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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16343. | bau5 (duz108) | 80.70 | 97% | 2012-08-07 |
| 16344. | Jomblo (laplace_) | 80.70 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
| 16345. | Kelvin (kelvgoh) | 80.70 | 92% | 2014-01-19 |
| 16346. | pmkr (painmaker) | 80.69 | 94% | 2016-08-23 |
| 16347. | John (wilde1) | 80.69 | 97% | 2020-11-07 |
| 16348. | David (chuckdeduck) | 80.69 | 94% | 2014-04-20 |
| 16349. | onehitok (threehitok) | 80.68 | 98% | 2023-08-19 |
| 16350. | nadnerb9000 (nadnerb9000) | 80.68 | 97.4% | 2024-12-09 |
| 16351. | justin (rold_jisas) | 80.68 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
| 16352. | Dom (dcrazzy) | 80.68 | 97% | 2019-09-27 |
| 16353. | Jay (jstaats) | 80.68 | 98% | 2019-01-23 |
| 16354. | Chris (jct314) | 80.68 | 97% | 2020-03-01 |
| 16355. | Aleks (alexmandev_3) | 80.68 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
| 16356. | HK_BAKA (hkuzumaki) | 80.68 | 96.7% | 2025-03-18 |
| 16357. | parth (parthb) | 80.68 | 95% | 2017-02-11 |
| 16358. | Mike (atrulz) | 80.68 | 93% | 2012-05-14 |
| 16359. | Barbi (bumi) | 80.67 | 99% | 2024-11-30 |
| 16360. | Luke (lukeowen02) | 80.67 | 96% | 2017-06-25 |
| 16361. | t (3jwei) | 80.67 | 94% | 2024-07-09 |
| 16362. | Errol (sir_errol) | 80.67 | 98% | 2020-05-14 |
| 16363. | ccu (cuhlig) | 80.67 | 98.1% | 2024-05-14 |
| 16364. | MARTIN (romec11) | 80.67 | 97% | 2023-07-03 |
| 16365. | andy (ajggormly) | 80.67 | 96% | 2022-04-25 |
| 16366. | cozy (cozy_c) | 80.67 | 95% | 2025-06-04 |
| 16367. | Arief (ilikfunky7) | 80.67 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
| 16368. | Salih Can (salihcan) | 80.67 | 99% | 2014-09-30 |
| 16369. | Ruben (rubenzhang) | 80.67 | 96% | 2017-04-10 |
| 16370. | Marie (mcglock) | 80.67 | 93% | 2011-11-07 |
| 16371. | Aceo (kingace) | 80.67 | 95% | 2011-07-20 |
| 16372. | DeanMachine44 (deanmachine44) | 80.67 | 95% | 2015-01-23 |
| 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 |