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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6524. | Erika (rinachandayo) | 98.10 | 98% | 2019-06-11 |
| 6525. | sacredpine (sacredpineapple) | 98.09 | 97.4% | 2024-12-16 |
| 6526. | MST (stereotypist) | 98.09 | 99% | 2024-05-20 |
| 6527. | Reg (reggg) | 98.09 | 98% | 2022-04-30 |
| 6528. | Manuel (mannymnz) | 98.09 | 98% | 2022-03-30 |
| 6529. | Icurus (icurusgg) | 98.08 | 98% | 2025-02-28 |
| 6530. | Daniel (dfliu19) | 98.08 | 98% | 2021-04-22 |
| 6531. | tstats[qwfpjl] (qwfpjl) | 98.08 | 97.6% | 2023-10-13 |
| 6532. | opperhoofd (wart) | 98.08 | 97.7% | 2025-05-01 |
| 6533. | Xutong (eliclax) | 98.08 | 98% | 2019-08-29 |
| 6534. | Ralph Abboud (ralph95) | 98.07 | 97% | 2024-08-02 |
| 6535. | richa (richa69) | 98.07 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
| 6536. | Nicole (nokmit27) | 98.07 | 95% | 2012-12-08 |
| 6537. | Petri (pndragon) | 98.07 | 98% | 2014-04-19 |
| 6538. | Willie Loyd (neverfall) | 98.07 | 96% | 2011-05-21 |
| 6539. | Justin (justinngordon) | 98.07 | 98% | 2014-01-03 |
| 6540. | A (dicktucker) | 98.06 | 97% | 2021-11-13 |
| 6541. | Uncreative (uncreatively) | 98.06 | 97% | 2013-07-04 |
| 6542. | Shalaquida (shalaquida) | 98.06 | 98% | 2017-04-23 |
| 6543. | Ron (ronnyron) | 98.06 | 96% | 2015-06-22 |
| 6544. | aasd (mudd0000) | 98.06 | 91% | 2013-10-14 |
| 6545. | sri (sree205) | 98.05 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
| 6546. | Johann (slugvibes) | 98.05 | 98% | 2023-07-25 |
| 6547. | anjumaaa (zenda254) | 98.05 | 98% | 2022-12-30 |
| 6548. | Zachary (spottedelefant) | 98.05 | 98% | 2025-01-28 |
| 6549. | Cynthia (shinshiaki) | 98.05 | 96.7% | 2021-02-28 |
| 6550. | Alvaro (politapiag) | 98.05 | 98% | 2019-07-02 |
| 6551. | Eleni (blossomhelen) | 98.05 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
| 6552. | Jelly (heroicmike) | 98.04 | 98% | 2022-05-19 |
| 6553. | Hare Krishna (vchhabra33) | 98.04 | 98% | 2023-03-10 |
| 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 |