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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12887. | Logan (loganft) | 85.63 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
| 12888. | Malagasy Maky (malagasymaky) | 85.62 | 98% | 2025-02-06 |
| 12889. | evansteele (d0chammer) | 85.62 | 96.6% | 2024-11-19 |
| 12890. | gabe (gaberhone) | 85.62 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
| 12891. | Benji (thunderic) | 85.62 | 94% | 2015-10-09 |
| 12892. | Suhan (suhan_pradhan) | 85.62 | 97.2% | 2024-09-03 |
| 12893. | Albert (albertz) | 85.62 | 98% | 2012-03-23 |
| 12894. | Janis (vigilante434) | 85.62 | 98.1% | 2024-12-24 |
| 12895. | SCM (smusson) | 85.62 | 98% | 2019-04-24 |
| 12896. | m (imtiaz) | 85.62 | 95% | 2016-01-11 |
| 12897. | Dalton (dkid124) | 85.62 | 96% | 2015-12-18 |
| 12898. | Gabs (coolkidswag) | 85.61 | 96% | 2021-11-02 |
| 12899. | RustyTigger (rustyrigger) | 85.61 | 98% | 2023-12-17 |
| 12900. | KirILL (spl4yce) | 85.61 | 98% | 2022-05-03 |
| 12901. | Paweł (p_a_w_m) | 85.61 | 97% | 2014-01-12 |
| 12902. | Hoo (phonhay) | 85.61 | 97% | 2013-01-10 |
| 12903. | Poop (ilikechayu) | 85.60 | 95.4% | 2024-08-25 |
| 12904. | John (tagixj) | 85.60 | 98.4% | 2024-08-01 |
| 12905. | Yee Yan (yeeyan27) | 85.60 | 97% | 2024-10-20 |
| 12906. | andpav (andpav) | 85.60 | 97.2% | 2024-04-04 |
| 12907. | Oliver (spunchbob) | 85.60 | 97% | 2021-05-09 |
| 12908. | FTC MISTYSPRING (ftc_mistys... | 85.60 | 96% | 2022-06-11 |
| 12909. | Orton (ortxn) | 85.60 | 97% | 2025-03-24 |
| 12910. | Aaron (aahusk) | 85.60 | 98.3% | 2021-02-16 |
| 12911. | Mitch (mitchmueller) | 85.59 | 96% | 2019-11-13 |
| 12912. | badtyper (badtyper_) | 85.59 | 96.5% | 2024-12-13 |
| 12913. | Meditate (meditate) | 85.59 | 98% | 2021-08-08 |
| 12914. | Jared (jarbarw) | 85.59 | 98% | 2021-10-01 |
| 12915. | BeefCakeMal (beefcakemal) | 85.59 | 99% | 2011-05-03 |
| 12916. | Darien (alpha_redd) | 85.59 | 96% | 2011-06-24 |
| 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 |