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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14095. | !RiA! (soddinghostile) | 84.96 | — | 2010-09-15 |
| 14096. | Aibrys (aibrys) | 84.96 | 98% | 2017-10-29 |
| 14097. | khanh (lenguyenkhanh) | 84.95 | 99% | 2020-09-09 |
| 14098. | mattingly (william8the9) | 84.95 | 98% | 2024-12-18 |
| 14099. | Kevin (unreal3man) | 84.95 | 89% | 2014-10-04 |
| 14100. | Kryptix (kryptix212) | 84.95 | 97.9% | 2024-10-01 |
| 14101. | Dodo (dangerousdodo) | 84.95 | 96% | 2022-03-25 |
| 14102. | Daniel (incognitus) | 84.95 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
| 14103. | Nik (iiirxs) | 84.95 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 14104. | Mimi (mimiloveshapid) | 84.94 | 98% | 2024-09-13 |
| 14105. | Walker (joinwick) | 84.94 | 99% | 2023-12-01 |
| 14106. | Smilax (smilax_09) | 84.94 | 98.6% | 2025-03-31 |
| 14107. | FunkyChunkyMon (funkychunky... | 84.94 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
| 14108. | Neil (xdestroyer2x) | 84.94 | 97% | 2020-12-06 |
| 14109. | Michael (mranonymous) | 84.94 | 91% | 2011-09-26 |
| 14110. | George (georgetypes) | 84.94 | 98% | 2013-04-12 |
| 14111. | Raymond (ray0726) | 84.93 | 99% | 2025-09-06 |
| 14112. | sall (sidhu663) | 84.93 | 96% | 2015-01-14 |
| 14113. | Davicho (davidelpuma) | 84.93 | 97.3% | 2025-05-16 |
| 14114. | 7sleepyjoe (7sleepyjoe) | 84.93 | 99% | 2024-12-11 |
| 14115. | icedew (icedew07_) | 84.93 | 97.1% | 2024-09-17 |
| 14116. | Abdulaziz (abdulaziz707) | 84.93 | 96.7% | 2025-02-02 |
| 14117. | ev57 (ev57) | 84.93 | 96.6% | 2024-04-04 |
| 14118. | Eddie (veesmil) | 84.93 | 97.1% | 2024-12-30 |
| 14119. | Eri (bobtentencarracer) | 84.93 | 96.7% | 2024-05-01 |
| 14120. | Quan (qpham22) | 84.93 | 96% | 2020-09-04 |
| 14121. | Maciej (mslizak) | 84.92 | 96% | 2025-06-27 |
| 14122. | Erick (erick501) | 84.92 | 97% | 2025-08-20 |
| 14123. | Karson (yaboimteverst) | 84.92 | 97.5% | 2024-11-19 |
| 14124. | antifragile (antifragile) | 84.92 | 97% | 2025-08-24 |
| 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 |