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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11883. | isuckattyping (isuckattypin... | 87.47 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 11884. | adin (thedvoraktypist) | 87.47 | 98% | 2020-02-04 |
| 11885. | Carl (tjdajm) | 87.47 | — | 2010-10-22 |
| 11886. | ghost (souls) | 87.47 | 96% | 2015-10-31 |
| 11887. | mark (mark9406) | 87.47 | 96% | 2011-09-20 |
| 11888. | Veronica (init2winit) | 87.47 | 96% | 2013-12-05 |
| 11889. | Michael (michaelmoshui) | 87.46 | 97.7% | 2024-10-06 |
| 11890. | [BLANK] (loneracu) | 87.46 | 99% | 2024-11-07 |
| 11891. | Hello (venox11) | 87.46 | 97.1% | 2024-08-21 |
| 11892. | Brandon (britishbubba) | 87.46 | 99% | 2021-03-24 |
| 11893. | Lucas (lucce34) | 87.46 | 97.5% | 2024-03-28 |
| 11894. | Calvin Nguyen (drcnys) | 87.46 | 96.7% | 2024-02-01 |
| 11895. | mathwog (suhtwog) | 87.46 | 97% | 2012-07-15 |
| 11896. | Colten (appathajuggalo) | 87.46 | 94% | 2012-04-16 |
| 11897. | kenopsia (kenopsia) | 87.45 | 97% | 2025-01-02 |
| 11898. | Reko (rekoreko) | 87.45 | 95% | 2016-01-06 |
| 11899. | lakhey (antivenene) | 87.44 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
| 11900. | Tim (micronchip) | 87.44 | 96.5% | 2024-01-13 |
| 11901. | tstats[ekonz] (ekonz) | 87.44 | 96.5% | 2024-03-04 |
| 11902. | YoGurt (yogurt026) | 87.44 | 97.9% | 2021-02-27 |
| 11903. | Json (json_xing) | 87.44 | 97.3% | 2024-01-20 |
| 11904. | Dustin (dsthegold23) | 87.44 | 97% | 2021-12-07 |
| 11905. | Nguyen (rainfall1611) | 87.44 | 99% | 2021-10-13 |
| 11906. | Jisoo (guersam) | 87.44 | 91% | 2015-08-16 |
| 11907. | Fishy (fishysquidman) | 87.43 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
| 11908. | TheTIger107 (thetiger107yt) | 87.43 | 97% | 2021-11-20 |
| 11909. | Sim (kianseng30041) | 87.43 | 97.5% | 2024-03-03 |
| 11910. | bakr (_bakr) | 87.43 | 97% | 2023-05-02 |
| 11911. | ryan (chemicsbear) | 87.43 | 97.2% | 2023-07-27 |
| 11912. | Stephen (17kisern) | 87.43 | 96% | 2015-11-19 |
| 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 |