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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1603. | Shonnnn (shon2) | 120.23 | 98% | 2015-02-18 |
| 1604. | snails (hovermind) | 120.23 | 96% | 2017-01-06 |
| 1605. | izana (karutaa) | 120.21 | 98% | 2022-02-12 |
| 1606. | Josh (theunknownhero) | 120.21 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
| 1607. | Adrienne (akmurph) | 120.21 | 100% | 2011-09-12 |
| 1608. | pear_in_prayer (panama_) | 120.19 | 98.4% | 2025-04-18 |
| 1609. | Mark (markieyer) | 120.19 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 1610. | hopeless...wrecked (_navdee... | 120.18 | 75% | 2016-03-15 |
| 1611. | Putti (puttio) | 120.18 | 99% | 2012-09-27 |
| 1612. | Adeia (callistodusk) | 120.18 | 96% | 2012-04-13 |
| 1613. | Tyler (christensent) | 120.18 | 95% | 2011-10-04 |
| 1614. | Colby (cytotoxjq) | 120.17 | 99% | 2021-01-06 |
| 1615. | (lwycsrc) | 120.15 | 99% | 2020-06-20 |
| 1616. | Little Cherry (little_cherry) | 120.13 | 98% | 2012-09-13 |
| 1617. | 432 (rasfmar) | 120.12 | 99% | 2020-09-23 |
| 1618. | Kevin (noimkevin) | 120.11 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
| 1619. | Dragon (dragoncurve) | 120.08 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 1620. | TJ (tradigan) | 120.08 | 99% | 2014-12-16 |
| 1621. | why... (fourshademk2) | 120.08 | 100% | 2017-09-11 |
| 1622. | Adam (what_huh) | 120.07 | 96% | 2017-04-19 |
| 1623. | ~~~ (uvix) | 120.05 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
| 1624. | Luigi (kaov) | 120.05 | 99% | 2018-09-14 |
| 1625. | James (james1215) | 120.05 | 99% | 2012-04-19 |
| 1626. | Baconerd (baconerd) | 120.04 | 100% | 2022-12-15 |
| 1627. | Chak (chakfu) | 120.03 | 93% | 2014-06-14 |
| 1628. | Raymond (szlesh) | 120.02 | 99% | 2025-07-11 |
| 1629. | 👻 (damoru) | 120.01 | 95% | 2015-12-27 |
| 1630. | Fast Cheese Girl (fastchees... | 120.01 | 99% | 2015-03-05 |
| 1631. | Shakib (jadside) | 120.00 | 97% | 2022-05-14 |
| 1632. | john (johnmarco123) | 119.99 | 99.3% | 2024-12-11 |
| 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 |