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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17224. | Cindy (cinisterly) | 80.77 | 96.7% | 2024-09-09 |
| 17225. | Erythrocyte (erythrocyte) | 80.77 | 97% | 2024-02-02 |
| 17226. | chaitanya (chaitunirf) | 80.77 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
| 17227. | Harald (updatin) | 80.77 | 97% | 2021-11-01 |
| 17228. | cegprakash (cegprakash) | 80.77 | 94% | 2015-10-06 |
| 17229. | 🍁 (kaspars) | 80.77 | 88% | 2015-02-10 |
| 17230. | William (spartan308) | 80.77 | 97% | 2019-02-07 |
| 17231. | me_irl (powderer) | 80.77 | 98% | 2017-08-26 |
| 17232. | Jammydodgacrazy (jammydodga... | 80.76 | 97.4% | 2025-04-13 |
| 17233. | Taldan (taldan) | 80.76 | 98% | 2018-09-26 |
| 17234. | Dinkey (dinkeyxd) | 80.76 | 97% | 2022-08-03 |
| 17235. | Wof (wof9er) | 80.76 | 97% | 2024-07-13 |
| 17236. | TheXFalcon (xavier_poh) | 80.76 | 98% | 2023-01-11 |
| 17237. | Thanh Huy (thanhhuyle) | 80.76 | 99% | 2012-06-07 |
| 17238. | rizon#.blank (lf94) | 80.76 | 91% | 2014-07-13 |
| 17239. | Sai (saiganesh7) | 80.76 | 95% | 2011-11-30 |
| 17240. | Aaron (aaron2652) | 80.75 | 98% | 2024-11-05 |
| 17241. | KeyboardHater3838 (keyboard... | 80.75 | 98.3% | 2024-05-12 |
| 17242. | Aadil279 (aadil279) | 80.75 | 95.5% | 2024-12-28 |
| 17243. | omni (omniext) | 80.75 | 96.5% | 2024-04-26 |
| 17244. | Justin James (justinjamesyu) | 80.75 | 97.7% | 2023-05-28 |
| 17245. | nyatto (hhu94) | 80.75 | 98% | 2016-05-01 |
| 17246. | Crypto (crypto144hz) | 80.74 | 97% | 2024-06-22 |
| 17247. | Jens (jenshjortdal) | 80.74 | 91% | 2016-09-16 |
| 17248. | Giorno (giornoguevarno) | 80.74 | 95% | 2024-02-27 |
| 17249. | Nikolai (nikbeast) | 80.74 | 94.7% | 2023-11-13 |
| 17250. | Kirin (arya_juniko) | 80.74 | 99% | 2025-09-21 |
| 17251. | hardik (labeitazer) | 80.74 | 96% | 2020-08-13 |
| 17252. | naaner (naaner) | 80.74 | 98% | 2012-04-02 |
| 17253. | Xuong (xuongtrantrieu) | 80.74 | 99% | 2019-08-21 |
| 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 |