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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18263. | daniel (dannym91) | 78.28 | 96% | 2011-11-24 |
| 18264. | spvel (spvel) | 78.27 | 97% | 2024-11-09 |
| 18265. | Olaf (ofofo) | 78.27 | 96.6% | 2024-11-09 |
| 18266. | Mario (siftage) | 78.27 | 95% | 2023-05-29 |
| 18267. | Jaswinder (jaswinder1997) | 78.27 | 97% | 2023-05-22 |
| 18268. | Sourav (yashsaha555) | 78.27 | 97.5% | 2024-02-24 |
| 18269. | IChun (lighttodie) | 78.27 | 95% | 2021-01-07 |
| 18270. | Candice (cc_1217) | 78.27 | 96% | 2014-09-08 |
| 18271. | Daniel (kimster773) | 78.26 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
| 18272. | viviaaan (viviaaan42) | 78.26 | 96% | 2024-07-18 |
| 18273. | Zeriø (zerio) | 78.26 | 94% | 2013-05-30 |
| 18274. | Zor-Pieu (peter00151) | 78.26 | 97.4% | 2021-02-05 |
| 18275. | lexyum (lexyum) | 78.26 | 97% | 2016-12-05 |
| 18276. | Kevin (kevinturner) | 78.26 | 98% | 2017-08-01 |
| 18277. | Chetan (comhacks) | 78.26 | 97.1% | 2024-07-24 |
| 18278. | Burt (burtjoneson) | 78.26 | 87% | 2013-12-11 |
| 18279. | flippeez (flippeez) | 78.25 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 18280. | Psychpath (psychpath) | 78.25 | 98% | 2023-12-10 |
| 18281. | Errrnesto (errrnesto) | 78.25 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
| 18282. | fume (kendyking) | 78.25 | 95% | 2024-06-17 |
| 18283. | Đức (dinhduc2601) | 78.25 | 97% | 2017-09-07 |
| 18284. | HotDogRacer69 (eager69) | 78.25 | 97% | 2018-06-22 |
| 18285. | Michael (miri624) | 78.24 | 91% | 2017-04-09 |
| 18286. | Michael (mikeeu) | 78.24 | 97% | 2022-03-05 |
| 18287. | ricky (mongoloid69) | 78.24 | 96% | 2024-03-01 |
| 18288. | poopyhamper12 (poopyhamper12) | 78.24 | 97.7% | 2024-03-21 |
| 18289. | Agustín Brizzi (agusbrizzi) | 78.24 | 98% | 2025-04-22 |
| 18290. | Kasey (kaseyc73) | 78.24 | 94% | 2016-03-21 |
| 18291. | Will (smithsmithsmith) | 78.24 | 97% | 2021-08-12 |
| 18292. | TypingMaster. (righteous2) | 78.24 | 97% | 2021-07-25 |
| 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 |