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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8508. | Cripler (cripler07) | 93.50 | 98% | 2024-03-27 |
| 8509. | LockStock (lockstock) | 93.50 | 99% | 2019-10-14 |
| 8510. | Daniel (dan350z) | 93.50 | 92% | 2014-01-30 |
| 8511. | Andrew! (__zcryxl) | 93.49 | 95.8% | 2024-04-25 |
| 8512. | Rutger (rutger_w) | 93.49 | 95% | 2023-05-16 |
| 8513. | Pcgnome (pcgnome) | 93.49 | 98% | 2015-09-09 |
| 8514. | Rusty (epic_pharaoh) | 93.49 | 98.2% | 2023-11-30 |
| 8515. | JD (jigglyjd) | 93.49 | 99.7% | 2024-06-15 |
| 8516. | Pedro (pedro5370) | 93.49 | 98% | 2022-01-14 |
| 8517. | Bako (tabakz) | 93.49 | 95% | 2013-06-17 |
| 8518. | William (sneakywill) | 93.49 | 93% | 2017-05-14 |
| 8519. | Realest mang in town (gambah) | 93.49 | 93% | 2015-07-29 |
| 8520. | Atreyaved (atreyaved) | 93.48 | 96.1% | 2024-06-24 |
| 8521. | Mark (markadsp) | 93.48 | 98% | 2022-04-28 |
| 8522. | Ronnie (ronnie15) | 93.48 | 96% | 2012-11-06 |
| 8523. | ZF (zf0215) | 93.48 | 96% | 2014-03-23 |
| 8524. | Golden0wnz (golden0wnz) | 93.47 | 99% | 2025-05-02 |
| 8525. | Matthew (dj_matttam) | 93.47 | 96% | 2020-11-01 |
| 8526. | Shroom (ezshroom) | 93.47 | 97% | 2022-01-15 |
| 8527. | Suthep (suthep) | 93.47 | 100% | 2014-10-22 |
| 8528. | Khoi (khoitran) | 93.47 | 98.4% | 2024-01-01 |
| 8529. | Jake (jakesc) | 93.47 | 96% | 2017-05-07 |
| 8530. | Matt (mphelan) | 93.47 | — | 2011-03-23 |
| 8531. | Recluse (simbabwe) | 93.46 | 95.8% | 2024-05-31 |
| 8532. | Ezekiel (ezfe) | 93.46 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
| 8533. | LUIOFFICIAL (luiofficial) | 93.46 | 97% | 2021-09-11 |
| 8534. | CiscoAdmin (kaszanka12) | 93.46 | 97% | 2020-01-28 |
| 8535. | Christabella (christabellai... | 93.46 | 88% | 2014-12-27 |
| 8536. | saxum (saxum) | 93.46 | 98% | 2020-08-03 |
| 8537. | plokijnm321 (plokijnm) | 93.45 | 92% | 2016-01-27 |
| 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 |