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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18504. | Nyiela (ncs1020) | 78.11 | 96.3% | 2025-04-04 |
| 18505. | Cam (ecobang) | 78.11 | 95% | 2016-05-19 |
| 18506. | arch (archdemonwolf8) | 78.11 | 96% | 2013-02-22 |
| 18507. | Jonathan (jonathantebo) | 78.10 | 98% | 2017-05-16 |
| 18508. | anna (yoitsbei) | 78.10 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
| 18509. | Felin (fayjee) | 78.10 | 97.5% | 2023-12-29 |
| 18510. | mike (godlykanadian) | 78.10 | 97% | 2022-07-16 |
| 18511. | Joe (joe_w) | 78.10 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
| 18512. | CatShark (dodobunny) | 78.10 | 96% | 2020-12-11 |
| 18513. | Phillo (phillophillo) | 78.10 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
| 18514. | Jarrod (jandojanderson) | 78.10 | 97% | 2019-12-26 |
| 18515. | AkQ (akkq) | 78.10 | 93% | 2012-12-19 |
| 18516. | Kirthivaasan (kirthip) | 78.10 | 99% | 2015-09-29 |
| 18517. | CaccMann (aloned) | 78.10 | 96% | 2018-11-07 |
| 18518. | Domas (seductivesloth) | 78.10 | 96% | 2014-08-11 |
| 18519. | Guest (fonzus) | 78.10 | 96% | 2019-05-20 |
| 18520. | Tanner Petcovic (tannerpetc... | 78.09 | 97% | 2023-06-10 |
| 18521. | mthwpantel (stynix210803) | 78.09 | 96% | 2025-01-10 |
| 18522. | John Harshberger (johnnyboi... | 78.09 | 95.9% | 2025-04-03 |
| 18523. | Shuai (lins05) | 78.09 | 91% | 2016-12-21 |
| 18524. | sjld (wowoadf) | 78.09 | 98% | 2023-05-15 |
| 18525. | Keri (kjustpeachy) | 78.09 | 98.8% | 2024-03-10 |
| 18526. | Me It is Me (master_lova_lova) | 78.09 | 97% | 2024-04-15 |
| 18527. | Kinasho (kinasho) | 78.09 | 98% | 2021-05-14 |
| 18528. | Jacob (spacelamar) | 78.09 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
| 18529. | Mark (phoenixxix) | 78.09 | 96% | 2019-06-03 |
| 18530. | lmns (lmns) | 78.09 | 94% | 2014-09-11 |
| 18531. | Cell (cell) | 78.09 | 95% | 2016-07-17 |
| 18532. | xinijia (xinijia) | 78.08 | 95.8% | 2025-05-22 |
| 18533. | bumtsibum (bumtsibum) | 78.08 | 96.7% | 2024-10-16 |
| 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 |