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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3095. | Tsubame (quietdesu) | 111.22 | 99% | 2018-04-06 |
| 3096. | Jason (jasoone) | 111.22 | 97% | 2022-08-12 |
| 3097. | logan (loganx2000) | 111.22 | 98.8% | 2025-02-18 |
| 3098. | Hank (shwirv) | 111.22 | 98.6% | 2023-11-13 |
| 3099. | Blake (blaketx) | 111.22 | 97% | 2012-07-17 |
| 3100. | Squawks (sgt_squawks) | 111.21 | 98% | 2021-05-25 |
| 3101. | buza (buzaglo) | 111.21 | 95% | 2016-12-24 |
| 3102. | Shou (sirquackyy) | 111.20 | 99% | 2021-06-12 |
| 3103. | Gridcoin (gabeneweii) | 111.19 | 98% | 2025-10-28 |
| 3104. | foormea (foormea) | 111.19 | — | 2010-09-29 |
| 3105. | J (antiduckdude24) | 111.18 | 97% | 2020-08-04 |
| 3106. | Jasper (speeddemontypist) | 111.18 | 98% | 2021-07-31 |
| 3107. | Stalactic (stalactic) | 111.18 | 97% | 2015-11-10 |
| 3108. | Luka (sercasm) | 111.17 | 99% | 2021-03-19 |
| 3109. | ..... (baskoroi) | 111.16 | 95% | 2014-11-30 |
| 3110. | Aria (ariarr) | 111.15 | 96% | 2014-05-20 |
| 3111. | Trixx!!! (an_overoptimistic... | 111.14 | 99% | 2025-04-14 |
| 3112. | Kerb (kerby_berby) | 111.13 | 97% | 2022-01-08 |
| 3113. | Clover (clover25) | 111.13 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 3114. | Zac (zacharris) | 111.12 | 98% | 2018-08-31 |
| 3115. | Kelvin (onodoro) | 111.12 | 98% | 2019-02-10 |
| 3116. | aasdf (rcabrook) | 111.10 | 99% | 2024-03-11 |
| 3117. | Baghery (bocchi_desu) | 111.10 | 99% | 2024-10-03 |
| 3118. | Joshua Robert (drewramos01) | 111.10 | 98% | 2025-05-22 |
| 3119. | fat (fatlard) | 111.10 | 96% | 2012-01-20 |
| 3120. | keyslegit (keyslegit) | 111.09 | 98.1% | 2024-05-18 |
| 3121. | Alex (solarein) | 111.08 | 99% | 2012-10-19 |
| 3122. | Runecreed (runecreed) | 111.08 | 92% | 2015-04-26 |
| 3123. | malew (jpen369) | 111.08 | 97.7% | 2024-06-26 |
| 3124. | Egmont (lofstphe) | 111.08 | 97% | 2012-06-21 |
| 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 |