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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17140. | Minh (minhnguyen156) | 80.13 | 96% | 2019-07-16 |
| 17141. | Neil (verty) | 80.13 | 95% | 2014-03-20 |
| 17142. | Maryll (maryll) | 80.12 | 97% | 2025-03-27 |
| 17143. | Maverick (maverickblitz) | 80.12 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
| 17144. | Colton (boundbyfire925) | 80.12 | 92% | 2015-11-08 |
| 17145. | Ozgur (nessajaa) | 80.12 | 97.1% | 2024-08-21 |
| 17146. | Altair (aimenov) | 80.12 | 97% | 2019-08-21 |
| 17147. | Bradley (bradt30h) | 80.12 | 97% | 2021-09-15 |
| 17148. | VEX (samjr6) | 80.12 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
| 17149. | jas (orjasm) | 80.12 | 99% | 2020-11-20 |
| 17150. | Beddytear (beddytear) | 80.12 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
| 17151. | JJ (derwinternaht) | 80.12 | 94% | 2015-01-10 |
| 17152. | tadas46 (tadasp) | 80.11 | 99.3% | 2025-01-11 |
| 17153. | Rory (rory2222) | 80.11 | 97% | 2025-04-15 |
| 17154. | Pazinato (pazinato) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
| 17155. | Sandakan Boyz (cnix) | 80.11 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
| 17156. | Alexander (aleb) | 80.10 | 99% | 2025-01-03 |
| 17157. | Apple (retroapplegamer) | 80.10 | 95% | 2024-06-30 |
| 17158. | KobesMom (vradeus) | 80.10 | 96.7% | 2023-10-10 |
| 17159. | uu.u.u (shruuuu) | 80.10 | 97.5% | 2021-02-13 |
| 17160. | LuksusPe (luksuspe) | 80.10 | 96% | 2012-11-19 |
| 17161. | Mr. Penguin (arcturusleng) | 80.10 | 95% | 2012-12-12 |
| 17162. | Reinaldo (reinaldotje) | 80.10 | 93% | 2016-03-20 |
| 17163. | Josiah (thejinjam) | 80.10 | 92% | 2017-02-25 |
| 17164. | tstats[jimmy125] (jimmy125) | 80.10 | 89% | 2016-12-23 |
| 17165. | jannis (controlla) | 80.09 | 97% | 2025-06-22 |
| 17166. | dirty dan (dirtydan321) | 80.09 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 17167. | YaNo Khmer (yano305) | 80.09 | 98.6% | 2024-03-14 |
| 17168. | ALED (elassyo) | 80.09 | 95% | 2022-02-04 |
| 17169. | Im-a-loser (rowdy_burns) | 80.09 | 98% | 2023-11-11 |
| 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 |