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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15862. | happily (sudala) | 80.85 | 98% | 2011-11-20 |
| 15863. | levi (leviwc) | 80.84 | 99% | 2024-07-08 |
| 15864. | FreePalastine (1omar1) | 80.84 | 95.8% | 2024-02-14 |
| 15865. | Leo (gnowoel) | 80.84 | 98% | 2015-09-15 |
| 15866. | Jose Manuel (slowmanl0l) | 80.84 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 15867. | tannoobkod (tannoobkodz) | 80.84 | 95% | 2016-12-26 |
| 15868. | Imi (migrant) | 80.84 | 98% | 2014-11-29 |
| 15869. | Evan (evanawesome) | 80.83 | 97.9% | 2025-03-18 |
| 15870. | bingbar9000 (bingbar9000) | 80.83 | 97% | 2024-08-31 |
| 15871. | Elcid (elcidvirgel) | 80.83 | 96% | 2024-05-21 |
| 15872. | Aaron (biogence) | 80.83 | 95.2% | 2024-06-29 |
| 15873. | Reimar (reimarpb) | 80.83 | 98% | 2021-03-30 |
| 15874. | Curran (logbasepotato) | 80.83 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 15875. | Teodor (teoalcola) | 80.83 | 96% | 2011-12-04 |
| 15876. | Renny (cosmic) | 80.83 | — | 2010-07-14 |
| 15877. | Samuel (7hands) | 80.83 | 88% | 2012-08-23 |
| 15878. | Vanaka (vanaka) | 80.82 | 96% | 2024-12-01 |
| 15879. | Dienamic (dienamic) | 80.82 | 96% | 2024-09-17 |
| 15880. | Jimmy (flashcode) | 80.82 | 97% | 2016-06-28 |
| 15881. | Papa2ChainZ (elvaton) | 80.82 | 97.1% | 2024-01-15 |
| 15882. | ebi (minhosbundles) | 80.82 | 97% | 2023-12-02 |
| 15883. | Sint (sint11) | 80.82 | 97.3% | 2024-01-28 |
| 15884. | Petch (petch_sama) | 80.82 | 95% | 2013-06-05 |
| 15885. | Mason (edwardmason) | 80.82 | 97% | 2017-11-25 |
| 15886. | bot (bot_bot_bot) | 80.81 | 99% | 2025-02-22 |
| 15887. | Aleksi (jeboust) | 80.81 | 95% | 2025-01-13 |
| 15888. | julsdgreat (julsdgreat) | 80.81 | 99% | 2022-11-05 |
| 15889. | Pagsi (siopaop) | 80.80 | 98% | 2025-02-27 |
| 15890. | Krunch (kommanderk) | 80.80 | 96.6% | 2024-01-05 |
| 15891. | xixi (silaphya) | 80.80 | 100% | 2021-05-19 |
| 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 |