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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9991. | Rodrigo (synapse) | 91.40 | 97% | 2013-04-15 |
| 9992. | Savannah (pompom9999) | 91.40 | 94% | 2014-08-21 |
| 9993. | Henry (henrybutschool) | 91.39 | 97% | 2022-10-07 |
| 9994. | Emily (emerrin) | 91.39 | 98% | 2022-07-31 |
| 9995. | Anky (thecrankmachine) | 91.39 | 97% | 2016-12-07 |
| 9996. | iAmMichael (iammichael) | 91.39 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
| 9997. | Joao Paulo (umjotas) | 91.38 | 97% | 2025-04-02 |
| 9998. | June (avvieey) | 91.38 | 99% | 2022-01-10 |
| 9999. | 🇵🇸 (' _ゝ') (trickroom) | 91.38 | 97% | 2020-05-09 |
| 10000. | Tanzywarrior (tanzywarrior1) | 91.37 | 96.8% | 2024-11-19 |
| 10001. | What (guesswhatt) | 91.37 | 97.1% | 2024-12-30 |
| 10002. | Pradyumn (sk0pe) | 91.37 | 98.3% | 2024-04-30 |
| 10003. | oberstein (the_whisper) | 91.37 | 97% | 2023-12-29 |
| 10004. | Mukul (mukullegha25) | 91.37 | 98% | 2021-06-23 |
| 10005. | :) (jjz03) | 91.37 | 99% | 2018-12-29 |
| 10006. | Raja (rajamalik) | 91.37 | 99% | 2014-01-05 |
| 10007. | CSP (100magicman100) | 91.36 | 98% | 2025-04-03 |
| 10008. | Trainer (trainingdiver) | 91.36 | 96.1% | 2024-10-20 |
| 10009. | Lee (wantseed) | 91.36 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
| 10010. | rodli (rodli) | 91.36 | 97.9% | 2024-01-05 |
| 10011. | And (ampersanded) | 91.36 | 98% | 2023-11-28 |
| 10012. | FlashFire (lasfate) | 91.36 | 93% | 2016-04-28 |
| 10013. | frank (frankinabox) | 91.36 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
| 10014. | Vitor (vrvitor) | 91.36 | 95% | 2012-04-27 |
| 10015. | jennyjenjen (jennyjenjen) | 91.36 | 98% | 2015-11-09 |
| 10016. | Mitch (chuckiecheez) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
| 10017. | Noam (tsnoam) | 91.36 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
| 10018. | ooo0ooo (carlfriedrichgauss) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-04-06 |
| 10019. | Brian (dataslayer) | 91.35 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
| 10020. | despaciko (despaciko) | 91.35 | 98.4% | 2024-04-10 |
| 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 |