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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6501. | Austin (austin_p) | 99.21 | 96.6% | 2025-02-21 |
| 6502. | Jenny on a jetski (jasonyp) | 99.21 | 97.8% | 2024-10-24 |
| 6503. | Uxna (uxna) | 99.21 | 98% | 2021-11-11 |
| 6504. | Brian (briansunn) | 99.21 | 98% | 2019-09-09 |
| 6505. | Sockaholic (sockaholic) | 99.20 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 6506. | Kevin (p_wumpkin) | 99.20 | 98% | 2023-06-20 |
| 6507. | Leander (swlee19) | 99.20 | 94% | 2016-06-13 |
| 6508. | CJ (quantum_boi) | 99.20 | 99.5% | 2023-11-08 |
| 6509. | Jihan (cynkhw) | 99.20 | 98.1% | 2023-11-06 |
| 6510. | son (son2005) | 99.20 | 100% | 2015-01-04 |
| 6511. | Eva (evathebelieva) | 99.20 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 6512. | keripik (_o_k_s_) | 99.20 | — | 2010-08-05 |
| 6513. | type sh*t (real_capybara) | 99.19 | 96.8% | 2024-10-04 |
| 6514. | Jawn (yavvaios) | 99.19 | 99% | 2020-08-06 |
| 6515. | Egyptian (egyptianlion) | 99.19 | 98% | 2020-12-18 |
| 6516. | Zaynski (zaynium) | 99.18 | 99% | 2022-01-20 |
| 6517. | magdalainn (magdalainn) | 99.17 | 98.3% | 2024-08-26 |
| 6518. | Julius (solenopsis) | 99.17 | 99% | 2021-11-25 |
| 6519. | Federer (wongchunlambenjamin) | 99.17 | 98.6% | 2023-12-29 |
| 6520. | Gray (evlyra) | 99.17 | — | 2010-09-21 |
| 6521. | Tewtadle (tewtadledesktop) | 99.17 | 98% | 2022-07-19 |
| 6522. | Kyle (kyle0829) | 99.17 | 94% | 2017-05-24 |
| 6523. | kelvin chatime (kelvin2211) | 99.17 | 90% | 2016-08-23 |
| 6524. | Benji (bunsandpups) | 99.16 | 96.9% | 2024-08-03 |
| 6525. | Alissa (alissatabb) | 99.16 | 95% | 2015-12-18 |
| 6526. | Sonic (sonic_the_hedgehog1) | 99.15 | 97% | 2022-04-22 |
| 6527. | Devine (devine13) | 99.15 | 98% | 2018-03-15 |
| 6528. | Mick (myuille) | 99.15 | 98% | 2013-02-18 |
| 6529. | Andrea (chargersemployee) | 99.14 | 100% | 2024-08-20 |
| 6530. | micorazon (pajahify) | 99.14 | 99% | 2023-10-12 |
| 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 |