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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14127. | Mohammad Amin (alexmercer2) | 84.11 | 92% | 2013-12-11 |
| 14128. | wanda (candrino) | 84.10 | 98.6% | 2024-09-28 |
| 14129. | Alexander (alexderharry) | 84.10 | 99% | 2024-06-14 |
| 14130. | Giorgi (gromji) | 84.10 | 95.8% | 2024-03-02 |
| 14131. | Haseeb (haseeb_fa) | 84.10 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
| 14132. | Carter (therealwhiterice) | 84.10 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
| 14133. | Kex (kexlog) | 84.10 | 95% | 2016-08-14 |
| 14134. | Nam (nambct) | 84.09 | 97.4% | 2025-02-25 |
| 14135. | ariel (arielsoko) | 84.09 | 96% | 2021-06-26 |
| 14136. | Chaddley (chadracer69) | 84.09 | 97% | 2021-07-23 |
| 14137. | Corey (corstar97) | 84.09 | 98% | 2019-10-24 |
| 14138. | Song (zeyryu) | 84.09 | — | 2011-03-20 |
| 14139. | Jackie (jackiiexl0v3) | 84.09 | — | 2010-07-02 |
| 14140. | abbey (abbeyns) | 84.08 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
| 14141. | OJ (ojop) | 84.08 | 98% | 2022-08-16 |
| 14142. | Nguyen Minh (dragontiti) | 84.08 | 97% | 2014-11-01 |
| 14143. | Ashwin (ashr410) | 84.07 | 97% | 2022-04-20 |
| 14144. | f4llen (f4llen) | 84.07 | 96% | 2025-04-07 |
| 14145. | Asif (asif04) | 84.07 | 98% | 2025-06-29 |
| 14146. | Mitch (consul) | 84.07 | 97% | 2024-11-27 |
| 14147. | Jay (jeremyhac) | 84.07 | 96% | 2018-08-16 |
| 14148. | Martin (tumult) | 84.07 | 99% | 2021-09-24 |
| 14149. | jay! (its_jay_) | 84.07 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
| 14150. | Danat (danat_ayazbayev) | 84.07 | 95% | 2018-10-10 |
| 14151. | Poop (poopeey) | 84.06 | 96.7% | 2025-01-27 |
| 14152. | Augie Ahn (augieahn) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
| 14153. | Luna (eclipsedluna) | 84.06 | 98% | 2022-03-20 |
| 14154. | JONAS (___jonas___) | 84.06 | 95.7% | 2023-11-07 |
| 14155. | Protein (rsandland) | 84.06 | 97.3% | 2023-11-10 |
| 14156. | Holdmybeer (9599914266) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-12-01 |
| 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 |