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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12170. | chrims (phurrymama) | 86.84 | 97% | 2024-07-01 |
| 12171. | Pogger (thestrangeblitz) | 86.84 | 96% | 2024-07-03 |
| 12172. | Gali (galitype) | 86.84 | 97.6% | 2025-02-01 |
| 12173. | Adrian (leeroyjankeins) | 86.84 | 95% | 2016-02-10 |
| 12174. | Al Qassam (supermiki) | 86.84 | 95% | 2013-07-19 |
| 12175. | Matt (mattman1804) | 86.83 | 98% | 2024-10-26 |
| 12176. | Nikita (nikiplayz) | 86.83 | 97% | 2024-10-04 |
| 12177. | Timothy (thekoreanbanana) | 86.83 | 96.3% | 2024-03-19 |
| 12178. | Reptile (raptilian) | 86.83 | 97.9% | 2024-08-30 |
| 12179. | Rishi (rishipoonia) | 86.83 | 97.1% | 2025-05-05 |
| 12180. | Alessio (anyo94) | 86.83 | 95% | 2013-03-06 |
| 12181. | Jan (jangrue) | 86.83 | 97% | 2013-08-17 |
| 12182. | SPEEEED (kqhmaoerqnjgmfbpeh... | 86.82 | 97% | 2022-08-07 |
| 12183. | Jorge (jlh2000) | 86.82 | 97% | 2017-09-25 |
| 12184. | Matej (thieff) | 86.82 | 98% | 2017-09-06 |
| 12185. | Miri (youneedcheeses) | 86.82 | 98% | 2019-04-25 |
| 12186. | Chromaticism (avg_chromatic... | 86.81 | 97% | 2023-01-01 |
| 12187. | TrainingARC (imissreckfulalot) | 86.81 | 95% | 2023-05-15 |
| 12188. | James (jamesh0pe) | 86.81 | 98% | 2023-02-13 |
| 12189. | ilo_o (liuan) | 86.81 | 97.9% | 2023-10-04 |
| 12190. | leta (tukis) | 86.81 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
| 12191. | Victor (vvega) | 86.81 | 95% | 2012-12-01 |
| 12192. | Alexander (doskido) | 86.80 | 98% | 2018-07-24 |
| 12193. | Tom (zukil) | 86.80 | 98% | 2025-03-07 |
| 12194. | Fadosa (fadosa) | 86.80 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
| 12195. | Surendra (surendrakc) | 86.80 | 91% | 2017-05-02 |
| 12196. | SkyNotBlueEnough (plsnbe) | 86.79 | 98% | 2024-10-06 |
| 12197. | devr (devr) | 86.79 | 99% | 2024-05-11 |
| 12198. | hannah (hannahhhunt) | 86.79 | 96% | 2021-09-14 |
| 12199. | Memat (memat) | 86.79 | 98% | 2023-03-14 |
| 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 |