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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17751. | Fourty (fractionals) | 78.35 | 98% | 2021-11-06 |
| 17752. | arun (noobtyperarun) | 78.35 | 96.5% | 2024-03-06 |
| 17753. | Steven (kithpom) | 78.35 | 96% | 2013-11-19 |
| 17754. | uwos (artuist) | 78.35 | 95% | 2018-06-20 |
| 17755. | Samuel (bigbadblowfish) | 78.35 | 97% | 2015-04-20 |
| 17756. | Keith (kchantheman314) | 78.34 | 96% | 2023-02-23 |
| 17757. | Jayran (jxyrxn) | 78.34 | 95.2% | 2024-01-12 |
| 17758. | Erin (kittysquid) | 78.34 | 95% | 2022-05-03 |
| 17759. | Porsch (porschmeister86) | 78.34 | 96% | 2024-05-15 |
| 17760. | covidgotmehere (covidgotmeh... | 78.34 | 96% | 2021-03-05 |
| 17761. | Hello there (mrambrum) | 78.34 | 97% | 2020-10-12 |
| 17762. | Ogem (nullcode) | 78.34 | 98% | 2011-11-01 |
| 17763. | Eddy (razaberry) | 78.34 | 92% | 2015-01-27 |
| 17764. | Murat (winter12) | 78.34 | 90% | 2013-04-18 |
| 17765. | Tj (minotourr) | 78.34 | 95% | 2019-03-01 |
| 17766. | Kale (kaletypes2) | 78.34 | 97% | 2015-01-22 |
| 17767. | p2man (levantate) | 78.33 | 96% | 2025-02-09 |
| 17768. | Splixy (splixy) | 78.33 | 96% | 2024-12-16 |
| 17769. | budjetti (budgettypo) | 78.33 | 95% | 2024-09-23 |
| 17770. | typetard (frenchfriessalty) | 78.33 | 97% | 2023-08-16 |
| 17771. | Nick (soulless) | 78.33 | 93% | 2014-03-25 |
| 17772. | Tomasz (elpero) | 78.33 | 97% | 2016-08-31 |
| 17773. | Matt (slowtypermatt) | 78.32 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 17774. | Kyler (relykmedia) | 78.32 | 96.5% | 2024-10-25 |
| 17775. | raymond (raymondgggg) | 78.32 | 98% | 2021-03-15 |
| 17776. | alex (pmills8) | 78.32 | 96.5% | 2024-08-27 |
| 17777. | Kelli (kellil08) | 78.32 | 97% | 2018-12-25 |
| 17778. | Prabhakar (gkprabhakar) | 78.32 | 98% | 2016-06-17 |
| 17779. | Stevens Rommzky (epytotorp09) | 78.32 | 96% | 2011-09-23 |
| 17780. | Joe (rookiecookie1) | 78.31 | 95% | 2022-03-28 |
| 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 |