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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7129. | Sean (igetass) | 96.68 | 97% | 2023-04-12 |
| 7130. | Nanashi (nanasheen) | 96.68 | 97.9% | 2025-02-18 |
| 7131. | Dopey (dopedabest) | 96.68 | 98.1% | 2023-11-15 |
| 7132. | DX3906 (dx3906) | 96.67 | 97.2% | 2024-03-31 |
| 7133. | linkai (linkailul) | 96.67 | 96.1% | 2024-07-01 |
| 7134. | Natina (waterb0g) | 96.67 | 98% | 2014-02-07 |
| 7135. | . (4ltt) | 96.66 | 99.3% | 2025-01-06 |
| 7136. | MaggiesMyth (maggiesmyth) | 96.65 | 98% | 2024-05-17 |
| 7137. | sho (shocho) | 96.65 | 97.2% | 2025-03-28 |
| 7138. | jasonshu (jasonshu) | 96.65 | 92% | 2016-11-23 |
| 7139. | jt (jt177828) | 96.65 | 99% | 2024-04-22 |
| 7140. | max (roflmax) | 96.65 | 99% | 2013-07-13 |
| 7141. | Mike (eggtuary) | 96.65 | — | 2010-11-28 |
| 7142. | Susie (soozer) | 96.64 | 98% | 2015-09-08 |
| 7143. | Fabian (fabiangomez) | 96.64 | 97.9% | 2024-04-02 |
| 7144. | dalineth (dalineth) | 96.64 | 98% | 2018-07-22 |
| 7145. | Sharon (inwha) | 96.63 | 94% | 2013-01-20 |
| 7146. | Paul (plipka) | 96.63 | 98.5% | 2024-03-07 |
| 7147. | Marz (marzcovers) | 96.63 | 97% | 2024-08-10 |
| 7148. | Hmjo707 (hmjo) | 96.63 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 7149. | Lulu (shade_senpai) | 96.63 | 96.6% | 2021-01-27 |
| 7150. | Steven (gamma_knife17) | 96.63 | 97% | 2022-03-18 |
| 7151. | Ilyas (aydoohhkb) | 96.63 | 98% | 2020-05-21 |
| 7152. | memory_leak (overloaded) | 96.63 | 91% | 2014-11-15 |
| 7153. | Scraggy (scraggy00) | 96.62 | 98% | 2024-03-06 |
| 7154. | Greg (yaohan) | 96.62 | 99% | 2023-02-01 |
| 7155. | Harry (bucketheadharry) | 96.62 | 97% | 2022-01-25 |
| 7156. | alex (yzyzyzyz) | 96.62 | 95% | 2017-05-10 |
| 7157. | rahmu (rahmu) | 96.62 | 99% | 2016-01-13 |
| 7158. | kyeeelol (kyeeelol) | 96.61 | 97% | 2025-04-27 |
| 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 |