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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8040. | Caitlin (caitlin3) | 94.48 | 98.1% | 2024-04-09 |
| 8041. | Practice (radule1) | 94.48 | 99% | 2022-09-18 |
| 8042. | hadi (hadisulfe) | 94.48 | 99% | 2025-03-03 |
| 8043. | Chuck (phreoq) | 94.48 | 98.1% | 2021-03-01 |
| 8044. | Krista (divchyna) | 94.47 | — | 2011-03-23 |
| 8045. | zop (kozarrat) | 94.47 | 96% | 2015-07-05 |
| 8046. | aman (nohopexd) | 94.46 | 99% | 2024-11-17 |
| 8047. | Angelo (gc_aim) | 94.46 | 99% | 2023-02-06 |
| 8048. | I'm bored (chung_bungus69420) | 94.46 | 99% | 2022-06-18 |
| 8049. | ela6ue (ela6ue) | 94.46 | 95.9% | 2024-07-29 |
| 8050. | tstats[fuexfollets] (fuexfo... | 94.46 | 98% | 2023-10-14 |
| 8051. | Patrick (apbowler) | 94.46 | 98% | 2018-05-24 |
| 8052. | Bennett (bjhansen) | 94.46 | 95% | 2015-04-05 |
| 8053. | Paul (phroth) | 94.46 | 95% | 2014-05-10 |
| 8054. | thumb space for fun (supere... | 94.46 | 96% | 2014-05-13 |
| 8055. | Ben (pasta12) | 94.46 | 99% | 2013-02-23 |
| 8056. | Hennessy (hennessy_15) | 94.45 | 98.3% | 2024-12-08 |
| 8057. | Peter (beterbread) | 94.45 | 97.5% | 2024-11-26 |
| 8058. | TheBluestBerry (bluberry2) | 94.45 | 96% | 2019-01-21 |
| 8059. | R (raythetse) | 94.45 | 98% | 2014-07-18 |
| 8060. | Denec (denec) | 94.44 | 98.1% | 2024-09-30 |
| 8061. | Solomon (a1l337sauce) | 94.44 | 96% | 2012-06-02 |
| 8062. | Omar (omarcitox) | 94.44 | 98% | 2021-01-13 |
| 8063. | Santiago (drebexler) | 94.43 | 98% | 2022-02-04 |
| 8064. | David (macdoale001) | 94.43 | 98% | 2024-10-07 |
| 8065. | 1729 (1729digital1729) | 94.43 | 98.6% | 2024-05-23 |
| 8066. | Jack (jacknachos) | 94.43 | 98% | 2022-07-22 |
| 8067. | MIKA (oniichan69) | 94.42 | 97% | 2022-06-28 |
| 8068. | HoneyBadger (kabayanhustler) | 94.42 | 93% | 2016-03-28 |
| 8069. | 🌠Rubby🌠(mikerubby) | 94.42 | 97% | 2018-05-24 |
| 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 |