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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18072. | Stachys (stachys) | 78.79 | 99% | 2025-02-16 |
| 18073. | Philipp (cpteinsicht) | 78.79 | 98% | 2015-11-30 |
| 18074. | srasu (suskeyhose) | 78.79 | 97% | 2017-11-15 |
| 18075. | Joy (joyshi) | 78.78 | 98% | 2021-05-06 |
| 18076. | Dynamique (dy_que) | 78.78 | 97.1% | 2025-01-17 |
| 18077. | Sylvalia (sylvalia) | 78.78 | 97% | 2024-06-11 |
| 18078. | grrrrbow (monkeyowner) | 78.78 | 96.6% | 2024-12-09 |
| 18079. | VOIDFLOWERMATEO (voidflower) | 78.78 | 98.1% | 2024-03-14 |
| 18080. | Tengashi (tenkou) | 78.78 | 96% | 2019-11-21 |
| 18081. | u_r_loved (peace_and_love) | 78.78 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
| 18082. | Alex (forthereallys) | 78.78 | 94% | 2015-06-12 |
| 18083. | Abhinav (brainstorm56) | 78.78 | 95.7% | 2024-02-13 |
| 18084. | Y (qwertyracer) | 78.78 | 99% | 2023-05-20 |
| 18085. | Jack (g3no_typ3) | 78.78 | 95.7% | 2021-02-03 |
| 18086. | Max (max_pinc) | 78.78 | 96% | 2019-04-17 |
| 18087. | Tom (xledz) | 78.78 | 95% | 2013-02-25 |
| 18088. | ted (ted361) | 78.77 | 96.5% | 2023-12-23 |
| 18089. | jobaer (voidjdd) | 78.77 | 97.7% | 2025-05-24 |
| 18090. | clickclack (acreativeuserna... | 78.77 | 97.3% | 2024-01-12 |
| 18091. | Pavlos (pavlogd) | 78.77 | 96.1% | 2024-02-19 |
| 18092. | 9thcalzone (10thcalzone) | 78.77 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
| 18093. | slotler (slotler) | 78.77 | 95.1% | 2024-11-12 |
| 18094. | cring (thatguyyoudontknow) | 78.77 | 97% | 2023-03-31 |
| 18095. | Kyle (nakuz1988) | 78.77 | — | 2010-09-20 |
| 18096. | Machine (guldan) | 78.77 | 98% | 2018-02-15 |
| 18097. | alretha (alrethafranklin) | 78.77 | 95% | 2016-03-26 |
| 18098. | Luciano (ntluciano) | 78.76 | 95.9% | 2025-04-22 |
| 18099. | Novice (novices) | 78.76 | 98% | 2025-02-15 |
| 18100. | Lightning (thecarsfan) | 78.76 | 99% | 2024-09-08 |
| 18101. | Jahvierre (jahvierre1) | 78.76 | 96% | 2024-12-03 |
| 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 |