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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20988. | Snehasis (snehasis17) | 76.82 | 97.7% | 2024-06-25 |
| 20989. | George (jempii) | 76.82 | 95% | 2017-11-21 |
| 20990. | typo_racer (haffe) | 76.82 | 97% | 2022-10-26 |
| 20991. | J (kzce) | 76.82 | 97% | 2021-04-23 |
| 20992. | dean (sadists) | 76.82 | 97% | 2020-09-19 |
| 20993. | the1stpsycho (the1stpsycho) | 76.82 | 93% | 2015-04-16 |
| 20994. | treesrnice (treesrnice) | 76.82 | 97.9% | 2023-11-18 |
| 20995. | Tracy (arkad) | 76.82 | 99% | 2014-06-05 |
| 20996. | Cat-Dvorak (ardemus2) | 76.82 | 99% | 2014-04-12 |
| 20997. | Abdurrachman (rrachman) | 76.81 | 97% | 2019-03-15 |
| 20998. | samuel (laxal12) | 76.81 | 96% | 2021-02-24 |
| 20999. | Ásþór (asibasi) | 76.81 | 97% | 2021-02-17 |
| 21000. | Albert (callmeal) | 76.81 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
| 21001. | Maxwell (mlarson) | 76.81 | 96% | 2016-09-29 |
| 21002. | Pee Ness (thenamesjan) | 76.81 | 98.2% | 2024-05-11 |
| 21003. | ★ღ Ice Man ღ★ ~So... | 76.81 | 94% | 2015-01-12 |
| 21004. | Daniel (quaque) | 76.80 | 96.8% | 2025-05-22 |
| 21005. | teo (fast_or_furious) | 76.80 | 96% | 2025-11-12 |
| 21006. | Brandi (brandimous) | 76.80 | 96% | 2012-06-07 |
| 21007. | Kennette (kinnetticcplus) | 76.80 | 98% | 2024-06-06 |
| 21008. | jamie (slow_down_pls) | 76.80 | 94% | 2024-07-27 |
| 21009. | Sayantan (saypal) | 76.80 | 97% | 2018-10-18 |
| 21010. | Relja (skrelz) | 76.80 | 89% | 2016-08-31 |
| 21011. | TBUk (thebombuknow) | 76.80 | 94% | 2023-03-09 |
| 21012. | Benjo (barbanzo) | 76.80 | 95% | 2022-02-07 |
| 21013. | miranda (tfond) | 76.80 | 97.2% | 2024-12-24 |
| 21014. | Type (sumting_wong) | 76.80 | 95% | 2025-11-01 |
| 21015. | Hassan (hassanspace) | 76.80 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
| 21016. | Jonny ( ◕_◕) (keepitupm... | 76.80 | 90% | 2017-04-09 |
| 21017. | Ade (ade_baeyee) | 76.80 | 96% | 2011-11-02 |
| 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 |