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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16819. | Oliver (oliabe) | 81.70 | 95% | 2016-12-28 |
| 16820. | Memresable (memresable) | 81.69 | 95% | 2025-12-20 |
| 16821. | Boof (boofer92) | 81.69 | 97.4% | 2024-04-14 |
| 16822. | Chudders (shudders) | 81.69 | 97% | 2024-08-16 |
| 16823. | JuanDa (juanmartinez111) | 81.69 | 97.7% | 2024-06-19 |
| 16824. | Anshu79 (anshu79) | 81.69 | 97.2% | 2024-09-25 |
| 16825. | mtk (mowntankik) | 81.69 | 97.7% | 2021-02-15 |
| 16826. | Jayfeather (jayfeather787) | 81.69 | 97% | 2024-02-09 |
| 16827. | Wahid (wahidhalim) | 81.68 | 96% | 2026-04-30 |
| 16828. | Chavez (determined12) | 81.68 | 98% | 2026-02-18 |
| 16829. | Jim (jimjimbles123) | 81.68 | 96% | 2023-02-09 |
| 16830. | LukeDaFlukeBlackShadesxxXx ... | 81.68 | 96.7% | 2024-10-10 |
| 16831. | Recycled (recycled_cap) | 81.68 | 98.6% | 2024-05-30 |
| 16832. | fixing my acc (doofenshmirtz1) | 81.68 | 96.4% | 2023-12-07 |
| 16833. | Shriram (shrirammc55) | 81.68 | 97% | 2022-11-08 |
| 16834. | Evan (ortholomus) | 81.68 | 94% | 2014-10-14 |
| 16835. | the_last_php_bender (thelas... | 81.67 | 99% | 2025-09-12 |
| 16836. | vivaan1030 (vivaan1030) | 81.67 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
| 16837. | kwer (kwerwurgor) | 81.67 | 93% | 2017-05-07 |
| 16838. | Chubbers (chobbers) | 81.67 | 96.3% | 2025-01-30 |
| 16839. | No mistakes (type_s) | 81.67 | 97% | 2024-08-21 |
| 16840. | Wilhelm (siopez) | 81.67 | 95% | 2019-07-15 |
| 16841. | Roberto (who______) | 81.67 | 98% | 2025-06-29 |
| 16842. | crow (ph4tomz) | 81.67 | 95.4% | 2024-01-14 |
| 16843. | Hey (groundhogs_are_cute) | 81.67 | 94% | 2016-03-25 |
| 16844. | mdog (mdogz) | 81.66 | 99% | 2025-02-23 |
| 16845. | lyndhurst (lyndhurst) | 81.66 | 98% | 2024-08-02 |
| 16846. | Trevor (tfresh) | 81.66 | 98% | 2024-09-11 |
| 16847. | Benjamin (dogast) | 81.66 | 98% | 2025-08-06 |
| 16848. | Reader (1reader) | 81.66 | 98% | 2022-11-11 |
| 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 |