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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18488. | Konrad (chlupkaw) | 79.61 | 98% | 2021-05-04 |
| 18489. | Bortag (bortag) | 79.60 | 95% | 2025-06-30 |
| 18490. | Kristian (yoda_tron5000) | 79.60 | 98% | 2024-12-20 |
| 18491. | Jacob B (jacob_b) | 79.60 | 95.5% | 2024-10-28 |
| 18492. | Remigio (peanutbutters) | 79.60 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
| 18493. | speed_will (speed_will) | 79.60 | 96.9% | 2024-03-08 |
| 18494. | Jiggen (ggenji69) | 79.60 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
| 18495. | Nikita (mazespin) | 79.60 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 18496. | John (jerryjerryson) | 79.60 | 97% | 2024-03-20 |
| 18497. | Majid (aiaiuui) | 79.60 | 98.1% | 2024-12-30 |
| 18498. | Nicholas (shaclox) | 79.60 | 91% | 2016-05-26 |
| 18499. | Lucky (luckytiger23) | 79.60 | 99% | 2021-04-26 |
| 18500. | Ahmad (ahmadmozaffar) | 79.60 | 97.4% | 2024-04-27 |
| 18501. | Max (maxube21) | 79.60 | 96.7% | 2024-11-27 |
| 18502. | Kasparovsky (kasparovsky) | 79.60 | 99% | 2014-06-06 |
| 18503. | Judah (rastalamm) | 79.60 | — | 2011-03-23 |
| 18504. | tavana (vana143) | 79.59 | 98.2% | 2025-02-17 |
| 18505. | Don't need a motor (sueeeee... | 79.59 | 96% | 2025-02-22 |
| 18506. | Itaxhu (itypefast_99) | 79.59 | 96% | 2024-08-08 |
| 18507. | quat (quat) | 79.59 | 98% | 2017-12-03 |
| 18508. | Philip (pnielsen2) | 79.59 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 18509. | Montana (montanarose713) | 79.59 | 96.5% | 2025-01-21 |
| 18510. | Miguel (anckael) | 79.59 | 97% | 2018-10-18 |
| 18511. | kacper (leszczyn) | 79.59 | 98% | 2018-01-31 |
| 18512. | jerry (sheep0109) | 79.58 | 93.9% | 2024-06-21 |
| 18513. | xsad (xsad) | 79.58 | 96.1% | 2024-01-23 |
| 18514. | Ben (prissypineapple) | 79.58 | 97% | 2023-12-15 |
| 18515. | Vince (ratcabbage) | 79.58 | 97.1% | 2024-01-25 |
| 18516. | Daphnouilles (daphnouilles) | 79.58 | 97% | 2021-06-21 |
| 18517. | murdr (murdrkeys) | 79.58 | 97% | 2020-07-31 |
| 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 |