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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16520. | ¬¬ (mattheus) | 81.95 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 16521. | Tucker (tuckercryar) | 81.94 | 98.3% | 2025-01-17 |
| 16522. | Anand (anandrajaram) | 81.94 | 97% | 2024-06-07 |
| 16523. | Daniel (dedicateddan) | 81.94 | 97% | 2015-01-24 |
| 16524. | AcidSid009 (acidsid) | 81.94 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
| 16525. | tstats[medo_1010] (medo_1010) | 81.94 | 97% | 2025-06-08 |
| 16526. | fml (fmldave89) | 81.94 | 98.1% | 2023-11-16 |
| 16527. | Dylan (dseq) | 81.94 | 100% | 2021-03-10 |
| 16528. | Anthony (anthonychips) | 81.94 | 97% | 2025-03-17 |
| 16529. | Priv (priv_punisher) | 81.94 | 98% | 2019-10-06 |
| 16530. | HammySam (sherchick) | 81.93 | 97% | 2025-03-05 |
| 16531. | tstats[rafid149] (rafid149) | 81.93 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
| 16532. | Whiteboard (calvin3963) | 81.93 | 96.7% | 2025-04-14 |
| 16533. | Derek (derek_lau) | 81.93 | 98.2% | 2023-11-28 |
| 16534. | Brice Odom (brice_odom) | 81.93 | 94.9% | 2023-12-07 |
| 16535. | fen (fen10) | 81.93 | 95% | 2022-02-24 |
| 16536. | Matt (mattfreeman25) | 81.92 | 96% | 2016-05-25 |
| 16537. | raiymbek (rickbaishuak) | 81.92 | 96.5% | 2024-04-19 |
| 16538. | Camron (wireline1) | 81.92 | 96.6% | 2024-03-10 |
| 16539. | phazy (phazy) | 81.92 | 97% | 2023-12-03 |
| 16540. | Andrew (ender2357) | 81.92 | 98% | 2022-07-28 |
| 16541. | Bloodshed (erik_bloodshed) | 81.92 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
| 16542. | daisy (daisypops) | 81.92 | 95% | 2014-11-05 |
| 16543. | LinearIsKing (twenty1cabbage) | 81.91 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 16544. | Samaboi (samaboi) | 81.91 | 98.1% | 2024-05-05 |
| 16545. | Sun (timaeous) | 81.91 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
| 16546. | Ivan (ichauster) | 81.91 | 94% | 2017-12-06 |
| 16547. | Felix (felixsantoso) | 81.91 | 97.1% | 2023-05-18 |
| 16548. | Daan (hylian) | 81.91 | 96% | 2014-08-05 |
| 16549. | Nicolas (nicolastran) | 81.91 | 95% | 2012-09-16 |
| 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 |