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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17803. | Garrett (garrettmyler) | 79.03 | 96.6% | 2024-06-09 |
| 17804. | Hose (skaldsss) | 79.03 | 97% | 2021-06-13 |
| 17805. | Ara Ara (vinhwiu) | 79.03 | 97% | 2022-02-12 |
| 17806. | Pham (iamphduc) | 79.03 | 98% | 2024-07-17 |
| 17807. | Samuel Kim (samkim4z3) | 79.02 | 96.6% | 2025-01-09 |
| 17808. | Reyme (reyme) | 79.02 | 96.7% | 2025-04-12 |
| 17809. | Free_Palestine (irugaryoga) | 79.02 | 96.4% | 2024-05-28 |
| 17810. | David (dgiddens928) | 79.02 | 96.7% | 2024-08-15 |
| 17811. | Julius (julius0520) | 79.02 | 96% | 2022-12-17 |
| 17812. | RoyalFlush (royalflush21) | 79.02 | 93% | 2016-08-17 |
| 17813. | sin (dalysin) | 79.02 | 97% | 2022-09-02 |
| 17814. | Ahmad (apathicss) | 79.02 | 97% | 2021-12-05 |
| 17815. | Isuck (austin_was_here) | 79.02 | 95% | 2014-12-27 |
| 17816. | Blafl (blafl) | 79.02 | 95% | 2016-11-05 |
| 17817. | duy (phanhuahuuduy) | 79.01 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
| 17818. | sammy (sammyismuff) | 79.01 | 96.7% | 2023-12-03 |
| 17819. | apple_dude (apple_dude1233) | 79.00 | 96.5% | 2025-03-19 |
| 17820. | 12dec (12dec) | 79.00 | 96.1% | 2025-01-23 |
| 17821. | Max Goryunov (m3x1q) | 79.00 | 98% | 2024-10-20 |
| 17822. | Almonde (chaochao25) | 79.00 | 93% | 2015-07-14 |
| 17823. | sweetpupale (sweetpupale) | 79.00 | 97.1% | 2024-05-30 |
| 17824. | Seraphear (_seraphear) | 79.00 | 99% | 2025-01-16 |
| 17825. | Teodor (teo_climber) | 79.00 | 98% | 2023-07-26 |
| 17826. | Lara (goddess_111) | 79.00 | 95% | 2021-09-21 |
| 17827. | Alexander (taklit) | 79.00 | 98% | 2022-03-09 |
| 17828. | Tracie (masako) | 79.00 | 92% | 2012-04-14 |
| 17829. | harventhy (harventhy) | 79.00 | 97% | 2019-12-28 |
| 17830. | Petro (vpetro) | 79.00 | 95% | 2011-10-31 |
| 17831. | Akshar (aksharchrome) | 79.00 | 93% | 2016-07-13 |
| 17832. | isaac (bendover6699) | 78.99 | 99% | 2025-03-20 |
| 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 |