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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8018. | JK (loljkgo) | 94.56 | 99% | 2017-07-07 |
| 8019. | Andrew (deathwrecker) | 94.56 | 93% | 2017-02-23 |
| 8020. | Declan (deccazz) | 94.55 | 98% | 2023-04-28 |
| 8021. | Matt Murdock (computer_scie... | 94.54 | 98% | 2025-03-09 |
| 8022. | faultyzzzz (faultyzz) | 94.54 | 96.9% | 2024-04-30 |
| 8023. | Saftur (saftur) | 94.54 | 98% | 2024-08-31 |
| 8024. | Sanchit (sanchitsharma21) | 94.54 | 98% | 2022-03-16 |
| 8025. | Sandro🇬🇪 (jolskey) | 94.54 | 99% | 2020-11-24 |
| 8026. | Gary (garrigan) | 94.54 | 95% | 2016-05-20 |
| 8027. | Ryosuke (saryou) | 94.54 | 95% | 2015-12-15 |
| 8028. | aether (romaxion) | 94.53 | 97.9% | 2024-09-03 |
| 8029. | Zurkish (zurkish) | 94.53 | 96% | 2021-06-03 |
| 8030. | David (digtron) | 94.53 | 99% | 2014-06-14 |
| 8031. | Alejandro (blizzr) | 94.53 | 93% | 2013-01-09 |
| 8032. | Lalala (carpaccioditonno) | 94.53 | 99% | 2018-03-26 |
| 8033. | Ariel (arielsetzer) | 94.53 | — | 2010-09-26 |
| 8034. | Trent (uninterested) | 94.52 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
| 8035. | Sam (zwubba) | 94.52 | 98% | 2024-03-09 |
| 8036. | Tuna (stanislas) | 94.52 | 97.3% | 2024-03-23 |
| 8037. | Angela (angelavsdevila) | 94.52 | 95% | 2011-12-12 |
| 8038. | tetsu (tetsuro) | 94.52 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
| 8039. | More Hurry Less Speed (just... | 94.52 | 93% | 2011-09-01 |
| 8040. | melvern (melverrn) | 94.51 | 99% | 2025-02-10 |
| 8041. | Thomas (atomikred) | 94.51 | 97.7% | 2025-03-26 |
| 8042. | Victor (lolvictor) | 94.51 | 90% | 2016-11-10 |
| 8043. | karlie (hydexuniverse) | 94.51 | 96% | 2023-01-06 |
| 8044. | ruslan (ice_man_) | 94.51 | 98.5% | 2021-02-18 |
| 8045. | Parsa (paarsaxd) | 94.51 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
| 8046. | mariachi (mdl0100) | 94.51 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
| 8047. | Mari (marrbii) | 94.50 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 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 |