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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15698. | unpr0gr4mm3d (unpr0gr4mm3d) | 82.45 | 99% | 2013-11-09 |
| 15699. | ej (agentjey) | 82.45 | 98% | 2025-06-17 |
| 15700. | Nolan (diegonolan) | 82.45 | 94% | 2014-10-20 |
| 15701. | Miki (crispyv) | 82.45 | 95% | 2021-12-12 |
| 15702. | logan (lacton44) | 82.45 | 96% | 2022-05-03 |
| 15703. | Phu (thanhphu13112001) | 82.45 | 96.8% | 2021-02-04 |
| 15704. | Mack (mlewis2018) | 82.45 | 99% | 2019-01-25 |
| 15705. | Kami (type_godd) | 82.44 | 98.3% | 2025-01-29 |
| 15706. | Aden (aden_typer) | 82.44 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
| 15707. | im (im_shin) | 82.44 | 96% | 2018-12-28 |
| 15708. | Polando (polando) | 82.44 | 96% | 2020-12-16 |
| 15709. | jarell :p (jarell) | 82.44 | 97% | 2022-05-03 |
| 15710. | Grammy (gramm_y) | 82.44 | 96.4% | 2024-06-20 |
| 15711. | Subhaan (subhaan) | 82.44 | 95.6% | 2023-06-25 |
| 15712. | kawazu (kawazu) | 82.44 | 95% | 2014-10-12 |
| 15713. | Jag (jaguhan) | 82.44 | 97% | 2016-01-23 |
| 15714. | dudechickman (dudechickman) | 82.43 | 96% | 2025-03-01 |
| 15715. | d3lev (d3lev) | 82.43 | 98.3% | 2025-02-03 |
| 15716. | kennette (kinnettic_) | 82.43 | 98% | 2024-09-30 |
| 15717. | waterhan (waterhan) | 82.43 | 95.9% | 2024-06-07 |
| 15718. | Rain (rain673) | 82.43 | 97% | 2025-01-17 |
| 15719. | alcolopa (alcolopa) | 82.43 | 95.9% | 2024-12-19 |
| 15720. | Joshua (joshque) | 82.43 | 96% | 2014-08-12 |
| 15721. | Jack (jackxlliu) | 82.43 | 96% | 2017-09-17 |
| 15722. | Uros (ukrunic) | 82.43 | 96% | 2015-01-25 |
| 15723. | Paul (paullmiller1) | 82.43 | 95% | 2012-08-08 |
| 15724. | Bookspinner (bookspinner) | 82.43 | 95% | 2011-12-10 |
| 15725. | Tyler (tylur_is_awesome) | 82.43 | 93% | 2014-01-24 |
| 15726. | Cody (codyfish6) | 82.42 | 96% | 2025-02-24 |
| 15727. | madina (madina_a) | 82.42 | 96% | 2023-06-25 |
| 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 |