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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15301. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (poundcayx) | 83.53 | 95% | 2016-05-11 |
| 15302. | braddagio (braddagiobradbry... | 83.53 | — | 2010-10-30 |
| 15303. | Amber (banditta) | 83.53 | 98% | 2012-08-10 |
| 15304. | Boba (tapiocaman) | 83.52 | 97% | 2025-12-17 |
| 15305. | Noah (bikecommuter24) | 83.52 | 98% | 2022-10-20 |
| 15306. | Joren (djorrenbak) | 83.52 | 96.7% | 2024-05-15 |
| 15307. | Juls (juls22) | 83.52 | 98% | 2021-07-20 |
| 15308. | Cecil (hesitanthades) | 83.52 | 98% | 2019-03-21 |
| 15309. | xd (palmate) | 83.52 | 97.1% | 2024-10-11 |
| 15310. | मंगल से आयà... | 83.52 | 97% | 2021-05-24 |
| 15311. | Daniel (djbee98) | 83.52 | 97% | 2014-12-05 |
| 15312. | John (greekinfo) | 83.52 | 95% | 2011-08-10 |
| 15313. | Kegelkerni (kegelkerni) | 83.52 | 96% | 2015-02-01 |
| 15314. | Yanna (yannascarlet) | 83.52 | 97% | 2018-02-04 |
| 15315. | terorr (terrormode) | 83.52 | 93% | 2013-07-31 |
| 15316. | M (prasanna2991) | 83.52 | 99% | 2012-03-16 |
| 15317. | Baws (zelvix) | 83.51 | — | 2010-06-15 |
| 15318. | Akshay (zyzyxx) | 83.51 | 96.8% | 2025-01-26 |
| 15319. | Yuri (arkilus) | 83.51 | 97% | 2019-08-07 |
| 15320. | (robert420) | 83.51 | 97% | 2018-02-13 |
| 15321. | khater (giftedkhater) | 83.51 | 97.9% | 2023-05-16 |
| 15322. | Thomson Ellis (tellisracer) | 83.51 | 98.3% | 2024-12-24 |
| 15323. | ZuckasTTV (zuckasttv) | 83.51 | 96% | 2021-07-08 |
| 15324. | floof (flooffy) | 83.51 | 98% | 2021-06-17 |
| 15325. | Kevin (kevbmat) | 83.51 | 96.5% | 2024-12-12 |
| 15326. | Raghav (raghavlaad) | 83.51 | 97.4% | 2023-11-20 |
| 15327. | aoxiang (cuiaoxiang) | 83.51 | 99% | 2021-04-10 |
| 15328. | Amanda (mandy31182) | 83.51 | 99% | 2013-11-26 |
| 15329. | McMac2 (sjm46) | 83.50 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
| 15330. | Arjun Singh (_arjun) | 83.50 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 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 |