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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1614. | Dave (taxd) | 120.38 | 98.4% | 2025-04-19 |
| 1615. | Unknown (navidr) | 120.38 | 97.2% | 2025-03-19 |
| 1616. | Lance (zaitrancer) | 120.37 | 98% | 2019-03-22 |
| 1617. | dankers (fuzzyx3000) | 120.36 | 97% | 2013-07-16 |
| 1618. | Henry (hskey) | 120.35 | — | 2011-03-25 |
| 1619. | rubberdomer (rubberdomer) | 120.34 | 98.8% | 2025-04-15 |
| 1620. | Joshua (joshuawn) | 120.34 | — | 2010-11-02 |
| 1621. | nr922 (nr922) | 120.33 | 98.1% | 2024-11-19 |
| 1622. | Bitbat (bitbat) | 120.32 | 97.9% | 2024-09-05 |
| 1623. | Mark (misran) | 120.32 | 97% | 2012-10-18 |
| 1624. | Carl (realrealyalan) | 120.29 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
| 1625. | Spooner (spooner679) | 120.26 | 99% | 2023-01-17 |
| 1626. | long bus (sealegs) | 120.26 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
| 1627. | Wataru (yuyues) | 120.26 | 99% | 2011-06-25 |
| 1628. | Ed (etduwx) | 120.25 | 98% | 2011-12-24 |
| 1629. | Lee (totallynotrylee) | 120.24 | 99.7% | 2024-09-27 |
| 1630. | Darrio-G-HHKB (darrio_g_hhkb) | 120.23 | 97.3% | 2023-12-16 |
| 1631. | Shonnnn (shon2) | 120.23 | 98% | 2015-02-18 |
| 1632. | snails (hovermind) | 120.23 | 96% | 2017-01-06 |
| 1633. | izana (karutaa) | 120.21 | 98% | 2022-02-12 |
| 1634. | Josh (theunknownhero) | 120.21 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
| 1635. | Adrienne (akmurph) | 120.21 | 100% | 2011-09-12 |
| 1636. | Mark (markieyer) | 120.19 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 1637. | pear_in_prayer (panama_) | 120.19 | 98.4% | 2025-04-18 |
| 1638. | hopeless...wrecked (_navdee... | 120.18 | 75% | 2016-03-15 |
| 1639. | Putti (puttio) | 120.18 | 99% | 2012-09-27 |
| 1640. | Adeia (callistodusk) | 120.18 | 96% | 2012-04-13 |
| 1641. | Tyler (christensent) | 120.18 | 95% | 2011-10-04 |
| 1642. | Colby (cytotoxjq) | 120.17 | 99% | 2021-01-06 |
| 1643. | (lwycsrc) | 120.15 | 99% | 2020-06-20 |
| 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 |