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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3509. | Alexander (timmy542) | 108.66 | 97% | 2012-03-19 |
| 3510. | Steven (zanzibar) | 108.66 | 97% | 2013-04-12 |
| 3511. | J (jwp36) | 108.66 | — | 2011-03-06 |
| 3512. | MuiePonta (pelerin) | 108.65 | 99% | 2014-01-23 |
| 3513. | Jerry (sylvos) | 108.65 | 95% | 2013-10-08 |
| 3514. | i am (ashou) | 108.64 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
| 3515. | Lorenzo (halliwell_manor) | 108.64 | 98.1% | 2024-07-20 |
| 3516. | ZedrickB (zedrickb) | 108.64 | 98% | 2016-09-17 |
| 3517. | Toodles (toodles678) | 108.62 | 98.4% | 2024-04-24 |
| 3518. | (zealindaus) | 108.62 | 99% | 2020-06-17 |
| 3519. | Fesh (feshua) | 108.61 | 98% | 2025-03-11 |
| 3520. | Gridcoin (gabeneweii) | 108.61 | 98% | 2023-09-09 |
| 3521. | Snapdragon (bunkerboo29) | 108.61 | 96% | 2016-07-04 |
| 3522. | ay (voidiz) | 108.61 | 96% | 2015-09-30 |
| 3523. | fuggurt (romerskglas) | 108.60 | 98.8% | 2024-08-23 |
| 3524. | Moridin (archer4) | 108.60 | 98% | 2012-05-14 |
| 3525. | Ashwin (ashwinsax) | 108.59 | 99% | 2020-10-24 |
| 3526. | Concomitant (dvorakdork) | 108.59 | 98% | 2015-01-31 |
| 3527. | Kurt (phane08) | 108.57 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
| 3528. | the rizzler (cosnzaid) | 108.56 | 98% | 2024-06-23 |
| 3529. | 1a2a3a (northguard) | 108.56 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
| 3530. | Shaun (elterrible) | 108.56 | 97% | 2015-05-11 |
| 3531. | Darko (darkec) | 108.55 | 99% | 2020-09-23 |
| 3532. | suiso (suisosan) | 108.55 | 96% | 2013-12-11 |
| 3533. | insta_AydinR1K (aydinyt) | 108.54 | 98.6% | 2025-05-30 |
| 3534. | Mark (denkfaehigkeit) | 108.54 | 96% | 2014-10-24 |
| 3535. | Kingpin (kingpin) | 108.54 | 98% | 2014-03-05 |
| 3536. | DeathModer (kido2976) | 108.54 | 98% | 2019-09-26 |
| 3537. | Jan (ashemon) | 108.53 | 95% | 2012-02-26 |
| 3538. | Eric (thicc_ricc) | 108.53 | 97% | 2022-11-03 |
| 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 |