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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16966. | Elpropalface (elpropalface) | 80.43 | 96% | 2024-06-24 |
| 16967. | nerond (alambek) | 80.43 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
| 16968. | john (sharks445) | 80.43 | 97% | 2025-01-12 |
| 16969. | Matt (hoth17) | 80.43 | — | 2010-07-20 |
| 16970. | ryan (ryan10132) | 80.43 | 96% | 2012-12-05 |
| 16971. | Simone (simone79) | 80.43 | 99% | 2012-11-05 |
| 16972. | Asad (don_t) | 80.43 | 92% | 2015-01-01 |
| 16973. | typeMonkey (type_monkey_fast) | 80.42 | 97.9% | 2025-03-24 |
| 16974. | DivineWz (divinewz) | 80.42 | 98.1% | 2024-01-30 |
| 16975. | Abhinav (foxxy1176) | 80.42 | 96.7% | 2024-04-22 |
| 16976. | zeny (_zeny_) | 80.42 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
| 16977. | Gmorcad (gmorcad) | 80.42 | 98.3% | 2021-02-13 |
| 16978. | JJ (catalans16) | 80.42 | 99% | 2024-06-08 |
| 16979. | Tranzor Z (ravinder) | 80.42 | 95% | 2013-02-02 |
| 16980. | Patrick (patrickb25) | 80.42 | 100% | 2018-02-15 |
| 16981. | Meh (liszt) | 80.42 | 97% | 2011-07-29 |
| 16982. | adib (jaguhan02) | 80.41 | 99% | 2023-08-05 |
| 16983. | Loc (paultoan123) | 80.41 | 97.3% | 2025-04-27 |
| 16984. | Gothel (mothergothel) | 80.41 | 94.3% | 2025-04-19 |
| 16985. | Matthew (matthew12942) | 80.41 | 97.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 16986. | nik (bxnis) | 80.41 | 98% | 2024-09-12 |
| 16987. | GCK (gckalp) | 80.41 | 96% | 2024-06-05 |
| 16988. | Ephemeral (kurumi_tokisakixx) | 80.41 | 98% | 2023-01-31 |
| 16989. | JD (snag1) | 80.41 | 95.7% | 2024-03-22 |
| 16990. | Alex (delvern) | 80.41 | 98% | 2022-06-01 |
| 16991. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 80.41 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 16992. | Corbett (ck14136) | 80.41 | 93% | 2013-05-19 |
| 16993. | Cthulhu (cthulhu) | 80.41 | — | 2011-01-31 |
| 16994. | xailenz chhieun (personbeing1) | 80.40 | 95.3% | 2024-03-01 |
| 16995. | squidite (squidite) | 80.40 | 96.9% | 2024-09-10 |
| 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 |