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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12719. | Typer (slowtyper204) | 86.03 | 96% | 2025-06-25 |
| 12720. | Sarang (ultra_penguin) | 86.03 | 99% | 2025-04-17 |
| 12721. | Brian (brianpee) | 86.03 | 92% | 2012-11-21 |
| 12722. | jjujjubar (jjujjubar) | 86.03 | 98% | 2022-09-25 |
| 12723. | TC (mstngt) | 86.03 | 98% | 2020-07-15 |
| 12724. | Rodney (rodneyslafuente) | 86.03 | 96.8% | 2021-02-02 |
| 12725. | tyler (ssjtyru) | 86.03 | 96% | 2022-04-03 |
| 12726. | Trent (trent9j12) | 86.03 | 95% | 2016-01-24 |
| 12727. | Chocolat (ichocolat) | 86.03 | 95% | 2014-06-15 |
| 12728. | Emrah (lostinofthefunhouse) | 86.03 | 97% | 2011-10-30 |
| 12729. | Barett (thebman919) | 86.03 | — | 2011-03-27 |
| 12730. | Dennis (mwaweru) | 86.03 | 97% | 2012-06-13 |
| 12731. | howarkae2 (howarkae2) | 86.02 | 97% | 2024-07-20 |
| 12732. | qwertyu43 (qwerty34yh) | 86.02 | 97% | 2023-05-15 |
| 12733. | Daniel (sea_sick) | 86.02 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
| 12734. | Derek (konceptzofdeath) | 86.02 | 94% | 2011-05-06 |
| 12735. | inoquenti (inoquenti) | 86.01 | 98% | 2025-02-04 |
| 12736. | mushroom (mushrooome) | 86.01 | 97% | 2024-06-27 |
| 12737. | Jethro (jethrofort) | 86.01 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
| 12738. | Earnest (redwhirl) | 86.01 | 99% | 2024-07-03 |
| 12739. | James (jamoes) | 86.01 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
| 12740. | Weston (westond11) | 86.01 | 97% | 2020-05-17 |
| 12741. | Thomas (thawindsurfer) | 86.01 | 92% | 2011-10-06 |
| 12742. | Rockpj (rockpj) | 86.01 | 94% | 2016-04-14 |
| 12743. | Syreeta (reeta) | 86.01 | 96% | 2012-01-13 |
| 12744. | OuttaCtrl (outtactrl) | 86.01 | 93% | 2017-04-15 |
| 12745. | Wasim (golden_horse) | 86.01 | 99% | 2015-10-31 |
| 12746. | Virginia (thomas11) | 86.00 | 97.5% | 2024-03-25 |
| 12747. | Anthony (chrasion) | 86.00 | 90% | 2014-11-12 |
| 12748. | Nitin (coding_idiot) | 86.00 | 98% | 2018-02-23 |
| 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 |