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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16208. | Trenton (oochima) | 80.33 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
| 16209. | t2fast4u (t2fast4u) | 80.33 | 95.8% | 2021-02-07 |
| 16210. | Kristyn (klaceylarson) | 80.33 | 95% | 2015-04-13 |
| 16211. | Slugmaster (slugmaster) | 80.33 | 95% | 2016-09-26 |
| 16212. | Bukhtaver (bat7722) | 80.33 | 97% | 2015-09-14 |
| 16213. | parth (parth_lth) | 80.32 | 97% | 2024-10-28 |
| 16214. | Ed (enormoused) | 80.32 | 96% | 2017-12-07 |
| 16215. | Silas (saulusracer) | 80.32 | 97% | 2024-07-25 |
| 16216. | _ (gglean) | 80.32 | 98.1% | 2024-02-28 |
| 16217. | nikolas (nicknt) | 80.32 | 99% | 2024-11-04 |
| 16218. | Etan (probablylagging) | 80.32 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
| 16219. | Liu (jazzkey) | 80.32 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
| 16220. | Tyler (ttyler99) | 80.32 | 94% | 2015-06-02 |
| 16221. | Lawson (themessiah46) | 80.32 | 93% | 2016-10-09 |
| 16222. | Philip (lindeman) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-04-29 |
| 16223. | Sam (knuk) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-06-19 |
| 16224. | central_ba (central_ba) | 80.31 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
| 16225. | Sam (sam2399) | 80.31 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
| 16226. | Michael (michaelchuong) | 80.31 | 98% | 2021-01-17 |
| 16227. | Abhishek (abc_cs) | 80.31 | 98% | 2020-08-10 |
| 16228. | Jordan (invictusj) | 80.31 | 98% | 2024-07-23 |
| 16229. | Sentinel (fedayeen) | 80.31 | 97.4% | 2021-02-23 |
| 16230. | Jerry (j27smith) | 80.31 | 98% | 2025-04-17 |
| 16231. | Han (mozes) | 80.31 | 96% | 2014-01-08 |
| 16232. | Jimmy (user39_on_anagram) | 80.30 | 97.6% | 2024-08-15 |
| 16233. | James (james_m808) | 80.30 | 90% | 2017-03-25 |
| 16234. | Thanasi (thebestatbeingtheg... | 80.30 | — | 2011-03-03 |
| 16235. | Marymoon (marymoon) | 80.30 | 91% | 2011-08-30 |
| 16236. | Saad (graveofsorrow) | 80.30 | 95% | 2013-01-20 |
| 16237. | Snow (snowreborn) | 80.29 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
| 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 |