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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16392. | utemqezbal (personanongrattta) | 82.10 | 94.9% | 2025-03-23 |
| 16393. | adam (adamisatyper) | 82.10 | 97% | 2015-09-06 |
| 16394. | Koolie (theslowesttypereva) | 82.10 | 96% | 2019-08-31 |
| 16395. | Nobody (little_turtle) | 82.10 | 98% | 2012-12-01 |
| 16396. | K1an65 (k1an65) | 82.09 | 96% | 2024-08-08 |
| 16397. | StiVit (stivit) | 82.09 | 97.4% | 2025-03-17 |
| 16398. | therea (theality) | 82.09 | 95.3% | 2025-04-14 |
| 16399. | Starry (starsky123) | 82.09 | 95.5% | 2024-05-07 |
| 16400. | Road_to_100wpm (lightningra... | 82.09 | 97% | 2024-08-09 |
| 16401. | Gajendra (gajendra_0180) | 82.09 | 97% | 2025-07-19 |
| 16402. | C͕̬h͚͙rÌœÍ–Ì»ÍˆÌ Ì ÌºiÌ... | 82.09 | 94% | 2016-03-17 |
| 16403. | Bobby (robertpaulson) | 82.09 | 92% | 2014-09-17 |
| 16404. | Icy (ufsisi) | 82.09 | 99% | 2013-06-05 |
| 16405. | Alexeï (g4520u10) | 82.08 | 98.1% | 2024-02-20 |
| 16406. | SteveC (spyjai) | 82.08 | 96.5% | 2023-12-04 |
| 16407. | Abhinav (abhinav92003) | 82.08 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
| 16408. | holto99 (holto99) | 82.07 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 16409. | kswiz (kwiz01) | 82.07 | 96% | 2025-07-23 |
| 16410. | Human (holy_hybrid) | 82.07 | 96% | 2026-02-10 |
| 16411. | SalW3s (salw3s) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-04-09 |
| 16412. | Abhishek (vbunny) | 82.07 | 97.3% | 2024-09-23 |
| 16413. | Meferx (meferx) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-02-23 |
| 16414. | Gabriel (saltyboy_123) | 82.07 | 98% | 2026-01-03 |
| 16415. | Mik (mchail12345) | 82.07 | 97% | 2021-04-07 |
| 16416. | Hunter (wizardhunter11) | 82.07 | 97% | 2026-03-02 |
| 16417. | mayrishishi (mayrishishi) | 82.06 | 98% | 2025-01-16 |
| 16418. | Da_ONe (sasage_04) | 82.06 | 99% | 2025-04-08 |
| 16419. | Mitchell (mitchell_rogers) | 82.06 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
| 16420. | Jango (jangofett934) | 82.06 | 97% | 2024-10-02 |
| 16421. | Rauan (testviking) | 82.06 | 99% | 2024-01-24 |
| 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 |