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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12106. | Sam (sam77777) | 87.11 | 99% | 2023-03-11 |
| 12107. | Stuart (stusader) | 87.11 | 97% | 2013-10-09 |
| 12108. | James (r3dmatrix) | 87.10 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
| 12109. | Granted (granted8) | 87.10 | 98% | 2021-04-11 |
| 12110. | mirek (mirek) | 87.10 | 99% | 2014-09-23 |
| 12111. | Ihor (seitem) | 87.10 | 98% | 2023-04-23 |
| 12112. | Ristache (mklol) | 87.10 | 94% | 2016-02-18 |
| 12113. | Wim (iverb) | 87.10 | 98% | 2016-05-26 |
| 12114. | super (mermaid_ariel) | 87.10 | 98% | 2014-03-18 |
| 12115. | Cheese (cheese0r) | 87.10 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
| 12116. | Taz1031 (taz1031) | 87.09 | 99.1% | 2024-12-05 |
| 12117. | CMWinter (cmwinter) | 87.09 | 96.5% | 2024-09-01 |
| 12118. | yt.com @breadnjoos (gyringr... | 87.09 | 97.3% | 2025-02-04 |
| 12119. | HEAD (head_hunter) | 87.09 | 96% | 2022-09-09 |
| 12120. | anagolr (eagle0523) | 87.09 | 95% | 2019-05-17 |
| 12121. | Chips (mrchips) | 87.09 | 91% | 2017-03-31 |
| 12122. | Justin (jastin) | 87.08 | 94% | 2017-04-19 |
| 12123. | .zeki (zek1shaa) | 87.08 | 95.8% | 2024-01-01 |
| 12124. | Matthew (volkernordie) | 87.08 | 98% | 2022-06-08 |
| 12125. | Cornelius (salibzz) | 87.08 | 98% | 2022-03-21 |
| 12126. | gangreenie (gangreenie) | 87.08 | 98% | 2019-12-02 |
| 12127. | SAMEER (sameerrajimwale) | 87.08 | 92% | 2013-09-12 |
| 12128. | Tommy Lee (dolancodec) | 87.08 | 96% | 2015-03-19 |
| 12129. | Justin (colbaman) | 87.08 | 97% | 2014-02-12 |
| 12130. | Alfy (bluealfy1509) | 87.08 | — | 2010-11-08 |
| 12131. | M. (baity) | 87.08 | — | 2011-01-29 |
| 12132. | Unchi (unchi_sama) | 87.07 | 97% | 2022-09-06 |
| 12133. | Paul (wildwhitenacho) | 87.07 | 98% | 2018-08-31 |
| 12134. | k3pl4 (k3pl4) | 87.07 | 99.3% | 2023-11-24 |
| 12135. | Victor (dysfunctional) | 87.07 | 98% | 2020-05-01 |
| 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 |