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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5135. | Dennis (dennissc) | 103.29 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
| 5136. | AK (a2526) | 103.28 | 99% | 2024-07-18 |
| 5137. | Brandon (bsprague) | 103.28 | 99% | 2025-08-22 |
| 5138. | Moy (moy280) | 103.28 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 5139. | Stuart (crazystu) | 103.28 | 96% | 2015-08-11 |
| 5140. | Baked and Buttered (mcallen... | 103.28 | 96% | 2022-04-12 |
| 5141. | Chetan (ch374n) | 103.28 | 98% | 2021-06-02 |
| 5142. | Kenji (moarkenji) | 103.28 | 95% | 2015-07-31 |
| 5143. | JimDeezy (jimdeezy) | 103.27 | 96% | 2025-12-11 |
| 5144. | elliptic (elliptic) | 103.26 | 99.5% | 2024-07-01 |
| 5145. | Boxie (boxiewoxie) | 103.26 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
| 5146. | Deus (deusdeceit) | 103.26 | 99% | 2013-09-15 |
| 5147. | failzor (failzor) | 103.26 | 99% | 2018-09-07 |
| 5148. | UF Pakistan (umarpakistan) | 103.25 | 98.3% | 2023-12-19 |
| 5149. | ENLIGHTENED MAC USER (tedty... | 103.25 | 98.8% | 2024-10-01 |
| 5150. | Zonith (zonith) | 103.25 | 98% | 2021-09-22 |
| 5151. | Miki (pkong001) | 103.24 | 99% | 2025-07-19 |
| 5152. | bruh (acadao11) | 103.24 | 97.7% | 2023-10-21 |
| 5153. | vroom💤 (noprop) | 103.24 | 97% | 2020-01-19 |
| 5154. | Take (teysolongo) | 103.24 | 99% | 2015-05-13 |
| 5155. | Chirag (acureon) | 103.24 | 98% | 2013-07-21 |
| 5156. | Das FoO (foobird) | 103.24 | 99% | 2016-10-16 |
| 5157. | Justin🍝 (eliteshrimp) | 103.23 | 97% | 2015-09-12 |
| 5158. | Ethan (ethanssnyder) | 103.22 | 97% | 2025-07-06 |
| 5159. | henry~ (henryo) | 103.22 | 95% | 2013-07-28 |
| 5160. | Lark (sirhaxbard) | 103.21 | 99% | 2023-02-04 |
| 5161. | TLHG (tlhg) | 103.20 | 98.8% | 2023-10-29 |
| 5162. | Brendan (bamboozeled) | 103.20 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 5163. | DickK (saltybokchoy) | 103.20 | 97.5% | 2021-02-09 |
| 5164. | Jeremy (flickyklicky) | 103.20 | 94% | 2013-02-25 |
| 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 |