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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1184. | Aphox (aphox) | 124.20 | 96% | 2014-07-08 |
| 1185. | (nonquit13) | 124.20 | 98% | 2019-12-28 |
| 1186. | Kasper (kaspervdpol) | 124.19 | 98% | 2019-10-08 |
| 1187. | Yimin (yimin123) | 124.17 | 99% | 2021-01-11 |
| 1188. | Joe (neimad7) | 124.14 | 97.9% | 2025-02-13 |
| 1189. | sammito1 (sammito1) | 124.13 | 97% | 2020-05-10 |
| 1190. | Jake (vicissitudes) | 124.13 | 98% | 2012-06-21 |
| 1191. | Fred (freddy090909) | 124.12 | 97% | 2014-07-14 |
| 1192. | pilotis (pilotis) | 124.10 | 98% | 2015-01-09 |
| 1193. | Sentinel (greatsentinel) | 124.06 | 97.7% | 2023-10-28 |
| 1194. | Typer Shark (teodorrd27) | 124.06 | 99% | 2021-08-10 |
| 1195. | no quit (duhby) | 124.03 | 97% | 2022-10-22 |
| 1196. | Arjun (thepoodoo) | 124.03 | 97% | 2015-02-16 |
| 1197. | ζЇЍϊЯ (jinir) | 124.03 | 99% | 2015-11-18 |
| 1198. | Andrew (andrewstolpe) | 124.01 | — | 2010-11-10 |
| 1199. | Ishaan (linger1109) | 123.99 | 97.4% | 2024-07-11 |
| 1200. | nebuchadnezzar2 (nebuchadne... | 123.98 | 98% | 2021-10-22 |
| 1201. | Jasen (mccnuggets) | 123.98 | 98% | 2017-04-24 |
| 1202. | Kristi (llamasrule) | 123.95 | 98% | 2013-11-26 |
| 1203. | meh (isuckbutimtrying) | 123.93 | 100% | 2020-12-20 |
| 1204. | Dagon (purplebeard1) | 123.92 | 100% | 2012-09-03 |
| 1205. | Jake (vicissitudes2) | 123.91 | 99% | 2014-03-17 |
| 1206. | B (sushipanda) | 123.91 | 98% | 2016-12-13 |
| 1207. | :^) (kyeavnign) | 123.88 | 98% | 2023-01-08 |
| 1208. | tstats[lapakatapulta] (lapa... | 123.88 | 98% | 2022-07-23 |
| 1209. | gray (tsg1120) | 123.87 | 98% | 2011-10-31 |
| 1210. | blarghjj (raowrjj) | 123.87 | 91% | 2013-03-10 |
| 1211. | Greg (grotariu) | 123.84 | 99% | 2013-08-19 |
| 1212. | Adam (dadamx) | 123.84 | 96% | 2013-02-05 |
| 1213. | Nuj (aynooch) | 123.83 | 98.8% | 2024-12-24 |
| 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 |