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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18020. | transcontinentalrailroad (y... | 78.07 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 18021. | Kayla (kbr9185) | 78.07 | 94% | 2011-12-28 |
| 18022. | eyal (eyal3656) | 78.06 | 97% | 2025-03-28 |
| 18023. | Jiayun (xiaojiayun) | 78.06 | 98% | 2024-03-25 |
| 18024. | Ikkoto (ikkoto) | 78.06 | 96% | 2023-11-30 |
| 18025. | elemental (asy_coder) | 78.06 | 98% | 2024-04-21 |
| 18026. | Nitish (nitishnevergiveup) | 78.06 | 99% | 2024-11-12 |
| 18027. | delc (delc) | 78.06 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
| 18028. | Haripazha (haripazha) | 78.06 | 92% | 2016-08-22 |
| 18029. | David (vicksdawg) | 78.05 | 98% | 2016-03-09 |
| 18030. | Bruhmomentum (visualmarrow217) | 78.05 | 96% | 2024-11-07 |
| 18031. | Sactio (tyo007) | 78.05 | 91% | 2012-02-06 |
| 18032. | no (poop123321) | 78.05 | 97% | 2022-12-06 |
| 18033. | Alex (running_wind) | 78.05 | 98.8% | 2023-12-21 |
| 18034. | Alex (nachodogmtl) | 78.05 | 98% | 2014-01-24 |
| 18035. | Austin (weirdy) | 78.05 | 95% | 2015-04-28 |
| 18036. | flying511 (flying511) | 78.04 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 18037. | Amruh (upbeat_ad_4094) | 78.04 | 96.1% | 2023-10-19 |
| 18038. | Beibarys (beba23) | 78.04 | 97% | 2024-05-03 |
| 18039. | Thanasis (bernard123123) | 78.04 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
| 18040. | Shivam (exergo) | 78.04 | 97.5% | 2024-05-29 |
| 18041. | ArañaDelRio (kabsa1985) | 78.04 | 98% | 2021-06-13 |
| 18042. | gaddiel (gaddiel) | 78.04 | 97% | 2015-06-03 |
| 18043. | golden (goldenpotato081) | 78.03 | 96.7% | 2024-11-22 |
| 18044. | 3_cs (3_cs) | 78.03 | 94% | 2024-05-12 |
| 18045. | JIMMY (jimmy06) | 78.03 | 96% | 2024-06-18 |
| 18046. | telionalk (telionalk) | 78.03 | 97.3% | 2024-03-27 |
| 18047. | Pasin (_hello_world) | 78.03 | 96.8% | 2023-11-12 |
| 18048. | Carlos (cpbh16) | 78.03 | 97% | 2013-07-25 |
| 18049. | Scorbite (mudeku) | 78.03 | 93% | 2014-05-25 |
| 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 |