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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16238. | sean (tpsn3) | 82.39 | 92% | 2011-07-04 |
| 16239. | Semaj (officialmaj) | 82.39 | 97% | 2018-05-27 |
| 16240. | Dizzy (dizzyk) | 82.39 | 98% | 2018-06-12 |
| 16241. | ManHungryLibrarian (samanth... | 82.39 | 96% | 2013-07-13 |
| 16242. | Art (slateraptor) | 82.38 | 98.6% | 2024-09-09 |
| 16243. | VP (vp_typeracer) | 82.38 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
| 16244. | Neppiness (neppiness) | 82.38 | 97.7% | 2024-01-17 |
| 16245. | Antonio (antotot04) | 82.38 | 97% | 2024-09-28 |
| 16246. | plee (rump_colemak) | 82.38 | 97% | 2022-03-08 |
| 16247. | AZNDAD (hmoth84) | 82.38 | 96% | 2021-11-02 |
| 16248. | Bara (barasalim16) | 82.38 | 97% | 2018-12-03 |
| 16249. | Stefan (maewen) | 82.38 | 98% | 2017-07-21 |
| 16250. | Jermaine (bbyjeezy) | 82.38 | 96% | 2011-09-23 |
| 16251. | Super (supergen) | 82.38 | 98% | 2015-03-20 |
| 16252. | meme (fergburglerr) | 82.38 | 96% | 2015-07-10 |
| 16253. | John (feanan) | 82.38 | 97% | 2014-06-08 |
| 16254. | Daniel (zeth_zeph) | 82.37 | 96% | 2016-02-12 |
| 16255. | 505408 (5054088) | 82.37 | 97% | 2025-04-01 |
| 16256. | uwu (her0_) | 82.37 | 95.3% | 2023-07-16 |
| 16257. | Jack (jackschpeck) | 82.37 | 98% | 2024-08-09 |
| 16258. | venky (venkywonka) | 82.37 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
| 16259. | Jason (jlz293) | 82.37 | 97.9% | 2024-04-16 |
| 16260. | Val (reaper7) | 82.37 | 97% | 2013-10-18 |
| 16261. | Tyler (tmpkiwi) | 82.37 | 98% | 2018-04-11 |
| 16262. | Christopher (ironman31) | 82.37 | — | 2010-06-26 |
| 16263. | tstats[xeg28] (xeg28) | 82.36 | 97.3% | 2023-11-17 |
| 16264. | nishafd (nishafd) | 82.36 | 96.8% | 2025-04-02 |
| 16265. | ken (__ken__) | 82.36 | 96% | 2024-10-22 |
| 16266. | Zakir (drea041455) | 82.36 | 97.1% | 2024-09-16 |
| 16267. | Sarah (smm2319) | 82.36 | 98.8% | 2025-01-16 |
| 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 |