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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17300. | Cloud (squall_final_heaven) | 78.94 | 91% | 2015-03-27 |
| 17301. | André (kreuzfeld) | 78.94 | 97% | 2014-07-27 |
| 17302. | worstwpminhistory (tgmtgmtg) | 78.93 | 90% | 2025-01-05 |
| 17303. | Kain (plumellae) | 78.93 | 96.1% | 2024-11-24 |
| 17304. | Brain (catch_2222) | 78.93 | 95.5% | 2024-10-08 |
| 17305. | HP (sevengreen) | 78.93 | 96% | 2019-08-20 |
| 17306. | lekshuu (lekshuu) | 78.93 | 96% | 2023-06-16 |
| 17307. | Dan (typistdan) | 78.93 | 96% | 2023-04-17 |
| 17308. | Tony (tonyromeblast) | 78.93 | 95% | 2013-11-06 |
| 17309. | lmurc (lmurc) | 78.92 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 17310. | Abdurahmon (abdurrohman) | 78.92 | 98% | 2024-04-16 |
| 17311. | Khorin (khorin1) | 78.92 | 95% | 2024-07-18 |
| 17312. | Chase (flash_g0rd0n) | 78.92 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
| 17313. | Some (heavy_metal123) | 78.92 | 94% | 2015-10-21 |
| 17314. | Neil (neildg) | 78.92 | 97% | 2021-03-11 |
| 17315. | Animehoshi.com (joshuafly) | 78.92 | 96% | 2018-07-20 |
| 17316. | Some1uknow (some1uknow) | 78.91 | 97% | 2023-12-31 |
| 17317. | Max (maxstellar) | 78.91 | 95.8% | 2024-04-02 |
| 17318. | Thelonious (thelonious) | 78.91 | 95% | 2013-07-13 |
| 17319. | ThuloDai (racer1999) | 78.91 | 98% | 2024-07-12 |
| 17320. | akm (anweshkm) | 78.91 | 97% | 2024-06-19 |
| 17321. | Clayton Schroeder (cl8on8or) | 78.91 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
| 17322. | Jacob (flemdog) | 78.91 | 98.8% | 2024-06-17 |
| 17323. | lemonilemon (lemonilemon) | 78.91 | 98% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17324. | Ben (bmainbird) | 78.91 | 98% | 2023-05-28 |
| 17325. | Pan con Palta (panconpalta123) | 78.91 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
| 17326. | Dawg (goon_goonster) | 78.91 | 97% | 2021-05-30 |
| 17327. | Hannes (excaligo) | 78.91 | 92% | 2014-03-03 |
| 17328. | handsomejack (handsomejack) | 78.91 | 97% | 2013-12-17 |
| 17329. | ZAHID (zahidmisgar) | 78.91 | 96% | 2019-05-30 |
| 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 |