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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11216. | PremiumFurniture (premium_f... | 89.36 | 96.7% | 2024-06-19 |
| 11217. | Marson (brungus) | 89.36 | 98% | 2026-04-16 |
| 11218. | Thomas (thomasdenney) | 89.36 | 94% | 2015-05-27 |
| 11219. | George (gaf.stephanos@gmail... | 89.36 | 92% | 2012-12-22 |
| 11220. | Dingdong Gwantes (mapagmaha... | 89.36 | 95% | 2014-06-25 |
| 11221. | David (mismocanibalismo) | 89.35 | 97% | 2014-10-28 |
| 11222. | Mac (madcowboy39) | 89.35 | 99% | 2022-09-09 |
| 11223. | striker (aethersleftearring) | 89.35 | 99% | 2024-03-11 |
| 11224. | slowpoke (slowpoker1) | 89.35 | 97.5% | 2024-09-25 |
| 11225. | Tiesel (eyveesampalok) | 89.35 | 96% | 2025-02-04 |
| 11226. | Saad (saad9766) | 89.35 | 97.9% | 2024-08-12 |
| 11227. | Emile (ratlover128) | 89.35 | 96% | 2018-05-24 |
| 11228. | Avery (purplat) | 89.35 | 96% | 2019-01-12 |
| 11229. | Shamil (shamil_98) | 89.35 | 93% | 2016-03-28 |
| 11230. | Markov (markovsembel) | 89.35 | 87% | 2016-10-26 |
| 11231. | Colette (cleverusername123) | 89.35 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 11232. | xx (x_cx_cc_j) | 89.34 | 98.1% | 2024-07-25 |
| 11233. | Jackson (airakuu) | 89.34 | 98% | 2025-07-29 |
| 11234. | Nick (pirlize) | 89.34 | 98% | 2012-10-28 |
| 11235. | Dean (elusiveking) | 89.34 | 98% | 2025-07-15 |
| 11236. | Jeff (imaqtpi) | 89.34 | 90% | 2013-04-14 |
| 11237. | Jesse (2xtreme1) | 89.34 | 95% | 2011-10-28 |
| 11238. | Josef (commiesans) | 89.34 | 97% | 2019-05-14 |
| 11239. | Eicy (eicymores) | 89.33 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
| 11240. | byo273k (tsuki56) | 89.33 | 96% | 2026-03-31 |
| 11241. | m3r8 (m3r8) | 89.33 | 97% | 2022-10-16 |
| 11242. | Darren (darrentheboi) | 89.33 | 95% | 2018-12-09 |
| 11243. | hpp3 (hpp3) | 89.33 | 94% | 2015-09-11 |
| 11244. | Hùng (kenkenkiota) | 89.33 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
| 11245. | Jedidiah (kad3nce) | 89.33 | 95% | 2016-03-03 |
| 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 |