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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12016. | Cream Of (creamofroach) | 88.30 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
| 12017. | M (virgofenix) | 88.30 | 98% | 2012-06-11 |
| 12018. | 찬우 (inphinity) | 88.30 | 93% | 2016-03-18 |
| 12019. | Mr (tallguy) | 88.30 | 97% | 2012-08-23 |
| 12020. | FrederickDinglebick (freder... | 88.29 | 97.1% | 2025-02-10 |
| 12021. | Enrico (enricofadly354) | 88.29 | 99.3% | 2025-03-05 |
| 12022. | AndresCamargo (gomaperrona) | 88.29 | 98.1% | 2024-04-12 |
| 12023. | Cornelius (salibzz) | 88.29 | 98% | 2026-05-07 |
| 12024. | Regulus ❄ (yo_yo_honey_si... | 88.29 | 97% | 2021-12-31 |
| 12025. | Emre (mr3mr3) | 88.29 | 98% | 2020-12-08 |
| 12026. | WearAMask (trini_devan) | 88.29 | 97% | 2017-08-28 |
| 12027. | temp (80wpm) | 88.28 | 96% | 2013-06-27 |
| 12028. | Daniel (danthemuffin) | 88.28 | 97% | 2018-04-12 |
| 12029. | Nicolas (fruscianterules) | 88.28 | 98.3% | 2025-02-16 |
| 12030. | Andrew (andrewpc) | 88.28 | 96% | 2013-12-31 |
| 12031. | tinkureddy (tinkureddy) | 88.27 | 96% | 2013-09-16 |
| 12032. | ONRAGE (onrage) | 88.26 | 97% | 2021-09-21 |
| 12033. | Serdulan (serludan) | 88.26 | 98% | 2026-04-26 |
| 12034. | Speedyspeedo (speedyspeedo) | 88.26 | 98% | 2025-03-26 |
| 12035. | Dypxl (dypxl) | 88.26 | 97% | 2025-11-26 |
| 12036. | Blank (exponentialblank) | 88.26 | 98% | 2020-11-22 |
| 12037. | AJ (alquinso_) | 88.26 | 95.1% | 2024-03-09 |
| 12038. | tjyaooo (tjyaooo) | 88.26 | 98% | 2022-06-04 |
| 12039. | Deric (dericimoe) | 88.26 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
| 12040. | Anuvrat (anuvrat) | 88.26 | 98% | 2015-07-14 |
| 12041. | Dana (aftersilence87) | 88.25 | 99% | 2022-08-18 |
| 12042. | Jacqsault (jyan513) | 88.25 | 98.8% | 2024-04-11 |
| 12043. | Happy (candy02058912) | 88.25 | 96% | 2022-05-15 |
| 12044. | Brage (bumblebee9) | 88.25 | 95.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 12045. | throesofecstasy (heatandhoney) | 88.25 | 96.7% | 2024-04-18 |
| 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 |