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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3121. | Jee Hoon (grovyle) | 111.26 | 96% | 2016-04-19 |
| 3122. | Chris (charlie10) | 111.26 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
| 3123. | Panos (jotis) | 111.25 | 97% | 2020-01-24 |
| 3124. | Jon Day (jonday87) | 111.25 | 98% | 2012-07-20 |
| 3125. | chris (agentgreeny) | 111.25 | 99% | 2014-11-21 |
| 3126. | Tyrannius (weedmaster420) | 111.24 | 99% | 2024-04-20 |
| 3127. | arijan (arijan) | 111.24 | 97% | 2020-12-07 |
| 3128. | B (masterlink) | 111.23 | 87% | 2012-03-20 |
| 3129. | Tsubame (quietdesu) | 111.22 | 99% | 2018-04-06 |
| 3130. | Jason (jasoone) | 111.22 | 97% | 2022-08-12 |
| 3131. | logan (loganx2000) | 111.22 | 98.8% | 2025-02-18 |
| 3132. | Hank (shwirv) | 111.22 | 98.6% | 2023-11-13 |
| 3133. | Blake (blaketx) | 111.22 | 97% | 2012-07-17 |
| 3134. | Squawks (sgt_squawks) | 111.21 | 98% | 2021-05-25 |
| 3135. | buza (buzaglo) | 111.21 | 95% | 2016-12-24 |
| 3136. | Shou (sirquackyy) | 111.20 | 99% | 2021-06-12 |
| 3137. | Aaron Ortega, DTLA 90015 (g... | 111.19 | 98% | 2025-10-28 |
| 3138. | foormea (foormea) | 111.19 | — | 2010-09-29 |
| 3139. | J (antiduckdude24) | 111.18 | 97% | 2020-08-04 |
| 3140. | Jasper (speeddemontypist) | 111.18 | 98% | 2021-07-31 |
| 3141. | Stalactic (stalactic) | 111.18 | 97% | 2015-11-10 |
| 3142. | Luka (sercasm) | 111.17 | 99% | 2021-03-19 |
| 3143. | ..... (baskoroi) | 111.16 | 95% | 2014-11-30 |
| 3144. | Aria (ariarr) | 111.15 | 96% | 2014-05-20 |
| 3145. | Trixx!!! (an_overoptimistic... | 111.14 | 99% | 2025-04-14 |
| 3146. | Kerb (kerby_berby) | 111.13 | 97% | 2022-01-08 |
| 3147. | Clover (clover25) | 111.13 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 3148. | Ascyt (ascyt) | 111.12 | 98% | 2026-04-17 |
| 3149. | Zac (zacharris) | 111.12 | 98% | 2018-08-31 |
| 3150. | Kelvin (onodoro) | 111.12 | 98% | 2019-02-10 |
| 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 |