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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16645. | _ (gglean) | 80.32 | 98.1% | 2024-02-28 |
| 16646. | nikolas (nicknt) | 80.32 | 98.8% | 2024-11-04 |
| 16647. | Etan (probablylagging) | 80.32 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
| 16648. | Liu (jazzkey) | 80.32 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
| 16649. | Tyler (ttyler99) | 80.32 | 94% | 2015-06-02 |
| 16650. | Lawson (themessiah46) | 80.32 | 93% | 2016-10-09 |
| 16651. | Philip (lindeman) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-04-29 |
| 16652. | Sam (knuk) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-06-19 |
| 16653. | central_ba (central_ba) | 80.31 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
| 16654. | Sam (sam2399) | 80.31 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
| 16655. | Abhishek (abc_cs) | 80.31 | 98% | 2020-08-10 |
| 16656. | Jordan (invictusj) | 80.31 | 97.7% | 2024-07-23 |
| 16657. | Michael (michaelchuong) | 80.31 | 98% | 2021-01-17 |
| 16658. | Sentinel (fedayeen) | 80.31 | 97.4% | 2021-02-23 |
| 16659. | Jerry (j27smith) | 80.31 | 98% | 2025-04-17 |
| 16660. | Han (mozes) | 80.31 | 96% | 2014-01-08 |
| 16661. | lemonilemon (lemonilemon) | 80.30 | 99% | 2025-03-09 |
| 16662. | Jimmy (user39_on_anagram) | 80.30 | 97.6% | 2024-08-15 |
| 16663. | James (james_m808) | 80.30 | 90% | 2017-03-25 |
| 16664. | Thanasi (thebestatbeingtheg... | 80.30 | — | 2011-03-03 |
| 16665. | Marymoon (marymoon) | 80.30 | 91% | 2011-08-30 |
| 16666. | Saad (graveofsorrow) | 80.30 | 95% | 2013-01-20 |
| 16667. | Snow (snowreborn) | 80.29 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
| 16668. | Williawar (williawar) | 80.29 | 97% | 2021-08-18 |
| 16669. | Cheez (cheez78) | 80.29 | 97.5% | 2024-08-12 |
| 16670. | けんご氏 (kengo0727) | 80.29 | 95% | 2013-10-19 |
| 16671. | QUICKclacker (quickclacker) | 80.29 | 96% | 2017-02-27 |
| 16672. | CaptainJsparrow (captian_sp... | 80.28 | 95.4% | 2025-03-05 |
| 16673. | Blan (blanlita) | 80.28 | 97% | 2018-01-17 |
| 16674. | a (levelupself) | 80.28 | 99% | 2020-09-08 |
| 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 |