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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14048. | Daniel (krayt) | 83.85 | 93% | 2014-03-22 |
| 14049. | Hiroki (h8gi) | 83.85 | 98% | 2017-07-06 |
| 14050. | SPEEDTYPIST (imaccurate) | 83.84 | 100% | 2025-04-23 |
| 14051. | Ape (missdollydagger) | 83.84 | 91% | 2016-11-23 |
| 14052. | Skyler (skylrrr) | 83.84 | 96% | 2021-10-27 |
| 14053. | big (bigfinger420) | 83.84 | 98.2% | 2021-02-26 |
| 14054. | Robin (starseed1983) | 83.84 | 96% | 2011-05-25 |
| 14055. | rize (rizes) | 83.83 | 96.3% | 2025-02-10 |
| 14056. | thu (thutype) | 83.83 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
| 14057. | MarioNathanPro (marionathan... | 83.83 | 95% | 2024-02-24 |
| 14058. | shawks (shawks) | 83.83 | 96.3% | 2024-01-26 |
| 14059. | Evan (eausbrooks24) | 83.83 | 98% | 2023-12-26 |
| 14060. | mrvp (mrvp08) | 83.83 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
| 14061. | Lemonade on Meth (riqlemonade) | 83.83 | 97% | 2022-05-08 |
| 14062. | ajnasz (ajnasz) | 83.83 | 97% | 2015-12-16 |
| 14063. | Andrew (racingrazor) | 83.83 | 95% | 2016-12-26 |
| 14064. | Hung Farlow (nathanw495) | 83.82 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 14065. | MHorv (mhorv1) | 83.82 | 97% | 2024-11-04 |
| 14066. | BamBam (bambam0408) | 83.82 | 97.1% | 2024-08-25 |
| 14067. | Dylan (afflict_chaos) | 83.82 | 98% | 2020-05-29 |
| 14068. | Jake (jakster5487) | 83.82 | 91% | 2014-04-25 |
| 14069. | Max (massimosandretti) | 83.82 | 97% | 2022-05-16 |
| 14070. | juicebox (xsolstice) | 83.82 | 97% | 2022-05-13 |
| 14071. | Phil (fillagain) | 83.82 | — | 2010-07-05 |
| 14072. | Arg (babyursa) | 83.82 | 98% | 2014-10-31 |
| 14073. | lkjlkjjjj (alkjjjjj) | 83.81 | 98% | 2025-04-16 |
| 14074. | internet angel (trackpad900) | 83.81 | 97% | 2025-03-08 |
| 14075. | John Robert Guisando (johnra) | 83.81 | 96% | 2023-01-13 |
| 14076. | Tom (mbappe_07) | 83.81 | 99% | 2023-12-17 |
| 14077. | Kolock (kolock) | 83.81 | 97.1% | 2024-07-20 |
| 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 |