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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20345. | JS (druxl) | 76.40 | 98% | 2011-11-28 |
| 20346. | Danica (danica) | 76.40 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 20347. | Jaiden (casiopao) | 76.39 | 96% | 2023-04-10 |
| 20348. | Lundun (lundun) | 76.39 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 20349. | Abu Shaikh (abu_nibir) | 76.39 | 97.7% | 2024-06-01 |
| 20350. | Derrick (ilandedit) | 76.39 | 97% | 2020-10-02 |
| 20351. | Vanshraj (vrsempire601) | 76.39 | 96% | 2022-01-30 |
| 20352. | Ian (imatson9119) | 76.39 | 97% | 2019-06-20 |
| 20353. | Max (chocolatepuma) | 76.39 | 97% | 2017-08-15 |
| 20354. | Anuchit (godzilla7898) | 76.39 | 98% | 2012-02-04 |
| 20355. | Eugene (yujinblue) | 76.39 | 93% | 2013-03-27 |
| 20356. | TG (xtg1121) | 76.38 | 98% | 2024-04-26 |
| 20357. | Jaiders (jaiders) | 76.38 | 95.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 20358. | (spudvorak) | 76.38 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 20359. | Mr (mr_pottato) | 76.38 | 96% | 2020-04-19 |
| 20360. | Gordon (crazyjugglerdrummer) | 76.38 | 92% | 2013-04-24 |
| 20361. | elrodoo (elrodoo) | 76.37 | 97% | 2023-06-16 |
| 20362. | Chavez (determined12) | 76.37 | 97% | 2024-12-07 |
| 20363. | Stubbles (jstubbles) | 76.37 | 98% | 2024-12-14 |
| 20364. | Player2000 (giannissapo) | 76.37 | 98% | 2024-12-10 |
| 20365. | Felix (feliksen) | 76.37 | 96.1% | 2024-02-20 |
| 20366. | Daniel (dreilly2231) | 76.37 | 96% | 2022-02-16 |
| 20367. | Kate (larleek) | 76.37 | 97% | 2025-03-29 |
| 20368. | Ransg (ransg) | 76.37 | 92% | 2016-04-22 |
| 20369. | Andy (ardaen) | 76.37 | 94% | 2011-10-19 |
| 20370. | 3quinol (3quinol) | 76.36 | 97% | 2024-04-26 |
| 20371. | Thomas (thomas_wong) | 76.36 | 98% | 2024-12-30 |
| 20372. | x_bit (kr0n0__) | 76.36 | 97% | 2023-10-07 |
| 20373. | Philip (neodestro734) | 76.36 | 97% | 2014-05-01 |
| 20374. | Rob (rob9) | 76.36 | 91% | 2015-05-21 |
| 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 |