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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14679. | July (phi4069) | 83.29 | 98% | 2020-04-10 |
| 14680. | randfee (randfee) | 83.29 | 98% | 2017-02-05 |
| 14681. | Christian (gimslongvir) | 83.29 | 95% | 2012-04-10 |
| 14682. | Tyler (tylerwi) | 83.29 | — | 2011-03-11 |
| 14683. | blast (blastoff15) | 83.29 | 99% | 2021-05-24 |
| 14684. | J-Money (jacobbeaudway) | 83.28 | 97% | 2023-09-06 |
| 14685. | Andrew (monochromeocean) | 83.28 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
| 14686. | huddled (haraldgb) | 83.28 | 98% | 2022-10-04 |
| 14687. | Fredrik (fur3x) | 83.28 | 89% | 2013-05-11 |
| 14688. | Chookat (chookat) | 83.28 | 95% | 2015-08-30 |
| 14689. | Sara (zentangerine) | 83.27 | 98% | 2017-03-17 |
| 14690. | Cyrus (cyrus19) | 83.27 | 97% | 2022-03-09 |
| 14691. | Jeffrey (valdezlee) | 83.27 | 97% | 2020-06-17 |
| 14692. | Chumchum (aldzia) | 83.27 | 96% | 2020-05-01 |
| 14693. | Cameron (crmbookworm) | 83.27 | 95% | 2014-05-24 |
| 14694. | Zoto (zoto) | 83.27 | 97% | 2017-11-17 |
| 14695. | Shake (lilshakek) | 83.26 | 95% | 2025-04-27 |
| 14696. | Trevor (megatrevornant) | 83.26 | 97% | 2024-12-17 |
| 14697. | S (sima0502) | 83.26 | 98% | 2021-05-23 |
| 14698. | speedyqwertalez (i_am_a_nooby) | 83.26 | 98.3% | 2024-01-05 |
| 14699. | Nadine (lemon__nade) | 83.26 | 98% | 2021-05-11 |
| 14700. | Ko (__lo) | 83.26 | 96% | 2022-01-23 |
| 14701. | Baris (bseber) | 83.26 | 93% | 2015-02-06 |
| 14702. | Dávila (luischencho) | 83.26 | 88% | 2016-08-07 |
| 14703. | Rallyracer (rallyracer_08) | 83.25 | 96% | 2023-07-06 |
| 14704. | Nathaniel (twoscotts) | 83.25 | 98.1% | 2024-04-02 |
| 14705. | Phillip (pbratanatawira) | 83.25 | 99% | 2018-12-19 |
| 14706. | t̶̢̤͇̪̱̮̿̓̓̕͜ͅ... | 83.25 | 96% | 2021-11-07 |
| 14707. | Sloww (unknownuser_) | 83.25 | 96% | 2024-04-20 |
| 14708. | Sourish (sourish1997) | 83.25 | 98.5% | 2023-09-06 |
| 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 |