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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13478. | (atorpy) | 84.39 | 98% | 2022-02-10 |
| 13479. | Apocolad (apocolad) | 84.39 | 96.5% | 2023-11-08 |
| 13480. | top2828 (top2828) | 84.39 | 97.9% | 2024-02-09 |
| 13481. | Roy (roypon11) | 84.39 | 95% | 2014-03-14 |
| 13482. | sem (elsemyano) | 84.39 | 96% | 2012-10-05 |
| 13483. | WhatIsAModel (dakolli) | 84.38 | 98% | 2024-08-06 |
| 13484. | g_kadooka (g_kadooka) | 84.38 | 96.7% | 2024-02-08 |
| 13485. | Vinny (abomm) | 84.38 | 98% | 2018-01-19 |
| 13486. | Onnanoko (onnanoko) | 84.38 | 96% | 2019-05-30 |
| 13487. | joemppe (joemppe) | 84.38 | 93% | 2012-04-16 |
| 13488. | URdaddy (iambatman24) | 84.37 | 95% | 2025-03-20 |
| 13489. | Godhead (godhead) | 84.37 | 97% | 2024-09-21 |
| 13490. | Sohil (ozwizardd) | 84.37 | 97.9% | 2025-04-03 |
| 13491. | Dan (aizort) | 84.37 | 94% | 2016-09-01 |
| 13492. | Regalion (regalion) | 84.37 | 97% | 2015-05-22 |
| 13493. | Ceri (ceriser) | 84.37 | 93% | 2014-11-21 |
| 13494. | Braden (beeshiz) | 84.36 | 99% | 2024-05-20 |
| 13495. | Raheel (hennanra1000) | 84.36 | 97% | 2023-09-22 |
| 13496. | Oliver (ollie6286) | 84.36 | 92% | 2016-08-22 |
| 13497. | SushiRoll (deanna93) | 84.36 | 98% | 2021-06-29 |
| 13498. | Matland (matland) | 84.36 | 95% | 2022-05-31 |
| 13499. | Blake (cbt13) | 84.35 | 96.4% | 2023-11-22 |
| 13500. | Bomb (bomb0720) | 84.35 | 97% | 2023-11-28 |
| 13501. | break (breakbar) | 84.35 | 98% | 2020-07-01 |
| 13502. | Caleb (calebbueckert) | 84.35 | 97.4% | 2024-03-15 |
| 13503. | Aman (aman_msr) | 84.35 | 98% | 2024-07-07 |
| 13504. | mgrig (mgrig) | 84.35 | 99% | 2012-11-29 |
| 13505. | Danger (dangerz0ne) | 84.34 | 95.2% | 2024-07-07 |
| 13506. | Jake (suqerb) | 84.34 | 95% | 2015-08-27 |
| 13507. | yoby (yoby55) | 84.34 | 96% | 2012-01-29 |
| 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 |