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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13239. | Electric (cuitcuit) | 86.43 | 98% | 2022-10-29 |
| 13240. | Hachemon (hachemon) | 86.43 | 96.9% | 2024-09-30 |
| 13241. | na (nanaracer) | 86.43 | 96% | 2024-04-03 |
| 13242. | dave (ryuzog) | 86.43 | — | 2010-07-02 |
| 13243. | headache (headache2) | 86.43 | — | 2011-04-09 |
| 13244. | Matt (bigmtg25) | 86.43 | 93% | 2011-12-13 |
| 13245. | alleece (lemoi) | 86.42 | 98% | 2012-12-25 |
| 13246. | Daniel (pies_) | 86.42 | 98% | 2024-10-24 |
| 13247. | nickyflippers (nickyflippers) | 86.42 | 98% | 2024-03-21 |
| 13248. | Evan (hooz) | 86.42 | 91% | 2015-11-06 |
| 13249. | Ayatsuji (ayatsuji) | 86.42 | 94% | 2015-03-20 |
| 13250. | Min Pro (nimcole) | 86.42 | 98% | 2012-02-12 |
| 13251. | SpecialK (specialk007) | 86.41 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
| 13252. | Yzmael (yzmael156) | 86.41 | 98% | 2019-04-02 |
| 13253. | Gaal (lgv315) | 86.41 | — | 2011-03-01 |
| 13254. | Tolu (epictolu) | 86.41 | 97% | 2013-12-16 |
| 13255. | dmo (hinjaku_hinjaku) | 86.40 | 98% | 2022-04-05 |
| 13256. | Promtheus (notprometheus) | 86.40 | 97.3% | 2023-11-21 |
| 13257. | Chaewon LE SSERAFIM (raz3124) | 86.40 | 97% | 2022-02-04 |
| 13258. | Kenny (kenjeo) | 86.40 | 96.4% | 2021-02-02 |
| 13259. | Srikarthick (pjsk83) | 86.40 | 95% | 2012-12-07 |
| 13260. | nguyen (nkhung) | 86.40 | 100% | 2011-09-30 |
| 13261. | Tyler (tsnieman) | 86.39 | 96% | 2015-05-25 |
| 13262. | bob (unknown69420) | 86.39 | 96.7% | 2025-05-01 |
| 13263. | Virtual (vsorceress) | 86.39 | 95% | 2015-05-15 |
| 13264. | tstats[depsy] (depsy) | 86.39 | 96.3% | 2024-02-07 |
| 13265. | Johannes (johannes0704) | 86.39 | 97% | 2026-02-06 |
| 13266. | Anton (antiiee) | 86.39 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
| 13267. | Rikaard (rikaard) | 86.39 | 95% | 2011-11-28 |
| 13268. | Link (palfuzonk) | 86.39 | 93% | 2014-11-08 |
| 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 |