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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7880. | Stunningham (bobsmiley86) | 95.89 | 98% | 2011-11-07 |
| 7881. | Cameron (sigmaimu) | 95.89 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 7882. | C (windyreed) | 95.89 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 7883. | Alex (supersupreme) | 95.89 | 94% | 2013-06-24 |
| 7884. | Ryan (rdonny2013) | 95.89 | 95% | 2012-04-12 |
| 7885. | Francesco (francesco24) | 95.88 | 98% | 2025-03-09 |
| 7886. | Yesune (yesune) | 95.88 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
| 7887. | B (briguy94) | 95.88 | 96% | 2019-07-08 |
| 7888. | Linus (detailsnot) | 95.88 | 98% | 2023-12-27 |
| 7889. | puthin_p2n (bugsmasher) | 95.88 | 97% | 2022-03-31 |
| 7890. | CANADA #1 (peakthepenny) | 95.88 | 97.5% | 2024-02-10 |
| 7891. | unistructure (unistructure) | 95.87 | 90% | 2015-09-28 |
| 7892. | Dav (asiandomination0) | 95.87 | 98% | 2019-05-06 |
| 7893. | matt (mfworks) | 95.86 | 93% | 2015-10-01 |
| 7894. | Riley (rileythomp) | 95.86 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 7895. | CJ (md_5) | 95.86 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 7896. | Shaun (crypton_flow) | 95.84 | 97% | 2025-03-04 |
| 7897. | tinybluesapling (tinybluesa... | 95.84 | 97% | 2025-09-03 |
| 7898. | Doms (domtinik0729) | 95.84 | 98% | 2022-03-25 |
| 7899. | Toby (toby4246) | 95.84 | 96% | 2012-09-25 |
| 7900. | Shimmering (shimmeringdroplet) | 95.84 | 96.3% | 2021-02-01 |
| 7901. | Sky man (koolienavy) | 95.84 | 96% | 2021-10-25 |
| 7902. | Mop (viewtifuljoe111) | 95.83 | 97.5% | 2023-12-04 |
| 7903. | Abhay (abhay_hadez) | 95.83 | 98% | 2021-11-14 |
| 7904. | Leon (leonnlk) | 95.82 | 90% | 2013-10-12 |
| 7905. | Won (wontonst) | 95.82 | 88% | 2012-02-23 |
| 7906. | 🔰Cosmeen (mcpotato) | 95.82 | 99.5% | 2024-01-11 |
| 7907. | HZimmy (hzimmy) | 95.82 | 95% | 2012-01-31 |
| 7908. | grep-er (511kartik) | 95.81 | 99% | 2025-09-24 |
| 7909. | Christian (christian_phi) | 95.81 | 98% | 2024-07-05 |
| 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 |