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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18101. | Alyssa (typingtodeath) | 78.51 | 89% | 2012-12-18 |
| 18102. | JuniperBlossom (juniperblos... | 78.51 | 99% | 2015-03-05 |
| 18103. | Jameson (jamesonmul) | 78.50 | 94% | 2024-09-26 |
| 18104. | Catroomba (cat_roomba) | 78.50 | 96% | 2021-05-18 |
| 18105. | Yahshi (jahshi) | 78.50 | 97.5% | 2024-06-01 |
| 18106. | Bill Le (bill_le9956) | 78.50 | 97.5% | 2025-05-11 |
| 18107. | Ryan (gurkenglas9) | 78.50 | 97% | 2021-07-24 |
| 18108. | fari (favarjooy86) | 78.50 | 95% | 2014-01-08 |
| 18109. | avi (__aavii__) | 78.49 | 96% | 2024-10-17 |
| 18110. | Teun (typingthunder) | 78.49 | 96% | 2024-06-23 |
| 18111. | frrah (zhhrf) | 78.49 | 98% | 2021-07-01 |
| 18112. | Brotolios (brotolios) | 78.49 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
| 18113. | Dimitris (dimitrism) | 78.49 | 98% | 2019-04-09 |
| 18114. | Aquaris (ryankim834) | 78.49 | 91% | 2016-02-14 |
| 18115. | cowcowcowcow (friisky) | 78.49 | 94% | 2019-12-27 |
| 18116. | Peter (dooger) | 78.49 | 96% | 2018-04-11 |
| 18117. | Steven (misterpear) | 78.48 | 84% | 2017-01-09 |
| 18118. | Jimmy (jphan98) | 78.48 | 97% | 2020-10-11 |
| 18119. | Samuel (tyrose7en) | 78.48 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
| 18120. | Ahmad (nugraha) | 78.48 | — | 2010-12-26 |
| 18121. | Lucas (vysclucas) | 78.47 | 96% | 2024-10-24 |
| 18122. | Aiko (aiko_1) | 78.47 | 97.5% | 2023-07-11 |
| 18123. | Robby (ribby03) | 78.47 | 98.2% | 2024-01-25 |
| 18124. | Beardosa (beardosa) | 78.47 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
| 18125. | Gjuro (gjuro_eng_key) | 78.47 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
| 18126. | Jared (j_rad) | 78.47 | — | 2010-12-19 |
| 18127. | Nikola (nkos500) | 78.47 | 96% | 2013-01-03 |
| 18128. | 3rd Place (bomtombadil) | 78.47 | 97% | 2015-10-30 |
| 18129. | elnino (elnio2803) | 78.47 | 96.3% | 2021-02-27 |
| 18130. | None (maltese) | 78.47 | 95% | 2013-02-25 |
| 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 |