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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4480. | Amer (zangetsu786) | 104.62 | 94% | 2014-09-30 |
| 4481. | TacosFly (whentacosfly) | 104.61 | 98.6% | 2024-01-03 |
| 4482. | Josh (skerf) | 104.61 | 98% | 2023-10-04 |
| 4483. | Dvorak Klaas (acheron) | 104.61 | 96% | 2014-01-04 |
| 4484. | 100 percent accuracy (100_p... | 104.59 | 97.9% | 2023-11-10 |
| 4485. | S (samedo1o) | 104.59 | 97% | 2021-01-26 |
| 4486. | Richard (yuel) | 104.59 | 97% | 2013-02-22 |
| 4487. | Ramzan Mubarak 2025 (imtiaz... | 104.57 | 100% | 2020-02-25 |
| 4488. | Grimesby (grimesby) | 104.57 | 99% | 2023-02-19 |
| 4489. | nolo (nolo) | 104.57 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 4490. | Joni (jonijiya) | 104.57 | 97% | 2016-05-27 |
| 4491. | Michael (michaelch) | 104.56 | 98.1% | 2024-04-19 |
| 4492. | Tadej (reyalpdab2) | 104.55 | 98% | 2021-04-14 |
| 4493. | Ganesa (ganesa) | 104.55 | 97% | 2015-04-29 |
| 4494. | Raphael (shimahon) | 104.55 | 98% | 2020-09-26 |
| 4495. | Tim (littlesprinklesjersey) | 104.55 | 98.8% | 2021-01-30 |
| 4496. | Alex (thearguer) | 104.54 | 95% | 2013-10-15 |
| 4497. | yong (topcool) | 104.54 | 98% | 2018-07-13 |
| 4498. | incognito (in_cognito) | 104.54 | 99% | 2022-04-26 |
| 4499. | Cosmic (aji3) | 104.54 | 97% | 2021-06-13 |
| 4500. | ThePCJakub (thepcjakub) | 104.53 | 100% | 2021-09-30 |
| 4501. | David (dlschmitt0911) | 104.53 | 98% | 2014-07-11 |
| 4502. | Mihai (beavercleaver) | 104.53 | — | 2011-03-07 |
| 4503. | Randall (rdox10) | 104.52 | 98% | 2017-11-24 |
| 4504. | Simon (jesussr) | 104.52 | 95% | 2012-11-05 |
| 4505. | A (dragon02) | 104.51 | 98% | 2021-01-09 |
| 4506. | Lucario387 (tung1x45) | 104.51 | 97% | 2022-03-18 |
| 4507. | =RADULE= (radule) | 104.51 | 98% | 2022-11-02 |
| 4508. | Hamski (maythose) | 104.50 | 98% | 2017-09-30 |
| 4509. | Nezloe (hyugaki) | 104.50 | 86% | 2015-05-08 |
| 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 |