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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1509. | Jeremy (breathe_h20) | 121.85 | 99% | 2014-09-11 |
| 1510. | Not Aelius (not_aelius) | 121.84 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
| 1511. | JasonSpam (jasonspam) | 121.83 | 98% | 2025-05-11 |
| 1512. | Christopher (gunboat) | 121.83 | — | 2010-06-23 |
| 1513. | Tyler (zeusjuice) | 121.81 | 99% | 2015-02-07 |
| 1514. | Joseph (jjskim) | 121.79 | 98% | 2018-01-13 |
| 1515. | Luray (mrblueray) | 121.77 | 96.4% | 2024-05-25 |
| 1516. | Ravil (unravil) | 121.77 | 98% | 2015-04-15 |
| 1517. | Evelyn (evelynbryn) | 121.77 | 98% | 2016-02-28 |
| 1518. | Taro (yada) | 121.76 | 99% | 2017-07-19 |
| 1519. | Juju (jujux) | 121.76 | 77% | 2013-04-20 |
| 1520. | Nathan (ed839) | 121.76 | 97% | 2012-01-29 |
| 1521. | pnjzz.colemakDH (pnjzz) | 121.75 | 98% | 2025-12-09 |
| 1522. | (punished ked) (kedinik) | 121.75 | 99% | 2013-02-12 |
| 1523. | Alex (xanfan01) | 121.74 | 99% | 2018-09-28 |
| 1524. | findingnyo (nyo03) | 121.73 | 98% | 2026-03-28 |
| 1525. | diya (mixxanber) | 121.71 | 97% | 2021-03-08 |
| 1526. | Trabota (trabota) | 121.71 | 98.8% | 2024-03-07 |
| 1527. | RIP, Byron, (ns_kc) | 121.71 | 99% | 2014-02-18 |
| 1528. | Rishi (roemo) | 121.71 | 96% | 2012-02-27 |
| 1529. | iwannabeonthelist (iwannabe... | 121.70 | 97% | 2024-06-24 |
| 1530. | acvcuracy is the key (supre... | 121.70 | 99% | 2022-06-16 |
| 1531. | Alexis (1018995) | 121.69 | 95% | 2017-04-19 |
| 1532. | Mizune (mizune) | 121.68 | 98% | 2015-11-08 |
| 1533. | + (entwined) | 121.67 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
| 1534. | Stephen (steyoo25) | 121.65 | 98.1% | 2024-12-09 |
| 1535. | tuvibal (tuvibal) | 121.64 | 97.9% | 2025-04-06 |
| 1536. | slow (arining42) | 121.63 | 99% | 2020-11-04 |
| 1537. | ★ (filco) | 121.63 | 98% | 2016-07-29 |
| 1538. | oyn (rtalib_321) | 121.62 | 98% | 2025-08-16 |
| 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 |