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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9124. | Lalit (darkshadows) | 92.35 | 96% | 2014-03-12 |
| 9125. | Edward (moshizie) | 92.34 | 95% | 2023-03-17 |
| 9126. | Liam (killern00bie) | 92.34 | 94% | 2011-10-25 |
| 9127. | Polymer (racef1) | 92.33 | 97% | 2023-04-28 |
| 9128. | Elliott Curtis (ecurtis12345) | 92.33 | 98.1% | 2024-12-02 |
| 9129. | rob (dydtaylor) | 92.33 | 96% | 2015-10-07 |
| 9130. | Augheer (augheer) | 92.32 | 98% | 2020-11-28 |
| 9131. | David (lazyperson99) | 92.32 | 95% | 2012-12-17 |
| 9132. | senta (senta507) | 92.32 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
| 9133. | dapiin (dapiin) | 92.32 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 9134. | Mac (2mac_) | 92.32 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
| 9135. | R (unicorn_lover) | 92.32 | 93% | 2011-12-16 |
| 9136. | Shan (twoforty240) | 92.32 | 91% | 2013-03-19 |
| 9137. | Kaizen (zenkai5) | 92.32 | 97% | 2019-01-16 |
| 9138. | Huan (hwang106) | 92.32 | — | 2010-08-18 |
| 9139. | Brian (flurbo) | 92.32 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 9140. | i hit people in forza (free... | 92.31 | 97% | 2025-01-13 |
| 9141. | max (bluespongecake) | 92.31 | 98.3% | 2024-11-11 |
| 9142. | Jack (lilmortal) | 92.31 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 9143. | Matthias (mpwagner) | 92.31 | 99% | 2022-06-29 |
| 9144. | kie (kieret25) | 92.31 | 97% | 2024-09-17 |
| 9145. | Big (bigjohn05) | 92.31 | 97.5% | 2024-02-27 |
| 9146. | your mome (roseofsithis) | 92.31 | 90% | 2012-04-19 |
| 9147. | paul (superspys) | 92.31 | 93% | 2015-11-22 |
| 9148. | Gabe (max79) | 92.31 | 86% | 2014-11-01 |
| 9149. | AkelloMukasa (akellomukasa) | 92.31 | 97% | 2019-07-22 |
| 9150. | aasdfa (awid) | 92.30 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
| 9151. | Petey (peterc93) | 92.30 | — | 2010-08-10 |
| 9152. | Jeffrey (jeffreyyong) | 92.30 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
| 9153. | Sunny Earther (sunnyearther) | 92.30 | 96% | 2015-01-03 |
| 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 |