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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9621. | Xenu (xenu) | 92.27 | 100% | 2011-10-08 |
| 9622. | August (primevalbeings) | 92.26 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 9623. | Elias (el_typo_jr) | 92.26 | 97.9% | 2023-05-17 |
| 9624. | Matt (finkel) | 92.26 | 97% | 2018-03-27 |
| 9625. | Eric (ericchung) | 92.26 | 98% | 2018-07-08 |
| 9626. | bryan (bryantypin) | 92.25 | 97% | 2019-04-29 |
| 9627. | Sukant (sukant) | 92.25 | 97.6% | 2024-05-28 |
| 9628. | can't type :) (void7750) | 92.25 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
| 9629. | dust in the wind (ditw) | 92.25 | 96% | 2015-12-26 |
| 9630. | guni_1202 (guni_1202) | 92.24 | 97% | 2025-07-25 |
| 9631. | Alejandro (alexrex0) | 92.24 | 98.1% | 2024-12-05 |
| 9632. | pudding_ (ericedge3315) | 92.24 | 96% | 2024-09-15 |
| 9633. | Tyrone (tyronewashington) | 92.24 | 97.7% | 2024-10-21 |
| 9634. | Jed (jedmedina) | 92.24 | 97.9% | 2024-08-22 |
| 9635. | 3epo (3eposempai) | 92.24 | 97% | 2022-04-11 |
| 9636. | Don (donisgoodboy) | 92.24 | 98% | 2018-01-29 |
| 9637. | Lukas (lukastyperacer) | 92.23 | 97.9% | 2025-01-24 |
| 9638. | Loreago (draco25) | 92.23 | 97% | 2025-03-22 |
| 9639. | Owen Lin (olin56) | 92.23 | 98.6% | 2024-12-26 |
| 9640. | Lily (accuracy) (hairdome) | 92.23 | 97.6% | 2023-11-02 |
| 9641. | The quick (ersamson) | 92.23 | 98% | 2013-10-29 |
| 9642. | Julian (saucecode) | 92.22 | 98% | 2020-05-05 |
| 9643. | Ryan Vanderlois (chickenlil... | 92.22 | 98% | 2022-12-17 |
| 9644. | Arma (armaggedun) | 92.22 | 91% | 2016-11-06 |
| 9645. | callanjerel (callanjerel) | 92.22 | 97.1% | 2023-10-24 |
| 9646. | Mellanik (mellanik) | 92.22 | 98% | 2023-01-06 |
| 9647. | Joshua (jlee755) | 92.22 | 96% | 2014-01-14 |
| 9648. | mrbean (mrbean1) | 92.21 | 98.6% | 2023-11-14 |
| 9649. | Apoorv Singhal (sasuke232) | 92.21 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
| 9650. | TANEdos (tanedos) | 92.21 | 98% | 2021-01-27 |
| 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 |