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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3512. | Mark (denkfaehigkeit) | 108.54 | 96% | 2014-10-24 |
| 3513. | Kingpin (kingpin) | 108.54 | 98% | 2014-03-05 |
| 3514. | DeathModer (kido2976) | 108.54 | 98% | 2019-09-26 |
| 3515. | Jan (ashemon) | 108.53 | 95% | 2012-02-26 |
| 3516. | Eric (thicc_ricc) | 108.53 | 97% | 2022-11-03 |
| 3517. | julian (kuuuoko) | 108.52 | 97.7% | 2024-05-23 |
| 3518. | Loui (benesso_) | 108.52 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 3519. | Richard (zariman) | 108.52 | 95% | 2015-12-31 |
| 3520. | Reese's (reesepuffs) | 108.52 | 98% | 2025-04-13 |
| 3521. | Juan Luis (17jquisp) | 108.51 | 98% | 2018-10-23 |
| 3522. | epicfail (epicfailkonaro) | 108.51 | 99% | 2014-10-05 |
| 3523. | 信 (t11xl) | 108.50 | 98% | 2024-01-02 |
| 3524. | splatt (splatt0407) | 108.50 | 98.6% | 2024-09-06 |
| 3525. | Bean (beanervibez) | 108.50 | 98% | 2023-02-08 |
| 3526. | Aaron (bananasaurusrex) | 108.50 | — | 2011-02-04 |
| 3527. | Dinner (dindinlicker) | 108.50 | 98% | 2017-10-12 |
| 3528. | alex (alex3213213) | 108.49 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
| 3529. | Owen (boblaz) | 108.49 | 94% | 2013-03-08 |
| 3530. | Aaron (aarontc) | 108.49 | 97.9% | 2021-02-12 |
| 3531. | Savitar (chris4315) | 108.49 | 98% | 2022-11-09 |
| 3532. | my dad the typist (pho424) | 108.48 | 92% | 2012-10-30 |
| 3533. | my name (skrrtskrrtskrrrt) | 108.47 | 97.7% | 2024-01-11 |
| 3534. | Jeremy (daddystravinsky) | 108.47 | 98% | 2019-12-23 |
| 3535. | Brandon (kempy92) | 108.47 | 91% | 2011-08-23 |
| 3536. | Lee (lkx7_adhd) | 108.46 | 97% | 2020-10-05 |
| 3537. | 312211 (312211) | 108.46 | 99% | 2021-09-28 |
| 3538. | Evil (evilhom3r) | 108.46 | 95% | 2012-10-03 |
| 3539. | andy (andyh) | 108.46 | 96% | 2014-01-02 |
| 3540. | lolee (leptir) | 108.45 | 95% | 2011-05-13 |
| 3541. | Peter (ptnguyen) | 108.44 | 99% | 2021-03-15 |
| 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 |