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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6619. | Pretzel (pretzeloptician) | 97.92 | 98% | 2024-06-06 |
| 6620. | rico (ricog2) | 97.92 | 96.9% | 2021-01-30 |
| 6621. | zlow (slow111222) | 97.91 | 97% | 2024-07-08 |
| 6622. | Santeri (s8ne) | 97.91 | 98.5% | 2024-04-02 |
| 6623. | Lelouch (refrain94) | 97.91 | 97% | 2017-07-21 |
| 6624. | Brandon (bqn0309) | 97.91 | 98% | 2021-12-01 |
| 6625. | isaac (nawtu) | 97.91 | 99% | 2014-09-21 |
| 6626. | Dan (bstacks100) | 97.91 | 97% | 2018-11-24 |
| 6627. | amrie (amrie) | 97.91 | 95% | 2017-01-21 |
| 6628. | skay (skay04) | 97.90 | 97.4% | 2024-11-22 |
| 6629. | Miguel (mremperus) | 97.90 | 90% | 2011-06-25 |
| 6630. | ndr2 (ndr2) | 97.90 | 98% | 2022-09-21 |
| 6631. | Rob (robbylewis) | 97.89 | 95% | 2016-02-18 |
| 6632. | Eshan (eshan1618) | 97.89 | 98% | 2018-01-02 |
| 6633. | Alex (alexklink) | 97.88 | 94% | 2013-08-12 |
| 6634. | Brian (l_mao) | 97.88 | 100% | 2019-09-10 |
| 6635. | I'mSpeed (bluedwarf7) | 97.87 | 98.1% | 2024-10-27 |
| 6636. | Monkey (firefalcon445) | 97.87 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 6637. | MooSaysCow (moosayscow) | 97.87 | 98% | 2018-04-16 |
| 6638. | Tom (twrig144) | 97.87 | 98% | 2025-04-30 |
| 6639. | tom (ixjnkeewnoxx) | 97.87 | 97% | 2017-07-15 |
| 6640. | Shocchi (shocchi232) | 97.86 | 97% | 2023-07-25 |
| 6641. | Max (maxmoto) | 97.86 | 97.6% | 2025-01-10 |
| 6642. | Jay (ironkillers) | 97.86 | 98% | 2016-06-14 |
| 6643. | Tamber (tamber_laptop) | 97.86 | — | 2010-07-07 |
| 6644. | Thueras (thueras) | 97.86 | 99% | 2014-07-06 |
| 6645. | Florian (littlejacob) | 97.86 | 96% | 2013-11-02 |
| 6646. | stagadoosh (stagadoosh) | 97.86 | 97% | 2017-07-06 |
| 6647. | mscassady13 (mscassady13) | 97.86 | 98.8% | 2024-04-08 |
| 6648. | Simone (pointy_) | 97.85 | 99% | 2024-12-19 |
| 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 |