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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17932. | Kai (leavelux) | 80.18 | 97.9% | 2021-01-30 |
| 17933. | Huy (thala321) | 80.18 | 98% | 2014-12-11 |
| 17934. | Nick (jellywizard) | 80.18 | — | 2011-01-03 |
| 17935. | Dustan (howellbsbll06) | 80.18 | 94% | 2013-11-14 |
| 17936. | Athan (athan29) | 80.18 | 98% | 2014-08-27 |
| 17937. | N-da-word (racismera_42069) | 80.17 | 96.9% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17938. | Fable (jewelsome) | 80.17 | 98.6% | 2024-03-26 |
| 17939. | Guan (guanyi) | 80.17 | 97% | 2023-02-05 |
| 17940. | Ekshore (ekshore) | 80.17 | 98.3% | 2024-02-16 |
| 17941. | darkvoid404 (darkvoid404) | 80.17 | 96% | 2023-10-09 |
| 17942. | Rileyyy (rileyyy121) | 80.16 | 97% | 2025-08-14 |
| 17943. | Potato (randombluepotato) | 80.16 | 94% | 2014-10-10 |
| 17944. | Thomas (dabest149) | 80.16 | 92% | 2014-11-05 |
| 17945. | PooMan (smexypotatolord) | 80.16 | 96% | 2022-06-05 |
| 17946. | Wali (captorcarbon) | 80.16 | 97% | 2025-10-03 |
| 17947. | Mr (s1lva16) | 80.16 | 97% | 2013-12-20 |
| 17948. | freya (freyo) | 80.15 | 96.7% | 2024-12-17 |
| 17949. | Dustin (dtrain586) | 80.15 | — | 2010-10-19 |
| 17950. | Jennifer (jenaferst) | 80.15 | 98% | 2024-11-19 |
| 17951. | Ray (ray_mond) | 80.15 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 17952. | Sylwester (rex1313) | 80.15 | 97% | 2022-06-30 |
| 17953. | marmonjen (pawnracer) | 80.15 | 96% | 2016-05-18 |
| 17954. | jimz (california00jk) | 80.15 | — | 2010-11-12 |
| 17955. | bob (mougie) | 80.14 | 97.3% | 2025-05-19 |
| 17956. | Robby (robdog1) | 80.14 | 96% | 2024-06-03 |
| 17957. | BEYOND (biglion) | 80.14 | 97% | 2013-09-30 |
| 17958. | 春风吹呀吹 (adgmt) | 80.14 | 89% | 2011-09-01 |
| 17959. | Harold (sofedeas) | 80.14 | 94% | 2012-10-29 |
| 17960. | charlotte (jeffsaturd) | 80.14 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 17961. | John (infzer0) | 80.13 | 97.7% | 2024-09-04 |
| 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 |