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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8990. | Volman (dcr3f) | 92.68 | 98% | 2015-12-12 |
| 8991. | ♠♠♠सुजित ... | 92.68 | 98% | 2011-09-29 |
| 8992. | Zeke (ldr777) | 92.67 | 96% | 2024-07-23 |
| 8993. | Joseph (naughtyboy1337) | 92.67 | 98% | 2021-10-06 |
| 8994. | Steven (stevie03) | 92.67 | 96% | 2024-05-09 |
| 8995. | Claire (lil_bouma) | 92.67 | 98% | 2024-08-26 |
| 8996. | Sir (sirfatfingers) | 92.66 | 97.7% | 2024-02-10 |
| 8997. | SAL (salifornia) | 92.66 | 100% | 2025-01-24 |
| 8998. | Hieu (mylenploa) | 92.66 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
| 8999. | Bella Lucita (dj_e) | 92.66 | 98% | 2011-09-15 |
| 9000. | Abhishek (abhishekarnold) | 92.65 | 98.3% | 2025-02-06 |
| 9001. | misty (sprainedartery) | 92.65 | 98% | 2022-02-09 |
| 9002. | Logan (ronaldo_02) | 92.65 | 99% | 2025-01-23 |
| 9003. | (alf89757) | 92.65 | 94% | 2016-09-08 |
| 9004. | Rob (robear72) | 92.65 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
| 9005. | Leonardo (finwens) | 92.65 | 95% | 2012-12-26 |
| 9006. | learning (iamlearningtotype) | 92.64 | 97.5% | 2024-08-30 |
| 9007. | cody (ocdy1001) | 92.64 | 96.9% | 2025-01-03 |
| 9008. | rodneee (rodneee) | 92.64 | 99% | 2024-01-08 |
| 9009. | Freddy (frcepeda) | 92.64 | 96% | 2013-03-27 |
| 9010. | Matt (frostbyte) | 92.64 | 97% | 2011-10-21 |
| 9011. | Tyler (tylermcintyler) | 92.64 | 96% | 2016-05-12 |
| 9012. | Fabio (fabiogamer23) | 92.63 | 98% | 2017-07-14 |
| 9013. | Ian Lam (ljy200523) | 92.63 | 97% | 2024-11-24 |
| 9014. | BananaTree (noobverest) | 92.63 | 95% | 2014-10-13 |
| 9015. | Hans (hansvg) | 92.63 | 97.7% | 2024-08-11 |
| 9016. | Parinaz (parinaz11) | 92.63 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
| 9017. | Nima (nimayaqmuri) | 92.63 | 98.8% | 2025-01-19 |
| 9018. | AHHH (chuckles1357) | 92.63 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
| 9019. | equations (equationslayer12) | 92.63 | 96.8% | 2024-07-15 |
| 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 |