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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15876. | RDBMS (keppykep123) | 81.78 | 97% | 2021-02-11 |
| 15877. | Kumar (kayush) | 81.78 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
| 15878. | lemon (lemondemon) | 81.78 | 96.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 15879. | Nob (nobvon) | 81.78 | 95% | 2015-10-02 |
| 15880. | LuLuC (luluc) | 81.78 | 96% | 2014-02-04 |
| 15881. | Noé (czeousw) | 81.77 | 94% | 2023-06-03 |
| 15882. | Phaneron (thephaneron) | 81.77 | 97% | 2025-06-24 |
| 15883. | tanmayrajk (tanmayrajk) | 81.77 | 97.5% | 2024-02-05 |
| 15884. | Lax (laxpress) | 81.77 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 15885. | Hank (cvhanky) | 81.77 | 97% | 2016-02-04 |
| 15886. | Kid (kidgrayson) | 81.77 | 97% | 2014-11-19 |
| 15887. | a (bobbobdob) | 81.77 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
| 15888. | Brandon (bchung00) | 81.77 | 96% | 2019-09-07 |
| 15889. | Bbarry (g3xz0r) | 81.77 | 92% | 2015-02-14 |
| 15890. | Haziq (lehaziq) | 81.77 | 98.3% | 2024-11-11 |
| 15891. | Ian (iantilp) | 81.77 | 99% | 2016-08-06 |
| 15892. | Zack (zacknyx) | 81.76 | 97% | 2024-12-11 |
| 15893. | khh (khha) | 81.76 | 96.5% | 2024-10-24 |
| 15894. | Mike (mikew123) | 81.76 | 97% | 2019-03-14 |
| 15895. | Devids (theneo) | 81.76 | 92% | 2017-03-15 |
| 15896. | Keyser (whereskeyser) | 81.76 | 98% | 2021-10-08 |
| 15897. | Yoshizawa (yoshizawa) | 81.76 | 96.9% | 2024-10-05 |
| 15898. | Fionalee (fionalee) | 81.76 | 98% | 2020-12-20 |
| 15899. | Rishav (rishavmngo) | 81.76 | 98.2% | 2024-12-18 |
| 15900. | nassi (l4htaaja) | 81.76 | 93% | 2015-11-05 |
| 15901. | Ovanchu (magealman) | 81.76 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
| 15902. | Viet Trung (viettrung9012) | 81.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 15903. | Tyape (tyape_69) | 81.75 | 96% | 2024-06-04 |
| 15904. | Roboute (robosote) | 81.75 | 96% | 2021-07-14 |
| 15905. | 🎈k (konnomon) | 81.75 | 97.9% | 2024-08-20 |
| 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 |