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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19278. | Mohammad (moreda1999) | 77.15 | 97.4% | 2023-12-29 |
| 19279. | Kornel (kornelt) | 77.15 | 97% | 2022-12-08 |
| 19280. | Ktren (kfashaun) | 77.15 | 97.5% | 2024-05-29 |
| 19281. | Piyush (piyush072) | 77.15 | 96.4% | 2024-01-24 |
| 19282. | Adrian (the_adrian) | 77.15 | 93% | 2012-10-31 |
| 19283. | huahongquan (huahongquan2007) | 77.15 | 94% | 2016-12-01 |
| 19284. | Nikki (levitate_reachthesky) | 77.15 | 95% | 2011-10-09 |
| 19285. | Houndzkie (houndzkie) | 77.14 | 96% | 2024-12-19 |
| 19286. | Bloderz (bloderz) | 77.14 | 98.6% | 2024-10-15 |
| 19287. | Boggy (boggy2255) | 77.14 | 97% | 2024-04-28 |
| 19288. | drew (drewg2009) | 77.14 | 93% | 2015-06-27 |
| 19289. | matthew (mattchy) | 77.14 | 96% | 2022-04-04 |
| 19290. | Kyle (kwilliamnrys) | 77.14 | 99% | 2022-02-09 |
| 19291. | Ezekiel (saucyio) | 77.14 | 94% | 2012-10-11 |
| 19292. | Pranav (pranav93) | 77.14 | 97% | 2013-12-03 |
| 19293. | FalkenFlyver (falkenflyver) | 77.14 | 90% | 2013-01-30 |
| 19294. | Atharva Gujar (atharvamgujar) | 77.13 | 97.2% | 2025-01-28 |
| 19295. | Sohail Gulamoidin (sarcotix) | 77.13 | 95.8% | 2024-02-14 |
| 19296. | Obstinium (obstinium) | 77.13 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
| 19297. | fatbellybella (fatbellybella) | 77.13 | 96% | 2019-09-27 |
| 19298. | Praggapan (silentmachine) | 77.13 | 98% | 2021-12-26 |
| 19299. | Adam Bennett (asb123) | 77.13 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
| 19300. | Austin (chewzy) | 77.13 | 93% | 2019-11-21 |
| 19301. | Austin (birdy2) | 77.13 | 96% | 2021-07-23 |
| 19302. | hector (hectoraki) | 77.13 | 100% | 2014-05-20 |
| 19303. | Jagdeep (machoman67) | 77.13 | 94% | 2017-01-17 |
| 19304. | INDIA (haider_india) | 77.13 | 98% | 2015-08-17 |
| 19305. | Esrath (esrath08) | 77.12 | 98% | 2025-04-16 |
| 19306. | rPSA (rowlyp) | 77.12 | 96.9% | 2024-11-27 |
| 19307. | lich (placidusax) | 77.12 | 97.9% | 2025-04-29 |
| 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 |