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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8499. | Volxage (volxage) | 94.67 | 96.1% | 2024-12-21 |
| 8500. | Angelo (jgello) | 94.67 | 96% | 2021-07-05 |
| 8501. | Evan (evanpugs44) | 94.66 | 95.6% | 2025-03-26 |
| 8502. | Daniel (dbinette03) | 94.66 | 97.9% | 2023-12-08 |
| 8503. | ollir (ollir) | 94.66 | 98% | 2021-10-18 |
| 8504. | Robert (trewgrip1) | 94.66 | 98% | 2014-01-06 |
| 8505. | Manuel (manguy0705) | 94.66 | 92% | 2016-09-07 |
| 8506. | justabastrdzson (justabastr... | 94.65 | 98% | 2026-01-28 |
| 8507. | ShoTheYokai (shotheyokai) | 94.65 | 97% | 2025-11-29 |
| 8508. | TheInfo (theinfo) | 94.65 | 98.8% | 2024-04-12 |
| 8509. | Enzo (enzog) | 94.65 | 97% | 2021-01-12 |
| 8510. | Prateek (ptath1) | 94.65 | 98% | 2026-05-17 |
| 8511. | Shmuel (sambo60) | 94.65 | 97% | 2012-05-15 |
| 8512. | Mitko (mitang31) | 94.65 | 98% | 2015-11-06 |
| 8513. | buff (buffjezos) | 94.64 | 99% | 2024-03-23 |
| 8514. | Ryuji (ryuji_shinki) | 94.64 | 98.8% | 2021-01-30 |
| 8515. | saidufhoiausdfjoi (siufhaoi... | 94.63 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 8516. | zzr0t (sulj0o) | 94.63 | 97% | 2026-03-01 |
| 8517. | Sleepy (yipyap) | 94.63 | 97% | 2016-10-23 |
| 8518. | sdaaa (sdaaa) | 94.63 | 98% | 2018-11-27 |
| 8519. | (psyhackological) | 94.63 | 95% | 2019-04-03 |
| 8520. | tflaw (tflaw) | 94.62 | 97% | 2026-01-09 |
| 8521. | Julian (julian990132) | 94.62 | 97.5% | 2025-02-02 |
| 8522. | Szymon (pazdinho_) | 94.62 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 8523. | Kim Phước (lykimphuoc020) | 94.62 | 95% | 2016-08-05 |
| 8524. | (supermonkeydx) | 94.62 | 94% | 2017-04-21 |
| 8525. | Jamie (jamietyper90) | 94.61 | 98.8% | 2024-06-11 |
| 8526. | William (gewu) | 94.61 | 100% | 2021-03-03 |
| 8527. | Keijite (keijite) | 94.61 | 96% | 2019-12-15 |
| 8528. | Conhor (lininmist) | 94.60 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 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 |