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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17605. | tobiah (darktilrisen) | 80.70 | 97% | 2017-06-11 |
| 17606. | Valeria (valika) | 80.70 | 96% | 2025-12-23 |
| 17607. | Autalgia (autalgia) | 80.70 | 98.1% | 2023-12-22 |
| 17608. | Gary (potato2020) | 80.70 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
| 17609. | Leong (iamahleong) | 80.70 | 91% | 2016-11-01 |
| 17610. | Ghodyst (ghodyst) | 80.70 | 95% | 2016-03-08 |
| 17611. | Kim (frozencoolwhip) | 80.70 | 97% | 2019-01-23 |
| 17612. | Yoshi (justayoshi) | 80.70 | 98% | 2022-06-08 |
| 17613. | Troy (3fishes) | 80.70 | 96% | 2021-03-09 |
| 17614. | Louis (keyboredwarrior) | 80.70 | 97% | 2021-11-07 |
| 17615. | David (chuckdeduck) | 80.69 | 94% | 2014-04-20 |
| 17616. | t(-_-t ) (pipicomel) | 80.69 | 98% | 2025-11-06 |
| 17617. | Pablo (raul.hdz.garcia@live... | 80.69 | 98% | 2025-10-29 |
| 17618. | John (wilde1) | 80.69 | 97% | 2020-11-07 |
| 17619. | pmkr (painmaker) | 80.69 | 94% | 2016-08-23 |
| 17620. | *트라기스#話したい... | 80.69 | 98% | 2024-12-22 |
| 17621. | Mike (atrulz) | 80.68 | 93% | 2012-05-14 |
| 17622. | parth (parthb) | 80.68 | 95% | 2017-02-11 |
| 17623. | Chris (jct314) | 80.68 | 97% | 2020-03-01 |
| 17624. | Jay (jstaats) | 80.68 | 98% | 2019-01-23 |
| 17625. | Dom (dcrazzy) | 80.68 | 97% | 2019-09-27 |
| 17626. | HK_BAKA (hkuzumaki) | 80.68 | 96.7% | 2025-03-18 |
| 17627. | justin (rold_jisas) | 80.68 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
| 17628. | nadnerb9000 (nadnerb9000) | 80.68 | 97.4% | 2024-12-09 |
| 17629. | onehitok (threehitok) | 80.68 | 98% | 2023-08-19 |
| 17630. | Marie (mcglock) | 80.67 | 93% | 2011-11-07 |
| 17631. | Arief (ilikfunky7) | 80.67 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
| 17632. | andy (ajggormly) | 80.67 | 96% | 2022-04-25 |
| 17633. | Luke (lukeowen02) | 80.67 | 96% | 2017-06-25 |
| 17634. | kasra (kasraclan) | 80.67 | 99% | 2025-08-05 |
| 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 |