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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5439. | James (defused) | 101.40 | 95% | 2012-01-17 |
| 5440. | you (gotten) | 101.39 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 5441. | asdf (shrug) | 101.39 | 97% | 2011-11-07 |
| 5442. | Mark (markadsp_2) | 101.38 | 98% | 2022-05-22 |
| 5443. | Katarina (katastrophiic) | 101.38 | 97% | 2021-03-01 |
| 5444. | Vinh (vista32493) | 101.38 | 99.3% | 2024-01-26 |
| 5445. | Parker (lordbroseidon) | 101.37 | 92% | 2012-10-17 |
| 5446. | anon (drtroywork) | 101.37 | 96% | 2014-11-30 |
| 5447. | Kevin (lin6625) | 101.37 | 99% | 2018-09-01 |
| 5448. | alpha (alphawoman) | 101.36 | 98% | 2022-09-12 |
| 5449. | Krishna (krisis) | 101.36 | 95% | 2014-03-29 |
| 5450. | Yuma (el_yuma) | 101.35 | 99.8% | 2025-04-10 |
| 5451. | Frank (fjdusina) | 101.35 | 97.4% | 2023-12-04 |
| 5452. | Mikko (miksa) | 101.35 | 95% | 2013-02-05 |
| 5453. | TapTapTappy (tomcolemak) | 101.35 | 97% | 2019-01-27 |
| 5454. | Jeff (im_a_chicken) | 101.35 | 96% | 2011-09-02 |
| 5455. | Lawrence (slayerzerg) | 101.33 | 99% | 2024-07-30 |
| 5456. | brackety (brackety) | 101.33 | 99% | 2022-12-16 |
| 5457. | Free (just_free2318) | 101.33 | 98% | 2023-04-22 |
| 5458. | Skones (raf_raf) | 101.33 | 96% | 2024-12-24 |
| 5459. | Hewwo (tytytypeeeee) | 101.33 | 99% | 2023-05-02 |
| 5460. | Grace (kitsumi) | 101.33 | 99% | 2024-05-11 |
| 5461. | hailee (haileegirlypop) | 101.32 | 99.5% | 2024-02-19 |
| 5462. | Tat (puramy) | 101.32 | 98% | 2013-05-04 |
| 5463. | Daniel F (herogeoo) | 101.32 | 93% | 2015-07-12 |
| 5464. | Silva (silvastein) | 101.32 | 97% | 2018-02-12 |
| 5465. | Patrick (galantis) | 101.32 | 95% | 2015-06-18 |
| 5466. | Spookeh (spookeeh) | 101.32 | 93% | 2016-10-28 |
| 5467. | MrTTomato (mrttomato) | 101.32 | 96% | 2012-06-07 |
| 5468. | soved (biglego) | 101.31 | 98% | 2022-06-18 |
| 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 |