76 | 97.9% | 2024-09-06 |
| 17123. | Jonathan (baldunker1) | 79.76 | 98.1% | 2023-12-07 |
| 17124. | Alex Eaves (cheif_rice) | 79.76 | 95.7% | 2025-01-05 |
| 17125. | Joe (dawizardi) | 79.76 | 91% | 2015-02-24 |
| 17126. | Luis (luisaes) | 79.76 | 96.8% | 2024-03-23 |
| 17127. | Ahh (jinxexe) | 79.76 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
| 17128. | Azamat (azaatabayev) | 79.76 | 97% | 2021-03-21 |
| 17129. | Kevin (kevin1499) | 79.76 | 97.4% | 2024-12-20 |
| 17130. | JQuez (jquez) | 79.76 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
| 17131. | Kristen (kristengreen3) | 79.76 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 17132. | Merlin (yatu) | 79.76 | — | 2010-06-14 |
| 17133. | Minh Tam (tamdrit) | 79.76 | 99% | 2016-06-09 |
| 17134. | Januar (januar) | 79.76 | 97% | 2016-09-23 |
| 17135. | Lulu (def__init__) | 79.75 | 99% | 2021-05-10 |
| 17136. | Dmitriy (lovermann) | 79.75 | 98% | 2013-10-11 |
| 17137. | Rishi (rishi_id) | 79.75 | 95% | 2015-08-24 |
| 17138. | gimblygruff (gimblygruff) | 79.74 | 99% | 2025-01-13 |
| 17139. | bugbugbug (big_rory) | 79.74 | 96.2% | 2023-09-04 |
| 17140. | Allay (noob_wrath) | 79.74 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 17141. | Christian (bobbyjrrocks) | 79.74 | 96% | 2024-12-01 |
| 17142. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (keypist) | 79.74 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 17143. | Kam (kam10000) | 79.74 | 90% | 2017-02-20 |
| 17144. | Kobus (klabuschagne) | 79.74 | 97.8% | 2024-04-15 |
| 17145. | Acethro (acethrow) | 79.74 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
| 17146. | Adriano (adrianwoodhouse) | 79.74 | 98% | 2013-12-31 |
| 17147. | Quynh (spinelsun) | 79.73 | 98% | 2014-09-09 |
| 17148. | Scr1pt (suntsmekeru30) | 79.73 | 97.9% | 2024-06-15 |
| 17149. | nevarinn (nevarinn) | 79.73 | 96.5% | 2023-11-26 |
| 17150. | Nico Alvarez (nja54) | 79.73 | 99% | 2024-03-17 |
| 17151. | M (iamake) | 79.73 | 98.4% | 2023-12-16 |
| 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 |