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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18142. | Im-a-loser (rowdy_burns) | 80.09 | 98% | 2023-11-11 |
| 18143. | Lakshya (lakshya7878) | 80.09 | 98% | 2022-05-28 |
| 18144. | nwiluex (nwiluex) | 80.08 | 97% | 2022-01-19 |
| 18145. | zbswag (zbswag) | 80.08 | 92% | 2012-11-03 |
| 18146. | Kyle J Thompson (misterkyyle) | 80.08 | 97.4% | 2024-01-01 |
| 18147. | grace (koald) | 80.08 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
| 18148. | -ItsMeFurZy (itsmefurzy) | 80.08 | 94% | 2016-03-01 |
| 18149. | Vojtěch (hudvoj) | 80.08 | 97% | 2016-06-22 |
| 18150. | Shreeram (sgnnb) | 80.08 | 98% | 2013-11-20 |
| 18151. | Stephen (palette) | 80.08 | 93% | 2016-02-11 |
| 18152. | ___ (bufoviridis) | 80.08 | 97% | 2017-10-09 |
| 18153. | Bailey (berk) | 80.08 | 98% | 2016-04-17 |
| 18154. | medD (mistermask___) | 80.07 | 97.4% | 2021-02-16 |
| 18155. | askksku (askksku) | 80.07 | 96.9% | 2023-12-10 |
| 18156. | Nathaniel (wetaketolong) | 80.07 | 95.1% | 2024-02-18 |
| 18157. | Alfred (d4m4s74) | 80.07 | — | 2010-10-12 |
| 18158. | rosa (heftsiba) | 80.06 | 97% | 2025-09-16 |
| 18159. | Mbolatiana (mbolatiana1102) | 80.06 | 99% | 2026-01-01 |
| 18160. | Frozen (trainerpro) | 80.06 | 98% | 2023-02-26 |
| 18161. | John (hottyman) | 80.06 | 96.9% | 2024-07-19 |
| 18162. | Youssef (3anteelusf) | 80.06 | 97% | 2024-06-05 |
| 18163. | Hamada (hamadasalhab) | 80.06 | 96.1% | 2024-02-25 |
| 18164. | FHVirus (fhvirus) | 80.05 | 96.7% | 2025-01-23 |
| 18165. | Inotsosure (inotsosure) | 80.05 | 97% | 2025-09-15 |
| 18166. | Niki Bleszák (nikkentyu) | 80.05 | 98% | 2026-02-10 |
| 18167. | kevin (wexdja) | 80.05 | 96% | 2025-05-28 |
| 18168. | Izaac (izaacwithaz) | 80.05 | 98.1% | 2025-02-05 |
| 18169. | ROOZBEH (verybadboy) | 80.05 | 96.5% | 2024-02-07 |
| 18170. | 🎃 (ishekeil) | 80.05 | 96% | 2018-11-03 |
| 18171. | imbad (imbad789) | 80.05 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 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 |