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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19056. | Angela (angcortez) | 78.82 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
| 19057. | Yash Bhagde (yash_007) | 78.82 | 95.9% | 2024-03-30 |
| 19058. | Coder (the_coder_bro) | 78.82 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
| 19059. | Brodie (spyman68) | 78.82 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
| 19060. | DeeDee (deedee09) | 78.82 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 19061. | R4v1 (mirasravi) | 78.82 | 94% | 2012-07-06 |
| 19062. | Ryan C (iloveorn) | 78.81 | 97.9% | 2024-11-14 |
| 19063. | HamasIsTerrorist (wintrstorm) | 78.81 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 19064. | V¹ҡҡʏ (littlevikky_) | 78.81 | 98% | 2025-06-01 |
| 19065. | lunamal (lunamal) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-11-27 |
| 19066. | Epzilepzi (epzilepzi) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
| 19067. | Jason (jhirshman) | 78.81 | 92% | 2012-01-28 |
| 19068. | Igor (exdark) | 78.81 | 99% | 2016-05-30 |
| 19069. | Sridhar347 (sri347_krish) | 78.81 | 90% | 2012-12-04 |
| 19070. | blueturtle (esraels) | 78.81 | 95% | 2013-05-13 |
| 19071. | Anon (0xff) | 78.81 | 95% | 2014-08-15 |
| 19072. | Alvernord (rahmatkurniawan) | 78.80 | 99% | 2026-03-26 |
| 19073. | punit (thakelatyper) | 78.80 | 98% | 2022-06-04 |
| 19074. | pierceballs (pierceballs) | 78.80 | 96% | 2025-04-08 |
| 19075. | Nicholas (nsabadicci) | 78.80 | 97% | 2021-05-02 |
| 19076. | Mesotelioma (mesotelioma) | 78.80 | 97% | 2021-03-21 |
| 19077. | Shirazy (shirazy) | 78.80 | — | 2011-03-16 |
| 19078. | Huncut (extracher99) | 78.79 | 100% | 2025-08-07 |
| 19079. | creasac (creasac) | 78.79 | 98% | 2025-04-16 |
| 19080. | Will (themilkmann) | 78.79 | 99% | 2024-12-05 |
| 19081. | Jawahir (jawa_481) | 78.79 | 97% | 2026-03-29 |
| 19082. | Vincent (frostprime) | 78.79 | 95.3% | 2024-02-16 |
| 19083. | Stachys (stachys) | 78.79 | 99% | 2025-02-16 |
| 19084. | Pavlo (ohhokay) | 78.79 | 99% | 2026-01-06 |
| 19085. | Philipp (cpteinsicht) | 78.79 | 98% | 2015-11-30 |
| 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 |