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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14191. | Jster (adaptable) | 83.95 | 96% | 2011-05-24 |
| 14192. | Ingrid (ingrilledbeef) | 83.95 | 97% | 2021-12-02 |
| 14193. | Andy (nuudle) | 83.95 | 98% | 2021-03-21 |
| 14194. | Nick (tswift4life) | 83.95 | 98% | 2012-12-03 |
| 14195. | Kid from Beyoğlu (euthymia) | 83.95 | 97% | 2024-09-03 |
| 14196. | SeagateIntern (seagate_intern) | 83.94 | 98% | 2025-05-28 |
| 14197. | aaaaaa (hagemanto) | 83.94 | 95% | 2023-04-18 |
| 14198. | JWonderchild (ujesen) | 83.94 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
| 14199. | can_i_kinesis (can_i_kinesis) | 83.94 | 96.3% | 2024-06-22 |
| 14200. | Reina (rei7matsuura) | 83.94 | 97% | 2016-11-28 |
| 14201. | Evan (zinctoo) | 83.94 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
| 14202. | Uros (uros_krunic) | 83.94 | 96% | 2014-12-23 |
| 14203. | Chemist (themamba) | 83.94 | 95% | 2013-01-25 |
| 14204. | asdads (spongerobert) | 83.93 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
| 14205. | Jacob (hydrogenation) | 83.93 | 96% | 2023-02-27 |
| 14206. | Mort (mortgrudge) | 83.93 | 96% | 2014-09-27 |
| 14207. | Daniel (danielparker) | 83.92 | 96% | 2025-05-16 |
| 14208. | moby machine (meadawn) | 83.92 | 97.3% | 2024-09-16 |
| 14209. | Ree (accioemrys) | 83.92 | 95% | 2011-11-05 |
| 14210. | Samadhan Jadhav (samadhan) | 83.92 | 96% | 2016-08-18 |
| 14211. | M (mschuh) | 83.91 | 97% | 2024-07-03 |
| 14212. | zijun0502 (zijun0502) | 83.91 | 97.2% | 2024-10-26 |
| 14213. | Joe (redlinec) | 83.91 | 97% | 2025-05-19 |
| 14214. | Prabhu (prabhusengal) | 83.91 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 14215. | foo (fool96) | 83.91 | 97% | 2022-12-03 |
| 14216. | Miccalo (miccalo_dv) | 83.91 | 96.5% | 2024-02-02 |
| 14217. | Kelvin (kyu1012) | 83.91 | 97% | 2014-01-27 |
| 14218. | Makl (blingbrotha2) | 83.90 | 98% | 2019-03-12 |
| 14219. | Alex (ialexxxxxx) | 83.90 | 100% | 2014-07-10 |
| 14220. | matthew (cautacoll) | 83.90 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
| 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 |