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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7699. | bronze (thebronzesword) | 96.37 | 98% | 2021-04-09 |
| 7700. | jess (spin) | 96.37 | — | 2010-07-12 |
| 7701. | Piotr (yahoo358) | 96.37 | 98% | 2019-04-16 |
| 7702. | Christian (trotuele) | 96.36 | 98% | 2026-01-21 |
| 7703. | Nagu (nagusameta) | 96.36 | 98.8% | 2024-12-15 |
| 7704. | Cole (colemathew) | 96.36 | 97.4% | 2024-10-24 |
| 7705. | Sly (sly_) | 96.36 | 99% | 2025-08-17 |
| 7706. | Vraj (i_type_really_slow_ok) | 96.36 | 97% | 2021-04-17 |
| 7707. | David (nicer) | 96.36 | 98% | 2017-09-05 |
| 7708. | Johnny (johnnyquest30) | 96.35 | 98% | 2025-04-02 |
| 7709. | Collin (lelouch529) | 96.35 | 98.4% | 2025-02-20 |
| 7710. | StanTheCowGod (stanthecowgod) | 96.35 | 99% | 2021-01-12 |
| 7711. | Luka (jomanji) | 96.35 | 98% | 2021-03-28 |
| 7712. | Joshua (facto) | 96.35 | 98% | 2023-09-28 |
| 7713. | Yume (夢) (yumeai) | 96.35 | 95% | 2013-01-02 |
| 7714. | alex (schafted361) | 96.35 | 99% | 2018-09-27 |
| 7715. | Kantel (kantel) | 96.34 | 96% | 2023-02-25 |
| 7716. | AI 2002 (ai2002) | 96.34 | 97% | 2024-12-05 |
| 7717. | Tom (rowtund) | 96.34 | 97% | 2025-11-06 |
| 7718. | ☼Nikola☼ (5crownik007) | 96.34 | 96% | 2020-02-12 |
| 7719. | Mango (mangotdm) | 96.34 | 95% | 2022-04-24 |
| 7720. | mira (m1ra) | 96.34 | 98% | 2021-02-10 |
| 7721. | Timothy xd (timothylph) | 96.34 | 96% | 2016-11-14 |
| 7722. | Laura (bluswirll) | 96.34 | 96% | 2013-12-14 |
| 7723. | 0 (gochoo) | 96.34 | 99% | 2019-08-20 |
| 7724. | Erin (erschoene) | 96.34 | — | 2010-07-29 |
| 7725. | Chaitanya (don786) | 96.34 | — | 2011-01-15 |
| 7726. | N3gativeZero (whatsupbrandon) | 96.33 | 98.3% | 2024-03-03 |
| 7727. | CoinCollector (coincollector) | 96.33 | 96% | 2015-02-12 |
| 7728. | Wavy (wavybaby) | 96.33 | 98% | 2023-06-16 |
| 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 |