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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18704. | Sapphire (wl23) | 78.22 | 96% | 2018-03-23 |
| 18705. | Hillary (hillzygirl1) | 78.21 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
| 18706. | toka (tokaisthereal) | 78.21 | 96.5% | 2024-01-07 |
| 18707. | Brendan (brenakin) | 78.21 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
| 18708. | qria (qria) | 78.21 | 86% | 2016-07-09 |
| 18709. | MINCER (mincer) | 78.20 | 97% | 2025-04-23 |
| 18710. | Myelinated Axon (myelinated) | 78.20 | 97% | 2024-10-09 |
| 18711. | Eyoel (aulaman) | 78.20 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
| 18712. | Aziron (aziron) | 78.20 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
| 18713. | Angel (earthangel101) | 78.20 | 97.3% | 2024-08-20 |
| 18714. | Goose (flaminggoose) | 78.20 | 95% | 2024-05-19 |
| 18715. | Tachanka (tachankabestop) | 78.20 | 95% | 2019-04-26 |
| 18716. | UReal (chc39615) | 78.20 | 98% | 2025-02-04 |
| 18717. | zero2hero (zero2hero) | 78.20 | 98.1% | 2023-06-21 |
| 18718. | Tyronaught (tyronaught) | 78.20 | 98% | 2021-03-31 |
| 18719. | Mr (btilley) | 78.20 | 90% | 2015-03-25 |
| 18720. | Douze (douzeoniki) | 78.19 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 18721. | Skeet (skeetwheat) | 78.19 | 96.1% | 2025-02-06 |
| 18722. | Nicholas TenBroeck (ultvanq... | 78.19 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 18723. | hi (bleuwhite) | 78.19 | 97% | 2023-08-31 |
| 18724. | Gean (geanfirst) | 78.19 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
| 18725. | Seth (kierlol) | 78.19 | 95.9% | 2025-03-27 |
| 18726. | Yuval (yuvalsaricov) | 78.19 | 96.4% | 2023-06-13 |
| 18727. | Tommy (treemantom) | 78.19 | 98% | 2022-10-06 |
| 18728. | Kilanater7 (_kairu_) | 78.19 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
| 18729. | JG (j32587) | 78.18 | 96.4% | 2024-11-26 |
| 18730. | JJ (jorhedpedkai) | 78.18 | 96% | 2024-09-11 |
| 18731. | Carlos Robles (carlangas1337) | 78.18 | 96.5% | 2024-09-02 |
| 18732. | Jack (jackshum) | 78.18 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
| 18733. | scoli (scoli) | 78.18 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
| 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 |