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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12498. | Ravi (ravioliolioli) | 87.41 | 99% | 2026-03-28 |
| 12499. | Elzid (elzid1412) | 87.41 | 97% | 2018-10-21 |
| 12500. | Rotarelu (rotarelu) | 87.41 | 98% | 2024-02-28 |
| 12501. | Grant (1337n0013) | 87.41 | 95% | 2014-05-22 |
| 12502. | Clarissa (clarissamaranne) | 87.41 | 98% | 2011-10-29 |
| 12503. | HiroHero (hirohero89) | 87.41 | 98% | 2021-06-24 |
| 12504. | Kylei (kylei09) | 87.41 | — | 2010-07-13 |
| 12505. | Frozhax (frozhax) | 87.41 | 97% | 2014-03-06 |
| 12506. | Hi (rom_s) | 87.40 | 95% | 2026-04-22 |
| 12507. | Marc (marcmalha) | 87.40 | 98% | 2025-03-20 |
| 12508. | Andrej 🥵 (braunana) | 87.40 | 97.9% | 2025-04-09 |
| 12509. | Tenly (tenlymoon) | 87.40 | 97.9% | 2025-03-24 |
| 12510. | Plared (plared) | 87.40 | 98.1% | 2025-03-10 |
| 12511. | Nasos (nasos2311) | 87.40 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
| 12512. | Darrick (mervisbeacon) | 87.40 | 98.4% | 2025-05-23 |
| 12513. | ¯\(ツ)/¯ (jeconner) | 87.40 | 96% | 2015-01-09 |
| 12514. | babylaaamp (babylaaamp) | 87.39 | 97.5% | 2024-02-02 |
| 12515. | Tyson (pajarito) | 87.39 | 96% | 2021-07-15 |
| 12516. | Andrew (rostas) | 87.39 | 96% | 2011-10-16 |
| 12517. | Ulrik (fnystal) | 87.39 | — | 2011-03-08 |
| 12518. | Jev (jev3000) | 87.38 | 98.1% | 2024-07-17 |
| 12519. | Unohazelaar1955 (unohazelaa... | 87.38 | 96.5% | 2024-12-24 |
| 12520. | joanneoh (joanneoh) | 87.38 | 95.8% | 2023-07-25 |
| 12521. | rondep (rondep) | 87.38 | 97% | 2019-04-14 |
| 12522. | David (tintedrange) | 87.38 | 96% | 2024-11-26 |
| 12523. | Joshua (shaggymuffin23) | 87.38 | 98% | 2022-03-02 |
| 12524. | James (jamesarino) | 87.38 | 99% | 2021-01-14 |
| 12525. | JOJO (karmas_a_b) | 87.37 | 97.4% | 2024-09-26 |
| 12526. | Aiden (acousticggg) | 87.37 | 99% | 2021-04-18 |
| 12527. | Chicken (drblackened) | 87.37 | 95% | 2014-10-09 |
| 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 |