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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16480. | Diana (diana_wolfatrix) | 81.31 | 96% | 2023-04-01 |
| 16481. | coppuh (coppuh) | 81.31 | 95% | 2016-02-04 |
| 16482. | Sarah (sebrill) | 81.31 | 99% | 2013-07-26 |
| 16483. | Murder Slaughterbourne (sla... | 81.30 | 98% | 2025-02-14 |
| 16484. | whos_vic (whos_vic) | 81.30 | 95% | 2023-01-02 |
| 16485. | maltinyu (maltinyu) | 81.30 | 96.9% | 2024-12-21 |
| 16486. | Dennis (intellidexterous) | 81.30 | 96% | 2012-01-27 |
| 16487. | Amoracchius (zeththedarkmage) | 81.30 | 93% | 2014-08-19 |
| 16488. | John (jkalogriopoulos) | 81.30 | 97% | 2012-04-02 |
| 16489. | Maxim Sant'Orsola (maximsan... | 81.29 | 97.5% | 2025-04-25 |
| 16490. | johnny :P (johnny234) | 81.29 | 96% | 2021-11-18 |
| 16491. | Daniel (dchae85) | 81.29 | 96% | 2017-12-28 |
| 16492. | 1337 (dotnet) | 81.29 | 98% | 2025-09-18 |
| 16493. | Joe (grimeson) | 81.29 | 99% | 2012-11-25 |
| 16494. | Muhammad Iqbal (mitiqi) | 81.29 | 98% | 2014-09-04 |
| 16495. | Dan (dthores1) | 81.29 | 98% | 2012-10-30 |
| 16496. | brrrrrrrrrrrrr (bomb_palest... | 81.28 | 97.3% | 2024-04-22 |
| 16497. | Rashad (rashad19) | 81.28 | 98% | 2025-07-10 |
| 16498. | wobblingpeanut (wobblingpea... | 81.28 | 98% | 2024-02-02 |
| 16499. | Andrei (dreidroid) | 81.28 | 97.3% | 2025-01-28 |
| 16500. | Pradipta (proydu) | 81.28 | 98% | 2016-11-21 |
| 16501. | Sveta (svetarozenbaum) | 81.28 | 95% | 2022-10-23 |
| 16502. | Brandon (itsbarn) | 81.28 | 97% | 2019-01-11 |
| 16503. | Zachary (zgreenspan) | 81.28 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
| 16504. | brandon (maskedvigilance) | 81.28 | 95% | 2020-12-27 |
| 16505. | ForgoT (forgot10) | 81.28 | 95% | 2015-08-15 |
| 16506. | Saagar (stacky) | 81.28 | 95% | 2015-01-20 |
| 16507. | monkaS (rikio) | 81.28 | 96% | 2018-08-10 |
| 16508. | Rada (bit_defender) | 81.28 | 95% | 2014-12-24 |
| 16509. | Adam (aweadam) | 81.28 | 96% | 2011-06-29 |
| 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 |