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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8820. | Veloz (amontoy5) | 92.85 | 99% | 2015-12-21 |
| 8821. | Mihir (mihirsahasrabudhe) | 92.85 | — | 2011-01-15 |
| 8822. | JoX (jox997) | 92.85 | 98% | 2017-12-04 |
| 8823. | stanley (fran0neal) | 92.85 | 96% | 2014-05-06 |
| 8824. | Nadine (anadinec) | 92.85 | 97% | 2013-03-29 |
| 8825. | Daisy (6bacondonuts) | 92.83 | 97% | 2024-11-17 |
| 8826. | Drew (drewsmithworkman) | 92.83 | 96% | 2024-05-16 |
| 8827. | Olav (thederpygod) | 92.83 | 95.8% | 2025-04-30 |
| 8828. | Malaki (mchg59) | 92.83 | 98% | 2019-08-21 |
| 8829. | P (pchen) | 92.83 | 97% | 2012-12-06 |
| 8830. | Eitan (drypowder) | 92.82 | 99% | 2023-09-18 |
| 8831. | Gitoki (gintoki) | 92.82 | 98% | 2012-04-19 |
| 8832. | Rowland (eagles123) | 92.81 | 95% | 2016-12-19 |
| 8833. | Cadium (adeiaa9505) | 92.81 | 97.9% | 2025-01-04 |
| 8834. | Ryan (ryanbigg) | 92.81 | 97% | 2018-06-25 |
| 8835. | Jun (akiboard) | 92.81 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
| 8836. | BEing VinCI (ppubalo) | 92.80 | 99% | 2020-12-27 |
| 8837. | Minh Hải (minhhai) | 92.80 | 98% | 2021-05-04 |
| 8838. | David (velasq) | 92.80 | 96% | 2019-08-09 |
| 8839. | Aaron (pikachu3004) | 92.80 | 93% | 2016-11-03 |
| 8840. | Greg (hodari) | 92.79 | 95% | 2013-08-07 |
| 8841. | rakunana (rakunana) | 92.78 | 98% | 2024-05-02 |
| 8842. | MagmaLeCreme (magmalecreme) | 92.78 | 97.3% | 2024-01-07 |
| 8843. | terence (teeyau) | 92.78 | 97% | 2020-07-31 |
| 8844. | muffin (muffin4) | 92.78 | 99% | 2022-01-08 |
| 8845. | Diéssica (diessicagurskas) | 92.78 | 86% | 2013-01-19 |
| 8846. | Kathryn (kathrynb) | 92.78 | 95% | 2015-04-24 |
| 8847. | Jason (bigswass) | 92.78 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 8848. | tonyh88 (tonyh88) | 92.77 | 98.1% | 2024-03-03 |
| 8849. | Ege (pxlwlkr) | 92.77 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
| 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 |