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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17538. | Antonio (antoniopelayo) | 80.27 | 98% | 2021-06-29 |
| 17539. | Jay (wolfjay757) | 80.27 | 98% | 2022-05-30 |
| 17540. | K1ngVince (vincentbarrozo) | 80.27 | 93% | 2016-11-07 |
| 17541. | Nicholas (colemak_newbie) | 80.27 | 99% | 2017-07-27 |
| 17542. | Fargoth (farg0th) | 80.26 | 99% | 2024-12-12 |
| 17543. | beanstalk (beanstalktypes) | 80.26 | 98.6% | 2025-02-03 |
| 17544. | 1billion (1billion) | 80.26 | 95.4% | 2024-02-09 |
| 17545. | Heexer (heexer) | 80.26 | 99.5% | 2025-04-12 |
| 17546. | Smoke (smoke91) | 80.26 | 98% | 2021-01-20 |
| 17547. | Nagaraj (ngrj93) | 80.26 | 96% | 2016-08-18 |
| 17548. | Honorary Uce (honoraryuce) | 80.25 | 97.9% | 2024-07-10 |
| 17549. | Felix (idk14344) | 80.25 | 96.2% | 2024-03-13 |
| 17550. | lelle (davinkyy) | 80.25 | 97% | 2025-10-03 |
| 17551. | Davit (sonofar) | 80.25 | 97.5% | 2024-03-22 |
| 17552. | Pol (gonfreecs99) | 80.25 | 96% | 2020-11-05 |
| 17553. | Roberto (rob013) | 80.25 | 95% | 2012-01-17 |
| 17554. | DA (kaze79) | 80.24 | 94% | 2014-05-06 |
| 17555. | Ren (reenleen) | 80.24 | 94% | 2025-03-03 |
| 17556. | Billel Guernouti (bguernouti) | 80.24 | 98% | 2024-03-04 |
| 17557. | viki (sunnnny) | 80.24 | 97.8% | 2024-11-30 |
| 17558. | JAHIN (jahin05) | 80.24 | 97% | 2025-08-02 |
| 17559. | Erick (erickloolpez) | 80.24 | 96.3% | 2024-10-11 |
| 17560. | Jeff (tenacious_20) | 80.24 | 97.2% | 2024-07-26 |
| 17561. | Tendy (tendy123) | 80.24 | 98% | 2024-03-07 |
| 17562. | The D Legend (the_d_legend) | 80.24 | 97% | 2021-03-18 |
| 17563. | sinegav (sinegav) | 80.24 | 96% | 2016-11-02 |
| 17564. | Anton (racketen) | 80.24 | 97% | 2016-07-18 |
| 17565. | keaton (keaton_____) | 80.24 | 91% | 2014-06-30 |
| 17566. | Bruce (cybwong) | 80.24 | 97.1% | 2024-08-27 |
| 17567. | Velhart (chopdty) | 80.23 | 96% | 2025-01-28 |
| 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 |