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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16930. | Harold (sofedeas) | 80.14 | 94% | 2012-10-29 |
| 16931. | charlotte (jeffsaturd) | 80.14 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 16932. | Lee Poh Yong (ryan_daniga) | 80.13 | 98% | 2025-02-12 |
| 16933. | Stely (sbasil) | 80.13 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
| 16934. | Jaden (jkirby21) | 80.13 | 97% | 2022-02-07 |
| 16935. | Kokopopps (kokopopps) | 80.13 | 97.6% | 2023-12-07 |
| 16936. | Bud (budmc29) | 80.13 | 97% | 2016-11-13 |
| 16937. | Drippy (lookitsdrip) | 80.13 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 16938. | Mausam (the_witcher) | 80.13 | 97% | 2021-07-20 |
| 16939. | Danish (gridiron90) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 16940. | Joshua (mvpalmighty) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-09-17 |
| 16941. | John (infzer0) | 80.13 | 97.7% | 2024-09-04 |
| 16942. | Hossein (hossein_nas) | 80.13 | 99% | 2024-03-17 |
| 16943. | Meme (pugsyxd) | 80.13 | 95% | 2016-03-13 |
| 16944. | Minh (minhnguyen156) | 80.13 | 96% | 2019-07-16 |
| 16945. | Neil (verty) | 80.13 | 95% | 2014-03-20 |
| 16946. | Maverick (maverickblitz) | 80.12 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
| 16947. | Colton (boundbyfire925) | 80.12 | 92% | 2015-11-08 |
| 16948. | Altair (aimenov) | 80.12 | 97% | 2019-08-21 |
| 16949. | Ozgur (nessajaa) | 80.12 | 97.1% | 2024-08-21 |
| 16950. | Bradley (bradt30h) | 80.12 | 97% | 2021-09-15 |
| 16951. | VEX (samjr6) | 80.12 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
| 16952. | jas (orjasm) | 80.12 | 99% | 2020-11-20 |
| 16953. | Beddytear (beddytear) | 80.12 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
| 16954. | JJ (derwinternaht) | 80.12 | 94% | 2015-01-10 |
| 16955. | tadas46 (tadasp) | 80.11 | 99.3% | 2025-01-11 |
| 16956. | Rory (rory2222) | 80.11 | 97% | 2025-04-15 |
| 16957. | Pazinato (pazinato) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
| 16958. | Sandakan Boyz (cnix) | 80.11 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
| 16959. | Alexander (aleb) | 80.10 | 99% | 2025-01-03 |
| 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 |