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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12069. | (dragon172) | 87.89 | 98.8% | 2024-06-10 |
| 12070. | Ornstein (eliggett) | 87.89 | 97% | 2022-09-03 |
| 12071. | Brian (xbjsx) | 87.89 | 94% | 2016-08-05 |
| 12072. | (aasniper20) | 87.89 | 97% | 2025-02-11 |
| 12073. | Vans (socalvan) | 87.89 | 96% | 2012-07-27 |
| 12074. | (kita01) | 87.89 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
| 12075. | PeterAst (peterast) | 87.89 | 98% | 2023-05-26 |
| 12076. | Slow (slowtyper4evr) | 87.89 | 98.6% | 2023-08-07 |
| 12077. | Jonah (workman04) | 87.89 | 97% | 2021-10-26 |
| 12078. | khalid (khalidabououalid) | 87.89 | 99% | 2022-09-29 |
| 12079. | (stoneygamer) | 87.88 | 99% | 2024-03-26 |
| 12080. | (normalgamer785) | 87.88 | 96% | 2025-04-22 |
| 12081. | (enesua) | 87.88 | 98% | 2023-05-24 |
| 12082. | (joe_will_type) | 87.88 | 96% | 2025-06-25 |
| 12083. | (pingspoofer) | 87.88 | 97% | 2019-05-26 |
| 12084. | (jazzyjenn) | 87.88 | 100% | 2012-05-01 |
| 12085. | Andrea (andreavanderjagt) | 87.87 | 99% | 2026-01-05 |
| 12086. | (mhd0) | 87.87 | 96% | 2017-02-22 |
| 12087. | (ilikeblood112) | 87.87 | 98% | 2024-09-20 |
| 12088. | ceilidhged (ceilidhged) | 87.87 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
| 12089. | (imeraifu) | 87.87 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
| 12090. | bdr (bbbbbbbbbbb) | 87.87 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
| 12091. | (athazagoraphobia) | 87.87 | 97% | 2018-12-27 |
| 12092. | MaybeChtoto (htoto_takoi) | 87.86 | 97% | 2025-10-06 |
| 12093. | (samsore) | 87.86 | 97% | 2022-09-12 |
| 12094. | (adhiarja) | 87.86 | 96% | 2023-09-18 |
| 12095. | nick (macbookprolmao) | 87.86 | 91% | 2015-12-15 |
| 12096. | (arrow0ftime) | 87.86 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
| 12097. | (ramzzione) | 87.85 | 97% | 2024-07-30 |
| 12098. | (pg_jade) | 87.85 | 97.5% | 2021-03-01 |
| 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 |