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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16496. | Ian (iantilp) | 81.77 | 99% | 2016-08-06 |
| 16497. | Zack (zacknyx) | 81.76 | 96.8% | 2024-12-11 |
| 16498. | khh (khha) | 81.76 | 96.5% | 2024-10-24 |
| 16499. | Mike (mikew123) | 81.76 | 97% | 2019-03-14 |
| 16500. | Devids (theneo) | 81.76 | 92% | 2017-03-15 |
| 16501. | Keyser (whereskeyser) | 81.76 | 98% | 2021-10-08 |
| 16502. | Yoshizawa (yoshizawa) | 81.76 | 96.9% | 2024-10-05 |
| 16503. | Fionalee (fionalee) | 81.76 | 98% | 2020-12-20 |
| 16504. | Rishav (rishavmngo) | 81.76 | 98.2% | 2024-12-18 |
| 16505. | Ovanchu (magealman) | 81.76 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
| 16506. | nassi (l4htaaja) | 81.76 | 93% | 2015-11-05 |
| 16507. | AzaD (mirazad) | 81.75 | 96% | 2025-11-03 |
| 16508. | Viet Trung (viettrung9012) | 81.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 16509. | Tyape (tyape_69) | 81.75 | 96% | 2024-06-04 |
| 16510. | Roboute (robosote) | 81.75 | 96% | 2021-07-14 |
| 16511. | 🎈k (konnomon) | 81.75 | 97.9% | 2024-08-20 |
| 16512. | Sam (sailfisher) | 81.74 | 97% | 2024-05-02 |
| 16513. | Shivam (skmeenain) | 81.74 | 98% | 2020-06-04 |
| 16514. | Chelseyana (chelseyana) | 81.74 | 97% | 2023-06-09 |
| 16515. | Adam (yahyeeeeet) | 81.74 | 97% | 2019-01-31 |
| 16516. | Anubhav (anubhavc) | 81.74 | 99% | 2025-06-02 |
| 16517. | Walter (kair0z) | 81.74 | 97% | 2019-02-27 |
| 16518. | Philip (teardust) | 81.74 | 98% | 2013-04-19 |
| 16519. | Juggalo420queef (sacchai) | 81.74 | 97% | 2013-06-02 |
| 16520. | archels (archels) | 81.74 | 94% | 2011-06-30 |
| 16521. | Chris (bobuffet) | 81.73 | 92% | 2016-03-16 |
| 16522. | mustafa (msutafa) | 81.73 | 98% | 2025-09-21 |
| 16523. | Jake (jakeidiomas) | 81.73 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
| 16524. | Jerry (jerry_want_to_type_f... | 81.73 | 98% | 2025-06-19 |
| 16525. | Red (redsheep33) | 81.73 | 97% | 2025-02-10 |
| 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 |