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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7108. | Cal (cal_on_colemak) | 97.77 | 97% | 2022-04-28 |
| 7109. | Max (ybmax) | 97.76 | 95.4% | 2023-10-27 |
| 7110. | Michael (spicypikachu) | 97.76 | 97% | 2012-07-25 |
| 7111. | Helen (28promises) | 97.76 | 94% | 2014-06-14 |
| 7112. | İlker (ikesen) | 97.76 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
| 7113. | TheWhiteHood (teddylie) | 97.76 | 95% | 2015-07-10 |
| 7114. | SuckaSurprise (suckasurprise) | 97.75 | 98% | 2025-07-29 |
| 7115. | Typing (typinggodthesecond) | 97.75 | 98% | 2025-03-31 |
| 7116. | Gabe (gwilkers) | 97.75 | 98% | 2016-12-20 |
| 7117. | Frank (fchiem) | 97.74 | 96% | 2013-03-23 |
| 7118. | rUbbish (rubbisheap) | 97.74 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
| 7119. | Guest (kiss_you) | 97.73 | 100% | 2025-04-09 |
| 7120. | Jake (four_cigarettes) | 97.73 | 95% | 2015-12-11 |
| 7121. | Slim (slimshady2000) | 97.72 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
| 7122. | Gregg (galpy) | 97.72 | 98% | 2018-08-11 |
| 7123. | levi (leviathan_307) | 97.72 | 99% | 2024-07-17 |
| 7124. | daumis (chiutas) | 97.70 | 98.3% | 2024-12-03 |
| 7125. | Joshua (yeahacked) | 97.70 | 99% | 2021-06-07 |
| 7126. | Nicholas (nickymillz) | 97.70 | 97% | 2014-03-14 |
| 7127. | george (doctoras) | 97.69 | 99% | 2016-04-26 |
| 7128. | nizam (nizamovicxi) | 97.69 | 98% | 2024-11-17 |
| 7129. | notdallas (jjthot) | 97.69 | 98% | 2022-05-28 |
| 7130. | Harcha (harcha) | 97.69 | 98% | 2025-03-24 |
| 7131. | Khanh (aygentp) | 97.68 | 98.1% | 2024-04-20 |
| 7132. | tech (thetechboy) | 97.68 | 95.2% | 2023-12-22 |
| 7133. | Edward (kailhreds) | 97.68 | 98.6% | 2024-09-03 |
| 7134. | Shiney (shineyy) | 97.68 | 97% | 2019-01-03 |
| 7135. | Felix (f2862089986) | 97.68 | 98% | 2021-03-10 |
| 7136. | brownbelly (pvthg) | 97.67 | 99% | 2024-09-25 |
| 7137. | LLRnR (llrnr) | 97.66 | 97% | 2014-07-02 |
| 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 |