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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16617. | frolicks (frolicks) | 81.97 | 96% | 2024-06-17 |
| 16618. | Yape (yape) | 81.97 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
| 16619. | Baran (baranerf) | 81.97 | 97% | 2024-12-15 |
| 16620. | Adilzhan (adilzhan1112) | 81.97 | 95.9% | 2023-11-22 |
| 16621. | Jaxon (fusion13) | 81.97 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
| 16622. | Luke (luketheduke58) | 81.97 | 93% | 2015-05-23 |
| 16623. | Lucas (h2td) | 81.97 | — | 2010-10-16 |
| 16624. | Piotr (piotros) | 81.96 | 98% | 2026-01-15 |
| 16625. | Sabbir (sabbir_ahsan) | 81.96 | 98.3% | 2025-01-17 |
| 16626. | Thighs (thightyper) | 81.96 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 16627. | JD (jdranpariya) | 81.96 | 98% | 2025-04-01 |
| 16628. | pwp (fickypw) | 81.96 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 16629. | Jonas (jonas19) | 81.96 | 96.3% | 2023-12-15 |
| 16630. | offblacc (vekikornjaca) | 81.96 | 95.3% | 2021-02-13 |
| 16631. | joe (lerler246) | 81.96 | 97% | 2020-02-12 |
| 16632. | Brent (brentjones333) | 81.96 | 90% | 2016-04-04 |
| 16633. | I (blitzfinger_bob) | 81.95 | 98% | 2025-07-19 |
| 16634. | Bardiel (bardiel) | 81.95 | 97% | 2013-05-15 |
| 16635. | Zear (zear5) | 81.95 | 96.6% | 2024-03-27 |
| 16636. | KKS (darklegendkks) | 81.95 | 96% | 2025-06-20 |
| 16637. | Chauhan Jenish (learner27) | 81.95 | 97% | 2024-06-01 |
| 16638. | Kyle (lieblius) | 81.95 | 99% | 2025-07-06 |
| 16639. | cant_stop (wont_stop) | 81.95 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
| 16640. | sofa (sofaaa) | 81.95 | 95% | 2021-03-15 |
| 16641. | Anmol (anmolsaraswat) | 81.95 | 96% | 2022-03-17 |
| 16642. | ed72 (ed72) | 81.95 | 100% | 2023-11-21 |
| 16643. | ¬¬ (mattheus) | 81.95 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 16644. | Tucker (tuckercryar) | 81.94 | 98.3% | 2025-01-17 |
| 16645. | Anand (anandrajaram) | 81.94 | 97% | 2024-06-07 |
| 16646. | Daniel (dedicateddan) | 81.94 | 97% | 2015-01-24 |
| 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 |