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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17255. | Phillip (ph33z) | 79.71 | 97% | 2018-03-12 |
| 17256. | whappened (axis_tilt) | 79.70 | 98% | 2021-05-04 |
| 17257. | 5138008 (cwwalcott) | 79.70 | 97.3% | 2024-02-07 |
| 17258. | lurak (lurak2131) | 79.70 | 97% | 2023-02-18 |
| 17259. | Super (vdanger) | 79.70 | — | 2011-01-31 |
| 17260. | Jason (workboredom) | 79.70 | 97% | 2018-05-07 |
| 17261. | XDXDXDXD (nexxan) | 79.70 | 93% | 2016-04-19 |
| 17262. | Junny (junny13) | 79.69 | 97% | 2022-06-22 |
| 17263. | Victor (victorc08) | 79.69 | 97% | 2024-11-11 |
| 17264. | Mavrick M (tricky_k) | 79.69 | 95.7% | 2024-08-09 |
| 17265. | Lammy (benstickobi595) | 79.69 | 98% | 2024-07-21 |
| 17266. | rupace (typer_ace111) | 79.69 | 97% | 2024-06-11 |
| 17267. | Abby (sneakers) | 79.69 | 98% | 2012-01-23 |
| 17268. | Michael (kedalg) | 79.69 | 98.5% | 2024-04-01 |
| 17269. | I choke evrytiem (sandelius) | 79.69 | 98% | 2017-10-05 |
| 17270. | yaschas (yaschas) | 79.69 | 96% | 2013-02-13 |
| 17271. | briankeyboardwarrior (brian... | 79.68 | 96% | 2024-09-17 |
| 17272. | Phindoll (philosopher_phun) | 79.68 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 17273. | Matthew Spence (criticallte... | 79.68 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
| 17274. | Wusien (wusien) | 79.68 | 96% | 2021-03-02 |
| 17275. | Tracking Time (trackingtime) | 79.68 | 98% | 2019-04-09 |
| 17276. | Wendy (cheshirewendy) | 79.68 | 99% | 2013-05-13 |
| 17277. | Trevor (trevortypes) | 79.68 | 97% | 2016-11-17 |
| 17278. | thehand (thehand) | 79.68 | 98% | 2014-06-02 |
| 17279. | Pepe (pepengcute@gmail.com) | 79.68 | 94% | 2015-05-19 |
| 17280. | cherry (cherryleung) | 79.68 | 96% | 2015-03-08 |
| 17281. | Hasfeldt (hasfeldt2804) | 79.67 | 98% | 2025-04-14 |
| 17282. | kilkuwu (kilkuwu) | 79.67 | 96% | 2024-04-12 |
| 17283. | Simon (simden12) | 79.67 | 98% | 2024-03-30 |
| 17284. | NIT (nit786) | 79.67 | 97% | 2025-05-29 |
| 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 |