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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14318. | Dirtycarl (dirtycarl) | 83.76 | 98% | 2012-12-17 |
| 14319. | C (cpandar) | 83.76 | 98% | 2012-06-12 |
| 14320. | neil (neil_da_nub) | 83.76 | 95% | 2021-01-11 |
| 14321. | ジョン (johnr_) | 83.76 | 96% | 2021-04-26 |
| 14322. | Vy (shiweist) | 83.76 | 96% | 2013-02-10 |
| 14323. | burn (burnpalada) | 83.76 | 96% | 2013-08-14 |
| 14324. | Saji (sonotfun) | 83.75 | 97% | 2024-05-05 |
| 14325. | M♭ (museican) | 83.75 | 99% | 2021-04-13 |
| 14326. | sw0rd (sw0rd) | 83.75 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
| 14327. | Max (mystfire) | 83.75 | 93% | 2015-03-04 |
| 14328. | TTVronness_ (ronneclee) | 83.75 | 97% | 2017-12-23 |
| 14329. | Shubham (shubhu_) | 83.74 | 98.8% | 2024-12-23 |
| 14330. | Jennifer (jaden316) | 83.74 | 98.8% | 2024-10-01 |
| 14331. | rdt (ngekk) | 83.74 | 96.5% | 2023-12-18 |
| 14332. | yousuf (yousufmanikfan) | 83.74 | 98% | 2020-11-16 |
| 14333. | Mason (clamps3) | 83.74 | 98% | 2018-10-29 |
| 14334. | Bob (w_trivial) | 83.73 | 89% | 2013-07-05 |
| 14335. | Mack (mackfitzg) | 83.73 | 95% | 2024-06-10 |
| 14336. | few (foewijlsdk) | 83.73 | 97% | 2023-12-25 |
| 14337. | Abraham (coolbro3451) | 83.73 | 97% | 2024-03-03 |
| 14338. | ตาแดง (pitagorus) | 83.73 | 98% | 2014-05-26 |
| 14339. | Courtney (brooke0309) | 83.73 | 98% | 2019-09-17 |
| 14340. | zura (zurajanai) | 83.72 | 97.2% | 2025-05-17 |
| 14341. | Ahmed Abid Muhtasim (jestyper) | 83.72 | 98% | 2024-04-05 |
| 14342. | Norman (oomenacka) | 83.72 | 96.5% | 2024-02-03 |
| 14343. | mohammed (momotan039) | 83.72 | 97.4% | 2024-03-16 |
| 14344. | lunayumi (lunayumi) | 83.72 | 97.4% | 2024-11-29 |
| 14345. | zak (zak92) | 83.72 | 98% | 2023-05-20 |
| 14346. | Boss (velocitya) | 83.72 | — | 2010-11-27 |
| 14347. | Joey (ginroth) | 83.72 | — | 2011-02-11 |
| 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 |