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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14994. | Chookat (chookat) | 83.28 | 95% | 2015-08-30 |
| 14995. | Sara (zentangerine) | 83.27 | 98% | 2017-03-17 |
| 14996. | kward99 (kward99) | 83.27 | 99% | 2025-08-31 |
| 14997. | Cyrus (cyrus19) | 83.27 | 97% | 2022-03-09 |
| 14998. | Zoto (zoto) | 83.27 | 97% | 2017-11-17 |
| 14999. | Jeffrey (valdezlee) | 83.27 | 97% | 2020-06-17 |
| 15000. | Chumchum (aldzia) | 83.27 | 96% | 2020-05-01 |
| 15001. | Cameron (crmbookworm) | 83.27 | 95% | 2014-05-24 |
| 15002. | Shake (lilshakek) | 83.26 | 95% | 2025-04-27 |
| 15003. | Trevor (megatrevornant) | 83.26 | 97% | 2024-12-17 |
| 15004. | speedyqwertalez (i_am_a_nooby) | 83.26 | 98.3% | 2024-01-05 |
| 15005. | Nadine (lemon__nade) | 83.26 | 98% | 2021-05-11 |
| 15006. | S (sima0502) | 83.26 | 98% | 2021-05-23 |
| 15007. | Ko (__lo) | 83.26 | 96% | 2022-01-23 |
| 15008. | Baris (bseber) | 83.26 | 93% | 2015-02-06 |
| 15009. | Dávila (luischencho) | 83.26 | 88% | 2016-08-07 |
| 15010. | Nathaniel (twoscotts) | 83.25 | 98.1% | 2024-04-02 |
| 15011. | Rallyracer (rallyracer_08) | 83.25 | 96% | 2023-07-06 |
| 15012. | Sloww (unknownuser_) | 83.25 | 96.5% | 2024-04-20 |
| 15013. | Phillip (pbratanatawira) | 83.25 | 99% | 2018-12-19 |
| 15014. | t̶̢̤͇̪̱̮̿̓̓̕͜ͅ... | 83.25 | 96% | 2021-11-07 |
| 15015. | Sourish (sourish1997) | 83.25 | 98.5% | 2023-09-06 |
| 15016. | omaha_typist (omaha_typist) | 83.24 | 98% | 2025-07-10 |
| 15017. | Danila (danilakarpeykin) | 83.24 | 98.8% | 2024-04-05 |
| 15018. | Ben (thisisben) | 83.24 | 97% | 2025-07-22 |
| 15019. | xxneoxx (xxneoxx) | 83.24 | 99% | 2016-02-04 |
| 15020. | Freek (mohoji) | 83.24 | 92% | 2012-11-19 |
| 15021. | Jony (pioka) | 83.24 | 93% | 2013-03-13 |
| 15022. | Guest (pr0grammer98) | 83.24 | 98% | 2023-04-23 |
| 15023. | Will (sinnful43) | 83.24 | 97% | 2015-03-17 |
| 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 |