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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2845. | Kevin (dafadore) | 111.86 | 96% | 2018-03-30 |
| 2846. | Michael (m_soutar3) | 111.84 | 98% | 2020-11-15 |
| 2847. | Brett (brettstenerson) | 111.84 | 99% | 2012-06-28 |
| 2848. | Mike (sukivan) | 111.83 | 98% | 2022-09-20 |
| 2849. | bfwhsm (bfwhsm) | 111.83 | 95% | 2012-06-23 |
| 2850. | Cjones (j0nes7) | 111.83 | 95% | 2013-10-23 |
| 2851. | Pasquale 12, not 11 (pasqua... | 111.82 | 100% | 2022-05-14 |
| 2852. | Qi (whathaha3) | 111.82 | 98% | 2023-02-04 |
| 2853. | matthew (fastertyperthanyou) | 111.82 | 97.1% | 2024-12-27 |
| 2854. | Phish (phishphishphish) | 111.81 | 97% | 2023-03-07 |
| 2855. | Jwad (jaziz) | 111.81 | 99% | 2022-01-04 |
| 2856. | Cody (ctftyper) | 111.81 | 99% | 2020-05-19 |
| 2857. | Cory (fatnori) | 111.79 | 97% | 2017-01-20 |
| 2858. | Isaac (attenuationcoefficient) | 111.79 | 93% | 2016-11-21 |
| 2859. | Frank (omni) | 111.79 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 2860. | Hilary (cubone) | 111.77 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 2861. | Bassim. (cmpleteidiot) | 111.76 | 97% | 2015-09-11 |
| 2862. | Dedy (dedy) | 111.76 | 97% | 2013-02-08 |
| 2863. | asdf (_o_o) | 111.72 | 99% | 2025-03-20 |
| 2864. | Cxlt (fujimaaa) | 111.72 | 97.6% | 2024-09-10 |
| 2865. | Red (akramab) | 111.70 | 98% | 2023-12-08 |
| 2866. | The (alwaystop20) | 111.70 | 97% | 2013-10-04 |
| 2867. | kovaak main (sharoop) | 111.69 | 97% | 2017-10-12 |
| 2868. | Bruce (bruceboy1985) | 111.68 | 98% | 2020-08-31 |
| 2869. | Kinan (sarkin) | 111.68 | 99% | 2013-01-25 |
| 2870. | QHadron (jack2980) | 111.67 | 99% | 2024-08-10 |
| 2871. | Noah (irondragonian) | 111.67 | 99% | 2021-04-11 |
| 2872. | Brandon (jusdar) | 111.67 | 92% | 2016-10-28 |
| 2873. | Ayeno (ayeno) | 111.66 | 100% | 2024-01-29 |
| 2874. | james (lattman) | 111.66 | — | 2010-07-21 |
| 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 |