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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16234. | Bill (billsbiceps) | 81.65 | 98% | 2022-10-19 |
| 16235. | Riddy (songridv) | 81.65 | 97.9% | 2023-06-07 |
| 16236. | ttv/uvsvdu (uvsvdu) | 81.65 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
| 16237. | Việt Hùng (minkate) | 81.65 | 97% | 2011-11-03 |
| 16238. | ptertyl (flipphone) | 81.65 | 94% | 2014-07-25 |
| 16239. | Morpheus (shades444) | 81.65 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 16240. | Quang Hiển (quanghienitc) | 81.65 | — | 2010-11-03 |
| 16241. | Tom (speedor) | 81.65 | 95% | 2018-02-14 |
| 16242. | FrekiFrekr (freki) | 81.64 | 98% | 2025-07-11 |
| 16243. | Tig Bitties (tigbitties1) | 81.64 | 98.8% | 2024-07-22 |
| 16244. | sAnideos (sanideos) | 81.64 | 98% | 2021-09-14 |
| 16245. | Rear (rolotomassi) | 81.64 | 97% | 2018-10-18 |
| 16246. | yorha (automata) | 81.64 | 98% | 2017-06-10 |
| 16247. | Abylay (ablking) | 81.63 | 98.1% | 2025-02-17 |
| 16248. | Felix (aeto) | 81.63 | 96% | 2019-02-05 |
| 16249. | ΩmegaMan (omegaman) | 81.63 | 97% | 2019-01-13 |
| 16250. | the_guest (typing_oldgrowth... | 81.62 | 97.1% | 2024-10-27 |
| 16251. | finitejest (finitejest) | 81.62 | 97.9% | 2025-03-04 |
| 16252. | deeznts (deeznts00) | 81.62 | 98% | 2024-02-06 |
| 16253. | Sam (hgfgjgpg) | 81.62 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
| 16254. | Hemant (hemantbittu) | 81.62 | 98% | 2025-07-07 |
| 16255. | Sarah (roswes23) | 81.62 | 93% | 2011-07-06 |
| 16256. | David (hahayoulose) | 81.62 | 99% | 2017-09-17 |
| 16257. | Joel (joel48) | 81.62 | 99% | 2016-12-16 |
| 16258. | Aleksa (aaleksaa) | 81.62 | 96% | 2015-04-24 |
| 16259. | Socplay (socplay) | 81.61 | 96% | 2017-10-01 |
| 16260. | Agent P (sparkling_tooth_fa... | 81.61 | 98% | 2025-06-05 |
| 16261. | Nazmul Hayat (nazmul14) | 81.61 | 97% | 2024-06-19 |
| 16262. | e (eddylongshanks) | 81.61 | 97% | 2024-04-19 |
| 16263. | Rakan (rekzax) | 81.61 | 98% | 2023-03-02 |
| 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 |