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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8305. | ARK [alt for colemak-dhm] (... | 94.05 | 99% | 2022-07-26 |
| 8306. | Max (elsancho5) | 94.04 | 97% | 2025-05-30 |
| 8307. | Andrew (andrewlee1030) | 94.04 | 94% | 2012-08-01 |
| 8308. | Boran (boranroni) | 94.04 | 98.1% | 2025-03-25 |
| 8309. | Raymond (cid222) | 94.04 | 98% | 2021-07-28 |
| 8310. | Tina (teenytina) | 94.04 | 96% | 2012-08-20 |
| 8311. | random (randomasdf97) | 94.04 | 98% | 2015-03-31 |
| 8312. | Orange (calicer1996) | 94.03 | 98.8% | 2025-01-24 |
| 8313. | Bob (alfred_is_qwerty) | 94.03 | 99% | 2024-04-03 |
| 8314. | Henry (dumbutgood) | 94.03 | 97% | 2021-04-14 |
| 8315. | MC (marcone) | 94.03 | 97% | 2021-12-21 |
| 8316. | Ali (dracius16) | 94.03 | 99% | 2021-11-14 |
| 8317. | connor (i_cant_do_this) | 94.03 | 98% | 2015-06-26 |
| 8318. | Loc (tonimorrison) | 94.03 | 97% | 2012-12-29 |
| 8319. | Shourya (mastermind497) | 94.02 | 96% | 2021-02-10 |
| 8320. | s3Bz (reganisgod) | 94.02 | 98.5% | 2024-10-31 |
| 8321. | Sly (sly_) | 94.01 | 98.6% | 2023-10-22 |
| 8322. | Girffe (girffe) | 94.01 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
| 8323. | Andrew (gazino) | 94.01 | 97% | 2019-09-12 |
| 8324. | usstudent101 (usstudent101) | 94.00 | 96% | 2021-09-30 |
| 8325. | personal (tefeuz) | 94.00 | 99% | 2021-01-19 |
| 8326. | hi (kor_kron) | 93.99 | 97% | 2017-06-14 |
| 8327. | Mauricio (maurizzzio) | 93.99 | 96.9% | 2024-03-08 |
| 8328. | lua (lualua) | 93.99 | 97% | 2013-09-09 |
| 8329. | tuesday (tuesday404) | 93.98 | 96.3% | 2024-02-07 |
| 8330. | Rueben (rlib) | 93.98 | 96% | 2016-12-07 |
| 8331. | Danny (danno7) | 93.98 | — | 2011-01-28 |
| 8332. | nick (nicknow123) | 93.97 | 95% | 2015-03-11 |
| 8333. | tyrell (tyrell_welick) | 93.97 | 99% | 2021-06-11 |
| 8334. | qWudge (qwudge) | 93.97 | 99% | 2023-07-14 |
| 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 |