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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12231. | E (norcalvb) | 86.96 | 99% | 2013-06-07 |
| 12232. | Kevin (thebachellor) | 86.96 | 94% | 2013-06-15 |
| 12233. | Monte Carlo (polishtyper) | 86.96 | 94% | 2015-07-03 |
| 12234. | Dazed (dazedtyper) | 86.95 | 98% | 2024-08-15 |
| 12235. | anawar (anawarawm) | 86.95 | 91% | 2015-06-14 |
| 12236. | Dan (master2day) | 86.95 | 96% | 2022-08-09 |
| 12237. | Eric (airicc) | 86.95 | 98% | 2022-05-19 |
| 12238. | Dan (danomate) | 86.95 | 90% | 2016-09-16 |
| 12239. | DonQuick (donquick) | 86.95 | 99% | 2018-02-08 |
| 12240. | TheZacher5645 (thezacher5645) | 86.94 | 96.6% | 2024-01-01 |
| 12241. | JaTenz (ijrr_23) | 86.94 | 96.5% | 2024-02-11 |
| 12242. | Rohit (m5ar123) | 86.94 | 96% | 2024-06-11 |
| 12243. | B A L O CH (ashfaq4730) | 86.94 | 97% | 2020-09-13 |
| 12244. | Albert (apsire) | 86.94 | 96% | 2015-07-07 |
| 12245. | Victor (nubmango) | 86.94 | 97% | 2018-07-05 |
| 12246. | Austin (aggie14) | 86.94 | — | 2011-02-12 |
| 12247. | Sard (advblack7) | 86.93 | 97% | 2025-04-08 |
| 12248. | afads (dafishh46) | 86.93 | 96.7% | 2023-08-31 |
| 12249. | creta (cretakano) | 86.93 | 98% | 2019-11-22 |
| 12250. | Dershhh (onlymugetsu) | 86.93 | 97% | 2023-05-01 |
| 12251. | Apollyon (mik_apollyon) | 86.93 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
| 12252. | KryTex (krytex) | 86.93 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 12253. | Emmanuel (emmanuel1997) | 86.93 | 97% | 2017-08-19 |
| 12254. | Cory (cory) | 86.93 | 99% | 2011-10-30 |
| 12255. | Daniel (dannegrindar) | 86.92 | 99% | 2024-12-09 |
| 12256. | medkit phighting (gayliquid... | 86.92 | 97% | 2021-11-07 |
| 12257. | Joshua (joshuater) | 86.92 | 97% | 2021-05-21 |
| 12258. | K (ksil1) | 86.92 | 92% | 2015-01-24 |
| 12259. | beatrix (scalyaaaaa) | 86.91 | 97% | 2025-04-21 |
| 12260. | ichug_nyquil (ichug_nyquil) | 86.91 | 97% | 2017-12-04 |
| 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 |