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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15385. | atoi (atoi) | 82.11 | 98% | 2017-06-16 |
| 15386. | Isaiah (misterbored) | 82.11 | 96% | 2016-10-14 |
| 15387. | utemqezbal (personanongrattta) | 82.10 | 94.9% | 2025-03-23 |
| 15388. | enaya (enaya) | 82.10 | 98% | 2025-06-25 |
| 15389. | Kevin (davidyu3) | 82.10 | 94% | 2024-05-12 |
| 15390. | adam (adamisatyper) | 82.10 | 97% | 2015-09-06 |
| 15391. | Koolie (theslowesttypereva) | 82.10 | 96% | 2019-08-31 |
| 15392. | Nobody (little_turtle) | 82.10 | 98% | 2012-12-01 |
| 15393. | therea (theality) | 82.09 | 95.3% | 2025-04-14 |
| 15394. | StiVit (stivit) | 82.09 | 97.4% | 2025-03-17 |
| 15395. | Tiktaktoktok (toktok13) | 82.09 | 98% | 2024-11-11 |
| 15396. | Starry (starsky123) | 82.09 | 95.5% | 2024-05-07 |
| 15397. | Road_to_100wpm (lightningra... | 82.09 | 97% | 2024-08-09 |
| 15398. | C͕̬h͚͙rÌœÍ–Ì»ÍˆÌ Ì ÌºiÌ... | 82.09 | 94% | 2016-03-17 |
| 15399. | Bobby (robertpaulson) | 82.09 | 92% | 2014-09-17 |
| 15400. | Icy (ufsisi) | 82.09 | 99% | 2013-06-05 |
| 15401. | Alexeï (g4520u10) | 82.08 | 98.1% | 2024-02-20 |
| 15402. | SteveC (spyjai) | 82.08 | 96.5% | 2023-12-04 |
| 15403. | Abhinav (abhinav92003) | 82.08 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
| 15404. | SalW3s (salw3s) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-04-09 |
| 15405. | Abhishek (vbunny) | 82.07 | 97.3% | 2024-09-23 |
| 15406. | Meferx (meferx) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-02-23 |
| 15407. | Mik (mchail12345) | 82.07 | 97% | 2021-04-07 |
| 15408. | Mitchell (mitchell_rogers) | 82.06 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
| 15409. | Jango (jangofett934) | 82.06 | 97% | 2024-10-02 |
| 15410. | Rauan (testviking) | 82.06 | 99% | 2024-01-24 |
| 15411. | You (lord_of_letters) | 82.06 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 15412. | Kok Kun (kokkun92) | 82.06 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 15413. | Mr. Araujo (yvcs_mr_araujo) | 82.06 | 95% | 2015-03-26 |
| 15414. | Mihaela (mihaela6) | 82.06 | 95% | 2014-06-22 |
| 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 |