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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13168. | Elcid (elcidvirgel) | 85.98 | 96% | 2025-10-18 |
| 13169. | vetle (vetlebg) | 85.98 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
| 13170. | rocket (rocketmantyper) | 85.98 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
| 13171. | J (fortunapls) | 85.98 | 99% | 2019-08-13 |
| 13172. | ted (sayonara999) | 85.98 | 98% | 2018-11-22 |
| 13173. | Ren (indiescent) | 85.97 | 97% | 2024-12-27 |
| 13174. | Randy (randizzledee) | 85.97 | 98% | 2025-01-07 |
| 13175. | T (simonhawk) | 85.97 | 94% | 2014-04-29 |
| 13176. | sda (sdaa) | 85.97 | 97% | 2018-07-24 |
| 13177. | Arnold (wiktor172003) | 85.96 | 98% | 2022-04-02 |
| 13178. | Shaun (goaheadshaun) | 85.96 | 96% | 2024-05-17 |
| 13179. | Terra (terratails) | 85.96 | 96.8% | 2024-02-16 |
| 13180. | czerub (gerardolujanhdz) | 85.96 | 96.9% | 2023-09-28 |
| 13181. | Shiro (sanshirosone) | 85.96 | 99% | 2020-12-20 |
| 13182. | null (qbasic) | 85.96 | 97% | 2014-06-21 |
| 13183. | Andy (malcolm_reynolds) | 85.96 | 97% | 2013-10-16 |
| 13184. | Dylan (diazcybertypeski) | 85.95 | 99% | 2024-02-28 |
| 13185. | kenjieee (kenjiseii) | 85.95 | 96% | 2025-08-12 |
| 13186. | Phu (nvp2211) | 85.95 | 97% | 2020-12-28 |
| 13187. | aimee (sermoa) | 85.95 | — | 2010-07-14 |
| 13188. | LimeAle (tofuloaf) | 85.95 | 96% | 2019-01-14 |
| 13189. | Oleg (germeson) | 85.95 | 94% | 2012-12-06 |
| 13190. | Dylan (18dylan18) | 85.95 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
| 13191. | tstats[drwsmnlpg97] (drwsmn... | 85.94 | 96% | 2022-04-27 |
| 13192. | Gray (grayhollow) | 85.94 | 95% | 2023-03-13 |
| 13193. | Ryan (ranksy) | 85.94 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
| 13194. | Kai (gigadelic) | 85.94 | 97.5% | 2024-05-30 |
| 13195. | Miles (hauskaz) | 85.94 | 96.9% | 2025-04-11 |
| 13196. | Manan (mentix02) | 85.94 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 13197. | yo (doei) | 85.94 | 93% | 2016-07-28 |
| 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 |