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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19075. | Intruder (mad_sam) | 78.70 | 96% | 2015-12-17 |
| 19076. | T (trace330) | 78.69 | 97% | 2025-11-04 |
| 19077. | brandon (branmuff) | 78.69 | 96% | 2025-02-27 |
| 19078. | Thomas (trinitymeister) | 78.69 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 19079. | CrashRAcer1 (crashracer1) | 78.69 | 97.4% | 2023-10-15 |
| 19080. | KLITSCHKO (dr_steel_hammer) | 78.69 | 95% | 2013-02-02 |
| 19081. | Joshua (darkleeroy) | 78.69 | — | 2010-12-28 |
| 19082. | Petiks (petiks) | 78.69 | 96% | 2015-04-04 |
| 19083. | tyler (malon) | 78.69 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 19084. | Lorenzo (lorenzo_) | 78.68 | 95% | 2017-02-04 |
| 19085. | Jan (jandababoon) | 78.68 | 97% | 2017-12-16 |
| 19086. | Grass (saltygrass) | 78.68 | 95.9% | 2024-04-09 |
| 19087. | James (shadowjcw) | 78.68 | 98% | 2016-09-21 |
| 19088. | Veeridel (del_234) | 78.68 | 97.4% | 2024-04-13 |
| 19089. | Karim (karim909) | 78.68 | 95% | 2022-04-24 |
| 19090. | Wan (zenag) | 78.68 | 95% | 2020-12-18 |
| 19091. | Bob (mrgeeses) | 78.67 | 95% | 2022-02-11 |
| 19092. | Izzy (izz_rdx) | 78.67 | 96% | 2024-04-01 |
| 19093. | Rafal (kolatka1) | 78.67 | 97% | 2021-12-16 |
| 19094. | Trunx (trunx123) | 78.67 | 97% | 2024-04-10 |
| 19095. | mm373 (mm373) | 78.67 | 95.7% | 2024-05-28 |
| 19096. | D1eg8 (drm86) | 78.67 | 98% | 2021-08-30 |
| 19097. | Petcham (petcham) | 78.67 | 98% | 2024-09-12 |
| 19098. | Roy (lordkite) | 78.67 | 95% | 2021-10-20 |
| 19099. | Max (thebigoddone) | 78.67 | 96.4% | 2024-01-05 |
| 19100. | Plebber (plebber_typing) | 78.67 | 98% | 2021-08-12 |
| 19101. | Bram (bramdd) | 78.67 | 96.2% | 2021-01-29 |
| 19102. | Kerollos (pesticidez) | 78.67 | 97% | 2013-07-05 |
| 19103. | ayytimbo (ayytimbo) | 78.67 | 97% | 2019-10-24 |
| 19104. | Nguyen (kidtrum) | 78.67 | 98% | 2017-07-30 |
| 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 |