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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17386. | Adrien (haveo) | 78.85 | — | 2011-04-17 |
| 17387. | Cristi (cristicatalan) | 78.84 | 99.5% | 2024-03-20 |
| 17388. | sdovan1 (sdovan1) | 78.84 | 97% | 2023-03-18 |
| 17389. | Austin (oblocksua) | 78.84 | 97.2% | 2021-02-27 |
| 17390. | Hua (huawu1314) | 78.84 | 93% | 2015-10-14 |
| 17391. | Mike (quake2bestgame) | 78.84 | 99% | 2020-03-01 |
| 17392. | Hah (verdaderopan) | 78.84 | 98% | 2019-07-26 |
| 17393. | (Sathesh) (sathesh@ymail.com) | 78.84 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
| 17394. | Epickel (epickel) | 78.84 | 92% | 2016-03-19 |
| 17395. | Thang (diesel_industry) | 78.84 | 96% | 2013-08-20 |
| 17396. | Bob (bbobffrench) | 78.83 | 96.8% | 2025-04-12 |
| 17397. | Beckham (salmon_of_knowledge) | 78.83 | 96% | 2024-02-12 |
| 17398. | josh (josh1248) | 78.83 | 95% | 2023-05-08 |
| 17399. | HAIDER (india_) | 78.83 | 99% | 2022-08-11 |
| 17400. | Amin (aminpy) | 78.83 | — | 2010-10-01 |
| 17401. | Bob (darcee) | 78.83 | 89% | 2014-05-27 |
| 17402. | Angela (angcortez) | 78.82 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
| 17403. | Yash Bhagde (yash_007) | 78.82 | 96% | 2024-03-30 |
| 17404. | serene (serene88life) | 78.82 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
| 17405. | Coder (the_coder_bro) | 78.82 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
| 17406. | Fearless Jutt (lozer098) | 78.82 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
| 17407. | Brodie (spyman68) | 78.82 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
| 17408. | DeeDee (deedee09) | 78.82 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 17409. | R4v1 (mirasravi) | 78.82 | 94% | 2012-07-06 |
| 17410. | Ryan C (iloveorn) | 78.81 | 97.9% | 2024-11-14 |
| 17411. | HamasIsTerrorist (wintrstorm) | 78.81 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 17412. | lunamal (lunamal) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-11-27 |
| 17413. | Epzilepzi (epzilepzi) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
| 17414. | Jason (jhirshman) | 78.81 | 92% | 2012-01-28 |
| 17415. | Igor (exdark) | 78.81 | 99% | 2016-05-30 |
| 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 |