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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16575. | adib (jaguhan02) | 80.41 | 99% | 2023-08-05 |
| 16576. | Loc (paultoan123) | 80.41 | 97% | 2025-04-27 |
| 16577. | Gothel (mothergothel) | 80.41 | 94.3% | 2025-04-19 |
| 16578. | Matthew (matthew12942) | 80.41 | 97.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 16579. | nik (bxnis) | 80.41 | 98% | 2024-09-12 |
| 16580. | GCK (gckalp) | 80.41 | 96% | 2024-06-05 |
| 16581. | Ephemeral (kurumi_tokisakixx) | 80.41 | 98% | 2023-01-31 |
| 16582. | JD (snag1) | 80.41 | 95.7% | 2024-03-22 |
| 16583. | Alex (delvern) | 80.41 | 98% | 2022-06-01 |
| 16584. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 80.41 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 16585. | Corbett (ck14136) | 80.41 | 93% | 2013-05-19 |
| 16586. | Cthulhu (cthulhu) | 80.41 | — | 2011-01-31 |
| 16587. | xailenz chhieun (personbeing1) | 80.40 | 95.3% | 2024-03-01 |
| 16588. | squidite (squidite) | 80.40 | 96.9% | 2024-09-10 |
| 16589. | Zachcos (zachcos) | 80.40 | 97.9% | 2024-02-25 |
| 16590. | DiLiP (chiyya) | 80.40 | 93% | 2013-09-03 |
| 16591. | komi (rahul_kumayan) | 80.39 | 96.7% | 2024-09-09 |
| 16592. | Drews (drwsmnlpg) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
| 16593. | HVZ (hvz07) | 80.39 | 98.6% | 2024-01-20 |
| 16594. | Pat (platts) | 80.39 | 98% | 2015-10-31 |
| 16595. | FromtonRouge (fromtonrouge) | 80.39 | 98% | 2018-01-28 |
| 16596. | Amelia (amelia03) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
| 16597. | jacob (jacobpierce) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-10-17 |
| 16598. | Jen! (samara2013) | 80.39 | 96% | 2013-04-05 |
| 16599. | Hekri (hekri) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-07-24 |
| 16600. | Asad Khurshid (asadkhurshid) | 80.38 | 97% | 2024-07-27 |
| 16601. | Hassan (hassansajjad) | 80.38 | 96% | 2024-08-04 |
| 16602. | CarCubePanda (carcubepanda) | 80.38 | 97.2% | 2024-01-08 |
| 16603. | Clew (clewfinger) | 80.38 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
| 16604. | Nathanael (tunahead) | 80.38 | 97% | 2021-06-15 |
| 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 |