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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18086. | PooMan (smexypotatolord) | 80.16 | 96% | 2022-06-05 |
| 18087. | Wali (captorcarbon) | 80.16 | 97% | 2025-10-03 |
| 18088. | Mr (s1lva16) | 80.16 | 97% | 2013-12-20 |
| 18089. | freya (freyo) | 80.15 | 96.7% | 2024-12-17 |
| 18090. | Dustin (dtrain586) | 80.15 | — | 2010-10-19 |
| 18091. | Jennifer (jenaferst) | 80.15 | 98% | 2024-11-19 |
| 18092. | Ray (ray_mond) | 80.15 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 18093. | Sylwester (rex1313) | 80.15 | 97% | 2022-06-30 |
| 18094. | marmonjen (pawnracer) | 80.15 | 96% | 2016-05-18 |
| 18095. | jimz (california00jk) | 80.15 | — | 2010-11-12 |
| 18096. | bob (mougie) | 80.14 | 97.3% | 2025-05-19 |
| 18097. | Robby (robdog1) | 80.14 | 96% | 2024-06-03 |
| 18098. | BEYOND (biglion) | 80.14 | 97% | 2013-09-30 |
| 18099. | 春风吹呀吹 (adgmt) | 80.14 | 89% | 2011-09-01 |
| 18100. | Harold (sofedeas) | 80.14 | 94% | 2012-10-29 |
| 18101. | charlotte (jeffsaturd) | 80.14 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 18102. | John (infzer0) | 80.13 | 97.7% | 2024-09-04 |
| 18103. | Lee Poh Yong (ryan_daniga) | 80.13 | 98% | 2025-02-12 |
| 18104. | Quintanar (quintanar) | 80.13 | 96% | 2026-04-14 |
| 18105. | Stely (sbasil) | 80.13 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
| 18106. | Kokopopps (kokopopps) | 80.13 | 97.6% | 2023-12-07 |
| 18107. | Bud (budmc29) | 80.13 | 97% | 2016-11-13 |
| 18108. | Drippy (lookitsdrip) | 80.13 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 18109. | Danish (gridiron90) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 18110. | Mausam (the_witcher) | 80.13 | 97% | 2021-07-20 |
| 18111. | Joshua (mvpalmighty) | 80.13 | 98% | 2021-09-17 |
| 18112. | Meme (pugsyxd) | 80.13 | 95% | 2016-03-13 |
| 18113. | Minh (minhnguyen156) | 80.13 | 96% | 2019-07-16 |
| 18114. | Neil (verty) | 80.13 | 95% | 2014-03-20 |
| 18115. | Maryll (maryll) | 80.12 | 97% | 2025-03-27 |
| 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 |