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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16313. | Bruno (nortonpt) | 80.23 | 96% | 2015-04-08 |
| 16314. | copol (copol) | 80.23 | 97% | 2016-09-10 |
| 16315. | PakByteSprinter (juttonfire) | 80.22 | 98.8% | 2025-04-22 |
| 16316. | marquel (ashigaru) | 80.22 | 96% | 2025-01-29 |
| 16317. | JFL (mialiu0804) | 80.22 | 98% | 2024-07-09 |
| 16318. | Alex (alexbackonqwerty) | 80.22 | 94.8% | 2024-04-07 |
| 16319. | Kenz (owxiken) | 80.22 | 97% | 2024-04-25 |
| 16320. | ovt (mapleszn22) | 80.22 | 96% | 2023-11-17 |
| 16321. | Abhishek (agbcg) | 80.22 | 97% | 2023-06-10 |
| 16322. | Cedric (cedric_f) | 80.22 | 97.5% | 2024-09-11 |
| 16323. | Bryce (ertgbnm) | 80.22 | 97.7% | 2024-11-25 |
| 16324. | Turkey (habibiturkey) | 80.22 | 97% | 2023-03-08 |
| 16325. | As-mar (burnflare) | 80.22 | 98% | 2020-09-03 |
| 16326. | kwonman99 (kwonman99) | 80.22 | 98% | 2019-04-24 |
| 16327. | Nicolas (nicklasg) | 80.22 | 97% | 2017-11-11 |
| 16328. | Yoav (yoava333) | 80.22 | 96% | 2015-07-03 |
| 16329. | Alex (throwupboi123) | 80.21 | 97% | 2024-05-31 |
| 16330. | Jacob (sturdyoak2012) | 80.21 | 96% | 2015-01-15 |
| 16331. | NicklasRB (nicklasrb) | 80.21 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 16332. | Aravind (karaju) | 80.21 | 94% | 2014-06-15 |
| 16333. | Prototype (sckraker) | 80.21 | 97% | 2020-09-05 |
| 16334. | wakawakaaa (wakaah) | 80.21 | 94% | 2016-09-18 |
| 16335. | Zachary (zacmanman) | 80.21 | 96% | 2015-02-06 |
| 16336. | Jan (guest998349) | 80.20 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 16337. | Akash (aaa123blender) | 80.20 | 95.8% | 2024-10-03 |
| 16338. | khairul (kairose) | 80.20 | 98% | 2023-03-13 |
| 16339. | Rithvk (ritz1121) | 80.20 | 96% | 2022-01-20 |
| 16340. | eckmeister (eckmeister) | 80.20 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 16341. | gloria (glorialostthegame) | 80.20 | 96.2% | 2021-02-23 |
| 16342. | Chinmay (chinmay_jangid) | 80.20 | 97% | 2015-04-22 |
| 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 |