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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14837. | Collin (cyfurix) | 82.92 | 91% | 2017-01-10 |
| 14838. | donkeysbanana (donkeysbanana) | 82.92 | 99.5% | 2023-11-07 |
| 14839. | Dagareth (mindcrime) | 82.92 | 98% | 2022-12-14 |
| 14840. | Saul (saulvsoto) | 82.92 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 14841. | Brian (scottyb) | 82.92 | 97.7% | 2024-03-24 |
| 14842. | Medic (itsmedic) | 82.91 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 14843. | Brent (brentdrns) | 82.91 | 98% | 2020-01-11 |
| 14844. | ahmed (thebeliever) | 82.91 | 93% | 2015-11-05 |
| 14845. | DaInfernal (dainfernal) | 82.90 | 98% | 2025-04-25 |
| 14846. | Vishal (vishal_chaudhary) | 82.90 | 98% | 2024-12-14 |
| 14847. | camgut (camgut) | 82.90 | 97% | 2024-05-05 |
| 14848. | ClutchMaster (clutchmaster) | 82.90 | 97% | 2023-11-16 |
| 14849. | cough cough (rizwan234) | 82.90 | 98% | 2023-04-25 |
| 14850. | David (dave_em) | 82.90 | 99% | 2019-02-27 |
| 14851. | Michael (micklepru) | 82.90 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
| 14852. | sanjul (s4njul) | 82.90 | 99% | 2020-10-06 |
| 14853. | Kaushik (yeswekey) | 82.89 | 97% | 2020-12-20 |
| 14854. | Infer (infernova_122) | 82.89 | 98% | 2022-12-16 |
| 14855. | Paul (phlap) | 82.89 | 97% | 2019-11-13 |
| 14856. | Davis (dey1234) | 82.89 | 90% | 2012-10-16 |
| 14857. | DOGBISHNIGA (dogbishn1ga) | 82.88 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 14858. | Yussuf (keyaddict) | 82.88 | 98% | 2024-11-08 |
| 14859. | HDoll (hdoll) | 82.88 | 98% | 2021-07-25 |
| 14860. | John (skylark193) | 82.88 | 93% | 2014-09-03 |
| 14861. | Wherleybird (#1 Grand Rapid... | 82.88 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
| 14862. | Faizan (fishiaz) | 82.88 | 98% | 2022-01-17 |
| 14863. | Matthew (mattuncharted) | 82.88 | 97.9% | 2021-02-12 |
| 14864. | Roshan (noob_master9901) | 82.88 | 98% | 2025-05-23 |
| 14865. | Ellis (babyeatingatheist) | 82.88 | 92% | 2016-05-30 |
| 14866. | Peter (riffert) | 82.88 | 94% | 2016-12-20 |
| 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 |