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. | Prabhakar (gkprabhakar) | 78.32 | 98% | 2016-06-17 |
| 18264. | Stevens Rommzky (epytotorp09) | 78.32 | 96% | 2011-09-23 |
| 18265. | Joe (rookiecookie1) | 78.31 | 95% | 2022-03-28 |
| 18266. | a (asylos) | 78.31 | 93% | 2022-10-14 |
| 18267. | isaac (pantsmcgee) | 78.31 | 96% | 2023-02-07 |
| 18268. | John Venice (average02) | 78.31 | 97.7% | 2024-03-31 |
| 18269. | Chaitanya (chaitanya608) | 78.31 | 99.3% | 2025-01-23 |
| 18270. | Harry (harrycomp16) | 78.31 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 18271. | AJ (andymac) | 78.31 | 95% | 2016-01-31 |
| 18272. | Calix (cjkache) | 78.31 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
| 18273. | Eicy (moreseicy) | 78.31 | 96% | 2022-03-10 |
| 18274. | Francisco (cdt1) | 78.31 | 98% | 2021-07-02 |
| 18275. | peck&hunt (louieah) | 78.31 | 98% | 2020-09-29 |
| 18276. | Kendall (kendall1605) | 78.31 | 93% | 2016-09-29 |
| 18277. | Cally (callyh) | 78.31 | 99% | 2015-07-30 |
| 18278. | Auslady (auslady) | 78.31 | 98% | 2015-01-09 |
| 18279. | oksblang (oksblang) | 78.30 | 97.4% | 2025-04-10 |
| 18280. | Jeremiah (jgdude) | 78.30 | 96% | 2019-08-18 |
| 18281. | ColdFire (livinggod29) | 78.30 | 98% | 2024-05-20 |
| 18282. | Aaron (tzemati) | 78.30 | 97% | 2019-06-28 |
| 18283. | ABC (slushpuppy275) | 78.30 | 96.3% | 2024-05-23 |
| 18284. | uwunation (uwunation) | 78.30 | 98% | 2020-08-23 |
| 18285. | Jordan (jsford) | 78.30 | 98% | 2022-02-02 |
| 18286. | Hunter (hunter_da_man11) | 78.30 | 96% | 2022-01-29 |
| 18287. | tstats[wimbleimble] (wimble... | 78.30 | 97% | 2021-06-03 |
| 18288. | Aibek (aosmonov) | 78.30 | 96% | 2015-09-02 |
| 18289. | Tobias (tobi_1337) | 78.30 | 97% | 2024-08-21 |
| 18290. | Sak (sakiii) | 78.30 | 95% | 2011-08-24 |
| 18291. | krust (tuxelryler) | 78.29 | 98% | 2024-07-31 |
| 18292. | 50wpm extraordinaire (kzrk1) | 78.29 | 95.7% | 2024-06-28 |
| 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 |