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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14189. | zetsuraa (zetsuraaa) | 84.04 | 97% | 2024-06-28 |
| 14190. | Tuan (urslow123) | 84.04 | 96.4% | 2024-08-25 |
| 14191. | Dominic (therealsaucegod) | 84.04 | 99% | 2024-05-01 |
| 14192. | klungs (klungs) | 84.04 | 97.9% | 2023-11-07 |
| 14193. | David (dpark23456) | 84.04 | 97% | 2017-10-06 |
| 14194. | Harsh (sherwho) | 84.04 | 99% | 2025-06-27 |
| 14195. | Fernando (fercv19) | 84.04 | 98% | 2023-01-05 |
| 14196. | Joshua (sieepyhead) | 84.04 | 93% | 2015-05-09 |
| 14197. | Stephen (stephen_17) | 84.04 | 97% | 2013-12-04 |
| 14198. | karim (karimovic) | 84.04 | 97% | 2018-08-11 |
| 14199. | kylie (reitanna) | 84.03 | 96.8% | 2024-02-12 |
| 14200. | lando_nomiss (lando_nomiss) | 84.03 | 97% | 2024-04-19 |
| 14201. | mo (stoney_freckles) | 84.03 | 97% | 2022-08-17 |
| 14202. | NinerSechs (neunsechszwei) | 84.03 | 94% | 2014-09-29 |
| 14203. | Colozuz (erickjulvan) | 84.03 | 95% | 2016-01-07 |
| 14204. | Crouton (a99966) | 84.03 | 94% | 2015-03-12 |
| 14205. | Isaac (sharkierules) | 84.02 | 94% | 2013-09-16 |
| 14206. | Big Albert (bigalbertpickle... | 84.02 | 93.7% | 2024-01-09 |
| 14207. | proteccct (proteccct) | 84.02 | 98% | 2024-07-12 |
| 14208. | Luffy (lutf) | 84.02 | 98% | 2023-12-10 |
| 14209. | Eochus (eochus) | 84.02 | 96.1% | 2024-02-08 |
| 14210. | CoolsRollin (coolsrollin) | 84.02 | 97.5% | 2024-11-28 |
| 14211. | Franco (rubikute) | 84.02 | 99% | 2022-06-26 |
| 14212. | anjal (anjal23) | 84.02 | 97.7% | 2025-01-15 |
| 14213. | Mangekyou (double_mangekyou) | 84.02 | 97% | 2021-05-20 |
| 14214. | PaceDJ (djpace) | 84.02 | 98% | 2013-10-17 |
| 14215. | P (prusswan) | 84.02 | 95% | 2011-12-16 |
| 14216. | Goscinny (goscinny) | 84.02 | 98% | 2017-10-12 |
| 14217. | Max (mcmax92) | 84.02 | 89% | 2016-08-20 |
| 14218. | Peyton (pmauw) | 84.01 | 97% | 2024-08-11 |
| 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 |