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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14962. | Jeff (zombification) | 82.59 | 95% | 2013-03-28 |
| 14963. | christian (wahing) | 82.59 | 94% | 2012-03-25 |
| 14964. | John Doe (coolkvoor) | 82.58 | 96% | 2024-06-10 |
| 14965. | David B (dbecks) | 82.58 | 97% | 2024-12-24 |
| 14966. | marco (nnmarco) | 82.58 | 96% | 2020-03-23 |
| 14967. | Big Papa (sovietinsidious) | 82.58 | 98% | 2020-01-16 |
| 14968. | Kenny (10chos) | 82.58 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
| 14969. | gummi (gummi) | 82.58 | — | 2010-12-10 |
| 14970. | Adrianus (dungonmahshoe) | 82.57 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
| 14971. | UterivacDusmana (uterivacdu... | 82.57 | 95% | 2024-10-18 |
| 14972. | Brian (taters613) | 82.57 | 96.4% | 2024-03-14 |
| 14973. | Micha (derpeus) | 82.57 | 97.5% | 2023-09-01 |
| 14974. | (roiii) | 82.57 | 96% | 2019-04-28 |
| 14975. | Guest (icqx) | 82.57 | 90% | 2012-09-30 |
| 14976. | Snail's Pace (hardtack) | 82.57 | 98% | 2021-08-23 |
| 14977. | Dr. Laps (gtraballo) | 82.57 | 93% | 2015-03-26 |
| 14978. | mmm (kiwislush) | 82.56 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 14979. | ilovekiffy (ilovekiffy) | 82.56 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
| 14980. | Madeline (mustachiomadeline) | 82.56 | 98% | 2024-12-08 |
| 14981. | lisa (pflanze) | 82.56 | 97% | 2014-02-04 |
| 14982. | Taco (tacodurp) | 82.55 | 93% | 2017-04-07 |
| 14983. | MarwanMY (marwan1984) | 82.55 | 99% | 2024-11-19 |
| 14984. | Vi (vipiggy) | 82.55 | 98.1% | 2024-05-09 |
| 14985. | bl33zy (bl33zy) | 82.55 | 97.9% | 2023-11-29 |
| 14986. | wrinkly (ballzak) | 82.55 | 98% | 2019-10-10 |
| 14987. | Ameer (choyun) | 82.55 | 97% | 2013-08-23 |
| 14988. | chxx_25 (chxx_25) | 82.54 | 98% | 2023-06-11 |
| 14989. | David (davidyappeter) | 82.54 | 96% | 2022-06-08 |
| 14990. | tstats[bomb_guard] (bomb_gu... | 82.54 | 97% | 2021-07-13 |
| 14991. | Srinivas (ashwin1994) | 82.54 | 97.7% | 2024-01-12 |
| 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 |