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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12908. | Kelvin - Colemak (winlost) | 85.84 | 97% | 2015-08-28 |
| 12909. | Vinh (vinhpham8598nt) | 85.84 | 89% | 2014-03-15 |
| 12910. | PulseAD (pulsead) | 85.84 | 99% | 2021-07-10 |
| 12911. | kingcameron (kingcameron) | 85.84 | 97% | 2018-01-04 |
| 12912. | SN (secario) | 85.84 | 92% | 2013-12-02 |
| 12913. | Antames (antames) | 85.83 | 96.3% | 2025-01-15 |
| 12914. | Much (nikitin) | 85.83 | 99.3% | 2024-09-03 |
| 12915. | Warren (rabbitwarren) | 85.83 | 96% | 2025-06-12 |
| 12916. | Elsawy (elsawy636) | 85.83 | 97.3% | 2024-08-27 |
| 12917. | agyon (meikaina) | 85.83 | 96.5% | 2024-05-16 |
| 12918. | Austin (austinpaloni) | 85.83 | 96% | 2022-04-13 |
| 12919. | Carlos (meditating) | 85.83 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
| 12920. | Mahmoud (opssheesh) | 85.83 | 96% | 2020-04-18 |
| 12921. | Wen Ree (cataclysm234) | 85.83 | 96.1% | 2024-09-22 |
| 12922. | Josh (j2k__) | 85.83 | 99% | 2022-03-06 |
| 12923. | makayla (mgremlin) | 85.83 | 93% | 2011-11-22 |
| 12924. | soph (sophhhhhie) | 85.82 | 97% | 2024-05-15 |
| 12925. | CLINT (jonnyclint) | 85.82 | 96% | 2022-10-03 |
| 12926. | Peter (pedell) | 85.82 | 98% | 2023-09-06 |
| 12927. | asdfh (dz910152) | 85.82 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 12928. | Alexander (arkross) | 85.82 | 98% | 2015-11-01 |
| 12929. | Skriva (skrivasnabbt) | 85.82 | 94% | 2012-12-20 |
| 12930. | COATES (texxtz) | 85.82 | 92% | 2013-09-18 |
| 12931. | Chris (vchris123) | 85.82 | 99% | 2013-01-23 |
| 12932. | angie :) (angwie) | 85.81 | 98% | 2022-09-03 |
| 12933. | Ben (koppix) | 85.81 | 98.8% | 2024-05-14 |
| 12934. | caheoboingua (caheoboingua) | 85.80 | 97.9% | 2025-04-07 |
| 12935. | GDS (gdsnepali) | 85.80 | 91% | 2012-04-28 |
| 12936. | Adam (lofe) | 85.80 | 97% | 2016-01-09 |
| 12937. | Clinton (annor) | 85.80 | 94% | 2014-12-25 |
| 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 |