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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2166. | K (zuggm) | 116.37 | 95% | 2016-03-20 |
| 2167. | (loop_shaper) | 116.36 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
| 2168. | lolow (neworange999) | 116.36 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
| 2169. | (crazygeek516) | 116.35 | 99% | 2020-03-25 |
| 2170. | Slow (noob) | 116.34 | 100% | 2021-08-11 |
| 2171. | Identitylessness (power_punch) | 116.34 | 97% | 2021-02-25 |
| 2172. | Anurag (thesuperiorvenacava) | 116.33 | 94% | 2013-02-21 |
| 2173. | dandan (dandan4545) | 116.31 | 97% | 2022-04-17 |
| 2174. | Alexander (olekpark) | 116.31 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
| 2175. | (tozzeo) | 116.29 | 99% | 2022-05-05 |
| 2176. | Victor (dubai03nsr) | 116.28 | 98% | 2020-12-25 |
| 2177. | (theelectricmiraclecat) | 116.28 | 98% | 2014-10-08 |
| 2178. | Mike (dvorakpt) | 116.27 | 99% | 2014-01-29 |
| 2179. | Dork (cheesebutt) | 116.26 | 99% | 2020-03-04 |
| 2180. | ☆ Alex ☆ (russianrickja... | 116.26 | 89% | 2016-07-17 |
| 2181. | (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟâœ... | 116.26 | 97% | 2021-01-08 |
| 2182. | bech (bechern) | 116.25 | 97% | 2013-04-02 |
| 2183. | Also his friend Hendra Perm... | 116.24 | 96% | 2014-09-03 |
| 2184. | Hjortur (hjolli7) | 116.24 | 98% | 2017-06-13 |
| 2185. | grumbles (sbsat7) | 116.23 | 99% | 2014-02-11 |
| 2186. | willmtx (willmtx) | 116.22 | 96% | 2013-06-08 |
| 2187. | Kris (kriswut) | 116.22 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 2188. | V (viktiro) | 116.21 | 97% | 2022-01-09 |
| 2189. | Liana (supliana) | 116.21 | 95% | 2013-09-17 |
| 2190. | skelly (deadbeef) | 116.20 | 97% | 2015-10-10 |
| 2191. | Juha (predikt) | 116.20 | 97% | 2013-01-09 |
| 2192. | Melanie (nannymcfig) | 116.19 | 99% | 2025-02-23 |
| 2193. | Felix (thehappycatfelix) | 116.19 | 98.3% | 2023-06-05 |
| 2194. | sawyer (tdsg) | 116.19 | 98% | 2021-01-25 |
| 2195. | (zakronlage) | 116.18 | 99.3% | 2024-05-05 |
| 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 |