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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76. | Noah (licahfox) | 160.70 | 100% | 2017-11-24 |
| 77. | Sonnhard (sonnhard) | 160.48 | 98% | 2013-06-25 |
| 78. | Syrup (syrupsandwich) | 160.46 | 99.1% | 2024-02-18 |
| 79. | XD (lemons6) | 160.09 | 98% | 2025-06-09 |
| 80. | Jashe (freshfastjashe) | 160.00 | 99% | 2020-06-16 |
| 81. | Kµkkain (tsvuk) | 159.94 | 98% | 2012-03-19 |
| 82. | . (oh_hai) | 159.49 | 98% | 2021-03-26 |
| 83. | miyakejima (polka7) | 159.25 | 99.1% | 2024-11-04 |
| 84. | y (7emp7a7ion) | 159.03 | 98% | 2020-06-16 |
| 85. | 🐍🐍🐍 (despot) | 158.10 | 100% | 2020-09-26 |
| 86. | Andy (edahsyrd) | 157.90 | 96% | 2015-04-01 |
| 87. | lemonade (chqnges) | 157.84 | 97.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 88. | Ricky (rwong48) | 157.81 | 99% | 2013-09-27 |
| 89. | Eric (eric2choix37) | 157.77 | 97% | 2014-03-29 |
| 90. | Epzilon (epzilon2) | 157.48 | 99% | 2025-04-03 |
| 91. | Sushi (pixis) | 157.33 | 99% | 2012-07-28 |
| 92. | xKµkKain- (tsvukk) | 157.21 | 97% | 2014-03-29 |
| 93. | WatchDominion.org (lithox2) | 157.12 | 99% | 2021-03-03 |
| 94. | em (dyqe) | 156.88 | 99% | 2022-11-14 |
| 95. | L (mqrtem) | 156.77 | 99% | 2025-06-16 |
| 96. | prince (lumsyn) | 156.76 | 99% | 2024-09-08 |
| 97. | whenthe (lipidclone) | 156.73 | 99.7% | 2023-12-10 |
| 98. | meow (xrelative) | 156.44 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
| 99. | (keegant) | 156.16 | 98% | 2022-04-08 |
| 100. | gg (nek4000) | 156.01 | 96% | 2012-12-07 |
| 101. | still type (mokori) | 155.94 | 100% | 2017-05-20 |
| 102. | Andrei (_son_) | 155.84 | 100% | 2021-08-09 |
| 103. | Trent (binoculars) | 155.71 | 100% | 2017-11-23 |
| 104. | asdfjkl; (deskripper) | 155.60 | 99% | 2022-03-22 |
| 105. | zetria (primalknight) | 155.53 | 99% | 2019-01-27 |
| 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 |