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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16025. | LinearIsKing (twenty1cabbage) | 81.91 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 16026. | Samaboi (samaboi) | 81.91 | 98% | 2024-05-05 |
| 16027. | Sun (timaeous) | 81.91 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
| 16028. | Ivan (ichauster) | 81.91 | 94% | 2017-12-06 |
| 16029. | Felix (felixsantoso) | 81.91 | 97.1% | 2023-05-18 |
| 16030. | Daan (hylian) | 81.91 | 96% | 2014-08-05 |
| 16031. | Nicolas (nicolastran) | 81.91 | 95% | 2012-09-16 |
| 16032. | Nick (nickjanne) | 81.91 | 95% | 2018-10-01 |
| 16033. | Ellie (esm288) | 81.90 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
| 16034. | Kamil (smokinmon) | 81.90 | 95% | 2017-01-01 |
| 16035. | Jacob (bimblamqwerty) | 81.90 | 96.8% | 2025-03-11 |
| 16036. | chhangsreng (properkey) | 81.90 | 98.4% | 2024-11-04 |
| 16037. | aneth (bweew) | 81.90 | 97.5% | 2024-10-25 |
| 16038. | Waley (waleylin) | 81.90 | 94.7% | 2023-12-05 |
| 16039. | Panda! at the Disco (chardb... | 81.90 | 98% | 2020-02-01 |
| 16040. | Corona Time (shamalamakiwi) | 81.90 | 97% | 2022-09-19 |
| 16041. | Riaan (theofficialplayer) | 81.89 | 97.5% | 2025-03-02 |
| 16042. | Stefan (stefanm) | 81.89 | 97.1% | 2025-01-20 |
| 16043. | doohan3852895 (lordpolarvad... | 81.89 | 96% | 2024-01-25 |
| 16044. | Sophia Frankli (pietersite) | 81.89 | 98% | 2024-06-28 |
| 16045. | Bryan (bryangne) | 81.89 | 98% | 2024-12-04 |
| 16046. | yasir (yasir1) | 81.89 | — | 2010-07-17 |
| 16047. | Lil Mama (ckennedy07) | 81.88 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 16048. | Chicken (theflyingchicken) | 81.88 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
| 16049. | kei (potassiumchloride_) | 81.88 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
| 16050. | Jerome (lykzomg) | 81.88 | 98% | 2016-07-26 |
| 16051. | Phu (phulish) | 81.88 | 90% | 2013-10-31 |
| 16052. | totoro (noskip) | 81.87 | 97.3% | 2024-02-13 |
| 16053. | Zachary (zminuk) | 81.87 | 94% | 2016-11-04 |
| 16054. | gevale (shachar126) | 81.87 | 92% | 2024-01-19 |
| 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 |