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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12717. | Mattie (mattieshoes) | 85.90 | 94% | 2016-02-17 |
| 12718. | qwerty (mfsplinter) | 85.89 | 99.3% | 2024-03-16 |
| 12719. | sami (sami66) | 85.89 | 97% | 2021-02-28 |
| 12720. | mctuvok (mctuvok) | 85.89 | — | 2010-08-12 |
| 12721. | JONG (iamjong) | 85.88 | 96.5% | 2024-03-04 |
| 12722. | justin (onemadbubble) | 85.88 | 94% | 2020-09-25 |
| 12723. | Birdman (birdman13) | 85.88 | 97% | 2023-06-20 |
| 12724. | Brian (brianfong0416) | 85.88 | 98% | 2011-12-07 |
| 12725. | Thien (shinenolife) | 85.87 | 96% | 2024-04-13 |
| 12726. | Matthieu (demiliard) | 85.86 | 96% | 2014-10-20 |
| 12727. | Ethan (drizzy123_) | 85.85 | 98.4% | 2025-04-03 |
| 12728. | tstats[theraptorjesus] (the... | 85.85 | 97% | 2020-01-25 |
| 12729. | Christopher (contradicktory) | 85.85 | 97% | 2017-03-13 |
| 12730. | SerMaxi (sermaxi) | 85.85 | 97% | 2023-01-02 |
| 12731. | Frostic (frostic_461) | 85.85 | 95% | 2023-04-20 |
| 12732. | Farhan (arcanine505) | 85.85 | 99.5% | 2023-11-12 |
| 12733. | Tortoise (tortoise9) | 85.84 | 97.3% | 2025-01-13 |
| 12734. | Kelvin - Colemak (winlost) | 85.84 | 97% | 2015-08-28 |
| 12735. | Vinh (vinhpham8598nt) | 85.84 | 89% | 2014-03-15 |
| 12736. | PulseAD (pulsead) | 85.84 | 99% | 2021-07-10 |
| 12737. | kingcameron (kingcameron) | 85.84 | 97% | 2018-01-04 |
| 12738. | SN (secario) | 85.84 | 92% | 2013-12-02 |
| 12739. | Antames (antames) | 85.83 | 96.3% | 2025-01-15 |
| 12740. | Austin (austinpaloni) | 85.83 | 96% | 2022-04-13 |
| 12741. | Elsawy (elsawy636) | 85.83 | 97.3% | 2024-08-27 |
| 12742. | Carlos (meditating) | 85.83 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
| 12743. | Mahmoud (opssheesh) | 85.83 | 96% | 2020-04-18 |
| 12744. | Much (nikitin) | 85.83 | 99% | 2024-09-03 |
| 12745. | Wen Ree (cataclysm234) | 85.83 | 96% | 2024-09-22 |
| 12746. | agyon (meikaina) | 85.83 | 96.5% | 2024-05-16 |
| 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 |