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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1289. | a. (secretariat) | 123.25 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 1290. | Elite Andy (whatpage15) | 123.23 | 98% | 2016-12-03 |
| 1291. | rodger (rogerz343) | 123.23 | 98% | 2019-11-17 |
| 1292. | lol (noobermensch) | 123.23 | 99% | 2014-07-17 |
| 1293. | Disturbed (nonquit_tomato) | 123.21 | 96% | 2022-10-15 |
| 1294. | Claire (claire_is_here) | 123.18 | 98% | 2024-06-17 |
| 1295. | anty (antyboi) | 123.16 | 99.5% | 2023-09-19 |
| 1296. | sey (impp) | 123.15 | 89% | 2013-01-12 |
| 1297. | Nigel (3l81n50) | 123.14 | 96% | 2012-10-07 |
| 1298. | Albert (viewfindr) | 123.12 | 93% | 2014-02-06 |
| 1299. | Brett (mrmahn) | 123.10 | 99% | 2024-06-19 |
| 1300. | thanos (thanosmpath) | 123.10 | 98% | 2025-01-31 |
| 1301. | Aaron (arcfide) | 123.10 | 98% | 2016-06-22 |
| 1302. | chisatopout (chisatopout) | 123.09 | 99% | 2024-04-17 |
| 1303. | Joan (pilky01) | 123.09 | 97% | 2015-02-26 |
| 1304. | Mira (mbi615) | 123.09 | 100% | 2018-11-14 |
| 1305. | Mariah (arcaisha) | 123.08 | 95% | 2013-11-11 |
| 1306. | funny (tesseractbeyond) | 123.08 | 98.2% | 2024-11-11 |
| 1307. | maiko (maikoh) | 123.08 | 97.2% | 2024-03-31 |
| 1308. | DraMaTiK (dr_amatik) | 123.08 | 96% | 2014-10-17 |
| 1309. | alse (edgemaxxing) | 123.05 | 97% | 2025-08-17 |
| 1310. | Steve (haxmatix) | 123.03 | 97% | 2016-05-21 |
| 1311. | Sundae (lazysundae) | 123.00 | 97% | 2016-03-21 |
| 1312. | eric (supercire) | 122.98 | — | 2010-07-24 |
| 1313. | Robin (robinthompin) | 122.98 | 98% | 2022-03-31 |
| 1314. | pwnaej (pwnaej) | 122.97 | 97% | 2025-03-05 |
| 1315. | Jiahui (jumban) | 122.97 | 99% | 2013-07-25 |
| 1316. | Diego (diegowaffle) | 122.96 | 97% | 2011-07-06 |
| 1317. | (✿◠‿◠) (101202) | 122.95 | 99% | 2021-04-01 |
| 1318. | derp (derp1) | 122.94 | 100% | 2025-08-02 |
| 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 |