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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6815. | sri (sree205) | 98.05 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
| 6816. | Johann (slugvibes) | 98.05 | 98% | 2023-07-25 |
| 6817. | anjumaaa (zenda254) | 98.05 | 98% | 2022-12-30 |
| 6818. | Zachary (spottedelefant) | 98.05 | 98% | 2025-01-28 |
| 6819. | Cynthia (shinshiaki) | 98.05 | 96.7% | 2021-02-28 |
| 6820. | Alvaro (politapiag) | 98.05 | 98% | 2019-07-02 |
| 6821. | Eleni (blossomhelen) | 98.05 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
| 6822. | Jelly (heroicmike) | 98.04 | 98% | 2022-05-19 |
| 6823. | Yellow (siunam963) | 98.04 | 97.9% | 2024-02-01 |
| 6824. | Matt (t0035) | 98.04 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 6825. | Tango (tangoreborn) | 98.03 | 97.2% | 2023-08-19 |
| 6826. | Pops (pops_1233) | 98.03 | 98.6% | 2023-11-09 |
| 6827. | Matthew (mathyew) | 98.03 | 98% | 2018-10-13 |
| 6828. | learn corne (tomgroenwoldt) | 98.03 | 97.7% | 2023-06-10 |
| 6829. | Gagan (gagan18) | 98.03 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 6830. | Special (rxbaker) | 98.03 | 95% | 2013-04-26 |
| 6831. | Ryan (upperdecker) | 98.02 | 99% | 2024-08-20 |
| 6832. | pv. (randomuser0007) | 98.02 | 97.5% | 2024-09-22 |
| 6833. | hjl316ygh489yu (hjl316ygh48... | 98.02 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 6834. | Kevin (kevzjhu) | 98.02 | 98% | 2020-12-22 |
| 6835. | Eric (heeric) | 98.02 | 97.7% | 2023-11-17 |
| 6836. | Kate (katehashope) | 98.02 | 98% | 2012-06-30 |
| 6837. | Ragnar (ragnar74) | 98.02 | — | 2010-12-22 |
| 6838. | cubis (cubis) | 98.02 | 100% | 2018-02-03 |
| 6839. | aikeen (aik33n) | 98.01 | 100% | 2025-11-25 |
| 6840. | Nathan (nathanpatty) | 98.01 | 97% | 2022-03-11 |
| 6841. | (jorda5150) | 98.01 | 98% | 2024-05-04 |
| 6842. | Andrew (sq_leonhart) | 98.01 | 98.8% | 2024-06-27 |
| 6843. | Eugene (eugeneteoh) | 98.01 | 99% | 2021-03-03 |
| 6844. | surgeonix (surgeonix) | 98.01 | 98% | 2012-10-23 |
| 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 |