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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2680. | Cody (copayne) | 113.03 | 96% | 2014-04-25 |
| 2681. | Llama (pimemorized) | 113.02 | 99% | 2022-10-06 |
| 2682. | richard (retagaine) | 113.02 | 96% | 2017-04-28 |
| 2683. | Lei Paul (polley) | 113.01 | 99.5% | 2025-02-21 |
| 2684. | Otto (ottozhen) | 113.01 | 99% | 2012-02-19 |
| 2685. | Raunak (englishassignment) | 112.98 | 96.4% | 2024-09-07 |
| 2686. | eileen (hyr099) | 112.98 | 97.5% | 2021-02-19 |
| 2687. | Joey (skaitripe) | 112.96 | 98% | 2024-03-03 |
| 2688. | zqjxkv (zqjkxv) | 112.96 | 92% | 2011-10-12 |
| 2689. | Grey (all_greay) | 112.96 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
| 2690. | Pray Mary's Holy Rosary (ky... | 112.95 | 99% | 2014-04-06 |
| 2691. | Michael (mglass) | 112.94 | 99% | 2024-02-01 |
| 2692. | Alex (musicnothing) | 112.93 | 98% | 2015-07-24 |
| 2693. | HHKBest (jywh91) | 112.92 | 98.8% | 2024-04-21 |
| 2694. | Andrew (sc4fpse) | 112.92 | — | 2010-08-23 |
| 2695. | Abby (samoyedsss) | 112.91 | 99% | 2021-03-09 |
| 2696. | Nick (njcanderson) | 112.90 | 97% | 2014-06-30 |
| 2697. | Emilio (simpaaa) | 112.90 | 97% | 2015-05-22 |
| 2698. | Carmel (m_carmel) | 112.90 | 98.6% | 2024-06-29 |
| 2699. | java (imnotflamez) | 112.88 | 98.1% | 2024-08-02 |
| 2700. | will (whitedarko) | 112.87 | 98.8% | 2024-11-11 |
| 2701. | Todd (jeez560) | 112.85 | 97.5% | 2025-02-03 |
| 2702. | mathman523 (mathman523) | 112.85 | 98% | 2017-09-04 |
| 2703. | Shayne (shayneacasio) | 112.84 | 97.2% | 2023-10-02 |
| 2704. | Joseph (neonjc) | 112.82 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
| 2705. | name999 (name_999) | 112.82 | 98% | 2021-04-15 |
| 2706. | erica (ericalei) | 112.82 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
| 2707. | 🅹🅰🆅🅴 (killer8hy... | 112.81 | 98% | 2024-07-11 |
| 2708. | ∞ (aragovidal) | 112.81 | 94% | 2015-03-18 |
| 2709. | Angela (justkeyboardang) | 112.80 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
| 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 |