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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7994. | Chwazt (chwazt) | 94.57 | 95% | 2013-10-10 |
| 7995. | ARCHEI (kangsi) | 94.57 | 99% | 2022-10-06 |
| 7996. | NickInTyperacer (frozzenbg) | 94.56 | 99% | 2024-02-09 |
| 7997. | fnrslvr (fnrslvr) | 94.56 | 98% | 2018-11-17 |
| 7998. | Max (maxf) | 94.56 | 94% | 2014-07-25 |
| 7999. | zzr0t (sulj0o) | 94.56 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
| 8000. | JK (loljkgo) | 94.56 | 99% | 2017-07-07 |
| 8001. | Andrew (deathwrecker) | 94.56 | 93% | 2017-02-23 |
| 8002. | Declan (deccazz) | 94.55 | 98% | 2023-04-28 |
| 8003. | Matt Murdock (computer_scie... | 94.54 | 98% | 2025-03-09 |
| 8004. | faultyzzzz (faultyzz) | 94.54 | 96.9% | 2024-04-30 |
| 8005. | Saftur (saftur) | 94.54 | 98% | 2024-08-31 |
| 8006. | Sanchit (sanchitsharma21) | 94.54 | 98% | 2022-03-16 |
| 8007. | Sandro🇬🇪 (jolskey) | 94.54 | 99% | 2020-11-24 |
| 8008. | Gary (garrigan) | 94.54 | 95% | 2016-05-20 |
| 8009. | Ryosuke (saryou) | 94.54 | 95% | 2015-12-15 |
| 8010. | aether (romaxion) | 94.53 | 97.9% | 2024-09-03 |
| 8011. | Zurkish (zurkish) | 94.53 | 96% | 2021-06-03 |
| 8012. | David (digtron) | 94.53 | 99% | 2014-06-14 |
| 8013. | Lalala (carpaccioditonno) | 94.53 | 99% | 2018-03-26 |
| 8014. | Alejandro (blizzr) | 94.53 | 93% | 2013-01-09 |
| 8015. | Ariel (arielsetzer) | 94.53 | — | 2010-09-26 |
| 8016. | Trent (uninterested) | 94.52 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
| 8017. | Sam (zwubba) | 94.52 | 98% | 2024-03-09 |
| 8018. | Tuna (stanislas) | 94.52 | 97.3% | 2024-03-23 |
| 8019. | Angela (angelavsdevila) | 94.52 | 95% | 2011-12-12 |
| 8020. | tetsu (tetsuro) | 94.52 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
| 8021. | More Hurry Less Speed (just... | 94.52 | 93% | 2011-09-01 |
| 8022. | melvern (melverrn) | 94.51 | 99% | 2025-02-10 |
| 8023. | Thomas (atomikred) | 94.51 | 97.7% | 2025-03-26 |
| 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 |