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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17962. | Danish (gridiron90) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 17963. | Mausam (the_witcher) | 80.13 | 97% | 2021-07-20 |
| 17964. | Joshua (mvpalmighty) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-09-17 |
| 17965. | Meme (pugsyxd) | 80.13 | 95% | 2016-03-13 |
| 17966. | Minh (minhnguyen156) | 80.13 | 96% | 2019-07-16 |
| 17967. | Neil (verty) | 80.13 | 95% | 2014-03-20 |
| 17968. | Maryll (maryll) | 80.12 | 97% | 2025-03-27 |
| 17969. | Ozgur (nessajaa) | 80.12 | 97.1% | 2024-08-21 |
| 17970. | Colton (boundbyfire925) | 80.12 | 92% | 2015-11-08 |
| 17971. | Maverick (maverickblitz) | 80.12 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
| 17972. | Altair (aimenov) | 80.12 | 97% | 2019-08-21 |
| 17973. | Bradley (bradt30h) | 80.12 | 97% | 2021-09-15 |
| 17974. | VEX (samjr6) | 80.12 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
| 17975. | jas (orjasm) | 80.12 | 99% | 2020-11-20 |
| 17976. | Beddytear (beddytear) | 80.12 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
| 17977. | JJ (derwinternaht) | 80.12 | 94% | 2015-01-10 |
| 17978. | Vegard (vegard1) | 80.11 | 98% | 2026-05-26 |
| 17979. | tadas46 (tadasp) | 80.11 | 99.3% | 2025-01-11 |
| 17980. | Rory (rory2222) | 80.11 | 97.3% | 2025-04-15 |
| 17981. | Pazinato (pazinato) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
| 17982. | Sandakan Boyz (cnix) | 80.11 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
| 17983. | Paris (mr_raspi) | 80.10 | 99% | 2025-03-01 |
| 17984. | Clickity Clackity (clickity... | 80.10 | 97% | 2024-11-12 |
| 17985. | KobesMom (vradeus) | 80.10 | 96.7% | 2023-10-10 |
| 17986. | Alexander (aleb) | 80.10 | 98.5% | 2025-01-03 |
| 17987. | Apple (retroapplegamer) | 80.10 | 95% | 2024-06-30 |
| 17988. | uu.u.u (shruuuu) | 80.10 | 97.5% | 2021-02-13 |
| 17989. | LuksusPe (luksuspe) | 80.10 | 96% | 2012-11-19 |
| 17990. | Mr. Penguin (arcturusleng) | 80.10 | 95% | 2012-12-12 |
| 17991. | Reinaldo (reinaldotje) | 80.10 | 93% | 2016-03-20 |
| 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 |