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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14477. | Zac (zacmuturi) | 83.38 | 96% | 2024-06-02 |
| 14478. | Eclipse (eclipse839) | 83.38 | 97.5% | 2024-02-21 |
| 14479. | Mati Szafirowski (matoaster) | 83.38 | 95% | 2022-02-05 |
| 14480. | pipers (ypperin) | 83.38 | 98% | 2018-10-19 |
| 14481. | molotov_girl45210 (molotov_... | 83.38 | 96.5% | 2024-05-09 |
| 14482. | Trung (trunga0) | 83.38 | 95% | 2015-04-18 |
| 14483. | James (jjhertz) | 83.38 | 98.8% | 2025-03-05 |
| 14484. | Johanesic (johanesic) | 83.38 | 97% | 2021-06-29 |
| 14485. | Norris (norris_is_fat) | 83.37 | 95.7% | 2023-12-16 |
| 14486. | Nagai (nagaimatsuge) | 83.37 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
| 14487. | Jamie (cadman6) | 83.37 | 97.6% | 2023-09-19 |
| 14488. | Shinji (nagkagrabe7) | 83.37 | 97% | 2021-04-10 |
| 14489. | Linn (runner_of_the_sun) | 83.37 | 97% | 2012-12-01 |
| 14490. | mistmanov (mistmanov) | 83.37 | — | 2011-02-23 |
| 14491. | Happy (ragtag) | 83.37 | — | 2010-09-12 |
| 14492. | Vishal (v_pandit) | 83.37 | 96% | 2011-10-04 |
| 14493. | Pat (drmrprofpatric) | 83.36 | 97% | 2025-02-09 |
| 14494. | EugeneYJ (eugene_yj) | 83.36 | 96.9% | 2024-10-17 |
| 14495. | MisterBottom (mister_bottom) | 83.36 | 99% | 2024-05-04 |
| 14496. | zfrostyt (zfrostyt) | 83.36 | 96% | 2024-07-20 |
| 14497. | Volker (volkr16) | 83.36 | 96% | 2012-10-31 |
| 14498. | Black (mommymania) | 83.36 | 97% | 2022-07-10 |
| 14499. | Vivek (vivekvc) | 83.36 | 96% | 2023-06-13 |
| 14500. | Ravi Nautiyal (ravi_nautiyal) | 83.36 | 97.5% | 2023-12-22 |
| 14501. | Hafiz (huseynoff) | 83.36 | 97.7% | 2024-07-04 |
| 14502. | rubex01 (rubex01) | 83.36 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
| 14503. | Jane (slalomwondergirl) | 83.36 | 97% | 2013-09-12 |
| 14504. | Paul (soonersfan6) | 83.36 | 98% | 2018-12-13 |
| 14505. | Onion (onion_xx) | 83.35 | 97% | 2022-05-08 |
| 14506. | kkek (kkms2) | 83.35 | 97% | 2018-08-04 |
| 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 |