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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3237. | King (kingbowzer) | 110.68 | 80% | 2011-09-04 |
| 3238. | Samir (weredeer708) | 110.68 | 96% | 2012-03-06 |
| 3239. | alma (bakeyouapie) | 110.67 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
| 3240. | Reggie (regmo1216) | 110.67 | 97% | 2012-01-10 |
| 3241. | a (akagi) | 110.67 | — | 2011-02-24 |
| 3242. | deez (pwumice) | 110.66 | 98.1% | 2024-10-25 |
| 3243. | boat (narwhalinz) | 110.66 | 99% | 2021-10-12 |
| 3244. | Matt (mittyho) | 110.65 | 99% | 2014-05-05 |
| 3245. | Daniel (hwangkyomin) | 110.65 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
| 3246. | Michelle (meebaleek47) | 110.65 | 95% | 2015-06-02 |
| 3247. | loafers (loaf3rs) | 110.63 | 99.3% | 2025-04-27 |
| 3248. | Gavin Wei (ib_is_easy) | 110.63 | 98.6% | 2024-12-07 |
| 3249. | Justin (ch1naman) | 110.63 | 98% | 2011-09-27 |
| 3250. | minkymomofan (north1085) | 110.63 | 93% | 2016-12-14 |
| 3251. | Minh (lminh) | 110.63 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
| 3252. | Sara (hentaiclockwise) | 110.62 | 95% | 2016-11-12 |
| 3253. | shark (sharkhead2) | 110.61 | 98% | 2026-02-01 |
| 3254. | (；一_一) (dimonco) | 110.61 | 95% | 2015-05-01 |
| 3255. | Stanislav🍆 (stanislav2000) | 110.61 | 98% | 2019-05-14 |
| 3256. | Omer (om3rrr) | 110.60 | 99% | 2025-07-06 |
| 3257. | Lucas (supermug) | 110.60 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 3258. | Charles (charlesduran27) | 110.59 | 99% | 2022-04-24 |
| 3259. | Erin H. (ehorns) | 110.58 | 98.6% | 2024-03-15 |
| 3260. | Jessica (jessicle) | 110.58 | 98% | 2020-09-11 |
| 3261. | Prin (prinplup9) | 110.56 | 98% | 2025-09-19 |
| 3262. | CelerySticks (whatan0b) | 110.56 | 98.6% | 2025-01-11 |
| 3263. | Lunar (lunarq) | 110.56 | 97% | 2022-09-12 |
| 3264. | Bradley (excision) | 110.56 | 95% | 2014-10-13 |
| 3265. | vin (homeloverboy) | 110.55 | 99% | 2025-12-06 |
| 3266. | Ivyez (ivyez) | 110.55 | 98.3% | 2024-04-18 |
| 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 |