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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18799. | Jiawei (jiawei2468) | 79.28 | 96% | 2025-02-09 |
| 18800. | Andrew (deepcorn) | 79.28 | 99% | 2025-02-26 |
| 18801. | Aurel (au2001) | 79.28 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 18802. | JJ (jackpot_j) | 79.28 | 99% | 2025-10-11 |
| 18803. | Numsi (numsi) | 79.27 | 95% | 2012-01-03 |
| 18804. | Andreas (mangabro) | 79.27 | 98% | 2026-02-06 |
| 18805. | Myles (myles_morris) | 79.27 | 98% | 2021-08-27 |
| 18806. | javier (jf1442) | 79.27 | 96% | 2026-01-22 |
| 18807. | Abdo Souls (abdosouls) | 79.27 | 98% | 2025-10-26 |
| 18808. | Carl (cvmeyer) | 79.27 | 97% | 2023-03-06 |
| 18809. | Anthony (rockslicer91) | 79.27 | 97.4% | 2025-03-12 |
| 18810. | salah eddine (salah_eddine) | 79.27 | 96% | 2024-12-22 |
| 18811. | Foelix (sp4cebar777) | 79.27 | 97.1% | 2025-03-18 |
| 18812. | Solomon (solomonarsnova) | 79.27 | 97% | 2026-02-03 |
| 18813. | ridler2 (rideler2) | 79.27 | 99% | 2025-07-10 |
| 18814. | Ayuxh (raix29) | 79.27 | 97.5% | 2024-10-15 |
| 18815. | Fletcher (chowmeinx) | 79.26 | 97% | 2016-08-23 |
| 18816. | Matt (flyingredturtle) | 79.26 | 96% | 2013-02-11 |
| 18817. | Colin (nilocd) | 79.26 | 97% | 2021-05-25 |
| 18818. | Speed (tocdolaspeed) | 79.26 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
| 18819. | orgilmunh (orgilmunh) | 79.26 | 95.3% | 2024-01-09 |
| 18820. | Junior (junior94) | 79.25 | 96% | 2014-05-29 |
| 18821. | Hessi (hessijames) | 79.25 | 98% | 2018-07-23 |
| 18822. | skanda (skandarajeev) | 79.25 | 96% | 2021-01-14 |
| 18823. | Tuomo (ystavani_marko) | 79.25 | 96.8% | 2023-12-06 |
| 18824. | PartyMonke (saypartymonkeyki) | 79.25 | 97.1% | 2023-12-15 |
| 18825. | Jake (jakesk) | 79.25 | 95% | 2021-01-09 |
| 18826. | Frank (frankcookiv) | 79.25 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
| 18827. | José (ferender) | 79.24 | 97% | 2015-06-03 |
| 18828. | Ali (french_baguette) | 79.24 | 98.1% | 2024-10-28 |
| 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 |