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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8225. | callum (changetowumbo) | 94.19 | 93% | 2016-10-13 |
| 8226. | smit (smit_mehta) | 94.18 | 97% | 2014-02-17 |
| 8227. | Hatandriya (tiko270303) | 94.18 | 97% | 2021-10-06 |
| 8228. | jen (chennyjen) | 94.18 | 97% | 2022-01-28 |
| 8229. | Jerry (jxu98dvorak) | 94.18 | 98% | 2017-11-19 |
| 8230. | Scott (scoootr) | 94.17 | 97% | 2024-01-23 |
| 8231. | Fritz (tony_baloney) | 94.17 | 98% | 2024-08-24 |
| 8232. | Jack (pirates_of_caribbean) | 94.17 | 99% | 2011-06-05 |
| 8233. | Dotatko (kobe0824mvp) | 94.17 | 93% | 2012-10-29 |
| 8234. | Denise (dontpanic) | 94.17 | 97% | 2012-06-01 |
| 8235. | Stallion (stallion2014) | 94.17 | 99% | 2015-04-19 |
| 8236. | aiden (yeshuaesrey) | 94.16 | 97% | 2024-08-31 |
| 8237. | Santika (setres8) | 94.16 | 97% | 2023-03-31 |
| 8238. | Joost (jsnellink) | 94.16 | 98% | 2015-06-02 |
| 8239. | varuvaru (vividkun) | 94.15 | 97% | 2023-05-05 |
| 8240. | yet (whatthewaht) | 94.15 | 93% | 2016-05-18 |
| 8241. | Allen (desiringclev) | 94.14 | 95.7% | 2025-03-20 |
| 8242. | Free Palestine (mohamad01) | 94.14 | 98.3% | 2024-07-07 |
| 8243. | 🇵🇸Musashi (noble_addi... | 94.14 | 97.5% | 2024-09-17 |
| 8244. | ybf (ybflewis) | 94.14 | 96.8% | 2024-04-18 |
| 8245. | y (y1266) | 94.14 | 99% | 2025-03-14 |
| 8246. | Anna (novakac) | 94.14 | — | 2010-08-04 |
| 8247. | Red (dealbreaker) | 94.13 | 99% | 2023-05-29 |
| 8248. | Razorlike (razorlike) | 94.13 | 98.3% | 2023-12-18 |
| 8249. | Slugg (sluggishtyper) | 94.13 | 97% | 2018-10-16 |
| 8250. | chandara (chan92) | 94.13 | 96.8% | 2024-06-22 |
| 8251. | AhmedSalem (mrtempo) | 94.13 | 97% | 2014-11-07 |
| 8252. | loungecore (loungecore) | 94.13 | 97% | 2012-03-04 |
| 8253. | Aman (amantypes) | 94.12 | 94% | 2014-02-12 |
| 8254. | Chenchen (ztian) | 94.12 | 97% | 2017-09-17 |
| 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 |