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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12872. | donquixote (radio_knife) | 85.92 | 98.5% | 2023-12-04 |
| 12873. | Pedro (typedro) | 85.91 | 96.6% | 2024-06-08 |
| 12874. | Omar (decapood) | 85.91 | 99% | 2022-11-15 |
| 12875. | Jaden (jkirby21) | 85.91 | 98% | 2025-05-01 |
| 12876. | sponku (sponku) | 85.91 | 96% | 2021-02-15 |
| 12877. | Rahul (jet_blazer) | 85.91 | 91% | 2011-07-01 |
| 12878. | Live (ugatyper) | 85.91 | 97% | 2015-11-14 |
| 12879. | Alexey (reggies) | 85.91 | 94% | 2016-08-19 |
| 12880. | J (coughee) | 85.91 | 98% | 2017-06-23 |
| 12881. | Kaicen (coolkidkaicen) | 85.90 | 99.7% | 2025-01-14 |
| 12882. | santo (santolazinround) | 85.90 | 96% | 2023-12-23 |
| 12883. | Prasant (man_iac) | 85.90 | 99% | 2022-10-07 |
| 12884. | shaun (shaun_chaky) | 85.90 | 97.9% | 2023-10-17 |
| 12885. | Alex (alex_ofl) | 85.90 | 98.6% | 2024-10-06 |
| 12886. | Anthony (anthonymok) | 85.90 | 95% | 2012-03-24 |
| 12887. | Mattie (mattieshoes) | 85.90 | 94% | 2016-02-17 |
| 12888. | qwerty (mfsplinter) | 85.89 | 99.3% | 2024-03-16 |
| 12889. | sami (sami66) | 85.89 | 97% | 2021-02-28 |
| 12890. | mctuvok (mctuvok) | 85.89 | — | 2010-08-12 |
| 12891. | JONG (iamjong) | 85.88 | 96.5% | 2024-03-04 |
| 12892. | justin (onemadbubble) | 85.88 | 94% | 2020-09-25 |
| 12893. | Birdman (birdman13) | 85.88 | 97.1% | 2023-06-20 |
| 12894. | Brian (brianfong0416) | 85.88 | 98% | 2011-12-07 |
| 12895. | Thien (shinenolife) | 85.87 | 96% | 2024-04-13 |
| 12896. | Matthieu (demiliard) | 85.86 | 96% | 2014-10-20 |
| 12897. | Ethan (drizzy123_) | 85.85 | 98.4% | 2025-04-03 |
| 12898. | Farhan (arcanine505) | 85.85 | 99.5% | 2023-11-12 |
| 12899. | tstats[theraptorjesus] (the... | 85.85 | 97% | 2020-01-25 |
| 12900. | Christopher (contradicktory) | 85.85 | 97% | 2017-03-13 |
| 12901. | SerMaxi (sermaxi) | 85.85 | 97% | 2023-01-02 |
| 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 |