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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6642. | asciiman (swishkebab) | 97.84 | 94% | 2013-06-15 |
| 6643. | Kenneth (thebestpotatona) | 97.84 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
| 6644. | Jeff (hodginsje) | 97.84 | 96% | 2013-07-23 |
| 6645. | Ruggles (ruggles101) | 97.83 | 97% | 2012-11-02 |
| 6646. | Not (calcyon) | 97.83 | 95% | 2013-04-26 |
| 6647. | PR (mrprx) | 97.82 | 98% | 2025-05-29 |
| 6648. | cimsunf (nhtai) | 97.82 | 98% | 2014-09-08 |
| 6649. | Jackson (a_stickman) | 97.81 | 97% | 2023-12-07 |
| 6650. | Ken (ken_tuano) | 97.81 | 97.5% | 2024-03-25 |
| 6651. | peyer (bubteax) | 97.81 | 98% | 2022-01-23 |
| 6652. | WhITelion (whitelion2) | 97.81 | 95% | 2016-12-12 |
| 6653. | Dave (coltdriver) | 97.80 | 98.1% | 2024-03-29 |
| 6654. | nanda bakana (mutality) | 97.80 | 99% | 2017-12-21 |
| 6655. | FanchenBao (fanchenbao) | 97.79 | 98.6% | 2024-11-29 |
| 6656. | Duh-Rell (duhrell) | 97.79 | 94% | 2014-02-20 |
| 6657. | pl (dirtygoldfish) | 97.79 | 97% | 2022-09-24 |
| 6658. | Dylan (strongerthanyou) | 97.78 | 97% | 2023-04-10 |
| 6659. | Zach (zach2581) | 97.78 | 95% | 2013-12-29 |
| 6660. | Dani (danianni) | 97.78 | 97% | 2020-08-18 |
| 6661. | Matt (mattwarren306) | 97.78 | 100% | 2022-06-10 |
| 6662. | Yarno (globalvirgin) | 97.78 | 99.3% | 2025-04-08 |
| 6663. | Dominique (domynation) | 97.78 | 99% | 2016-02-22 |
| 6664. | Sourabh (sourabhtyping) | 97.78 | 96% | 2015-10-17 |
| 6665. | p1e (jackholly) | 97.78 | 97% | 2018-03-08 |
| 6666. | Cal (cal_on_colemak) | 97.77 | 97% | 2022-04-28 |
| 6667. | Max (ybmax) | 97.76 | 95.4% | 2023-10-27 |
| 6668. | Helen (28promises) | 97.76 | 94% | 2014-06-14 |
| 6669. | Michael (spicypikachu) | 97.76 | 97% | 2012-07-25 |
| 6670. | İlker (ikesen) | 97.76 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
| 6671. | TheWhiteHood (teddylie) | 97.76 | 95% | 2015-07-10 |
| 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 |