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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025. | Alex (alexsli) | 127.19 | 96% | 2014-10-21 |
| 1026. | Dillon (dillonhenrie) | 127.17 | 100% | 2011-05-19 |
| 1027. | Kristen (liangk1) | 127.16 | 94% | 2015-02-08 |
| 1028. | M - ever vigilant (movin) | 127.11 | — | 2011-01-16 |
| 1029. | sly (slymaster11) | 127.09 | 100% | 2025-07-24 |
| 1030. | w (wonton2) | 127.09 | 99% | 2021-11-01 |
| 1031. | Lucy (lucjia) | 127.09 | 97% | 2022-05-11 |
| 1032. | Fatal (fatalrendezvous) | 127.07 | 99% | 2013-09-19 |
| 1033. | Michael (catalyst0435) | 127.06 | 91% | 2014-09-16 |
| 1034. | Enxyon (enxyon) | 127.03 | 99% | 2022-05-26 |
| 1035. | Aelius Qwerty (aelius_qwerty2) | 127.02 | 98% | 2023-09-21 |
| 1036. | Tyler (durden) | 127.00 | — | 2010-11-18 |
| 1037. | BARTOOONE (stomped) | 126.98 | 93% | 2014-02-26 |
| 1038. | ca (netromes) | 126.97 | 99% | 2025-08-17 |
| 1039. | pattypatpat (patpatpatv2) | 126.97 | 98% | 2013-08-03 |
| 1040. | michael from 213 (moderig) | 126.96 | 96.9% | 2024-02-22 |
| 1041. | Sherif (zushauque) | 126.94 | 99% | 2016-11-05 |
| 1042. | Alexander (alexteddy888) | 126.91 | 91% | 2015-05-14 |
| 1043. | tstats[kamikrazy] (kamikrazy) | 126.90 | 97% | 2012-11-14 |
| 1044. | Domenic (g0bl0x) | 126.85 | 100% | 2012-04-13 |
| 1045. | Kowala Bear (gaverpro) | 126.83 | 97.8% | 2023-11-14 |
| 1046. | hu (crediblez) | 126.83 | 96% | 2021-07-02 |
| 1047. | wlue (wlue) | 126.82 | 95% | 2011-07-14 |
| 1048. | Bob (ywfn) | 126.82 | 97% | 2015-05-04 |
| 1049. | Wumaster (kwu842) | 126.80 | 97% | 2022-05-03 |
| 1050. | semimak (idimoku) | 126.80 | 98% | 2021-02-22 |
| 1051. | veirt (exlog) | 126.78 | 96.5% | 2023-10-05 |
| 1052. | Nick (nick1000) | 126.76 | 98.3% | 2023-08-17 |
| 1053. | Ivan (bbqhehe) | 126.76 | 98% | 2021-03-13 |
| 1054. | Lane (laneondvorak) | 126.76 | 97.7% | 2025-01-06 |
| 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 |