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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12120. | Rhys (themyth955) | 87.63 | 97.3% | 2024-06-26 |
| 12121. | Aidan (bridgethegap) | 87.63 | 97% | 2021-05-14 |
| 12122. | Epic (epicowl) | 87.63 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
| 12123. | Ahmed Hanafy (ahmedhnafy) | 87.62 | 97.4% | 2025-05-18 |
| 12124. | Joe (josephjnatale) | 87.62 | 97% | 2025-07-01 |
| 12125. | sebastian (alva_tipe) | 87.62 | 96% | 2025-04-09 |
| 12126. | Jake (wortis) | 87.62 | 99% | 2022-04-17 |
| 12127. | senpai (chottomatte) | 87.62 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 12128. | acrymoore (acrymoore) | 87.62 | 96% | 2022-11-26 |
| 12129. | James (astrozoid) | 87.61 | 97.7% | 2024-06-22 |
| 12130. | Lucas (bersecker12) | 87.61 | 97.1% | 2024-10-28 |
| 12131. | Pumpking (rawter007) | 87.61 | 97.6% | 2025-02-07 |
| 12132. | EO (eo_37) | 87.61 | 97.3% | 2024-04-24 |
| 12133. | Taejas (taejas) | 87.61 | 97% | 2022-09-27 |
| 12134. | Stacey (spacey333) | 87.61 | — | 2011-03-18 |
| 12135. | Arthur (arthurmog) | 87.61 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 12136. | Caleb (cbob) | 87.60 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 12137. | antobot (antobot) | 87.60 | 98.3% | 2023-11-12 |
| 12138. | danny (brrrgandy) | 87.60 | 97% | 2017-10-18 |
| 12139. | Michael (michaelbui884) | 87.60 | 95.8% | 2023-12-19 |
| 12140. | Greg (eggertstwart) | 87.60 | 95% | 2012-03-10 |
| 12141. | spectriva (spectriva) | 87.59 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
| 12142. | :3 (goobaw) | 87.59 | 95% | 2022-04-06 |
| 12143. | Brt (brtboi) | 87.59 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 12144. | Marc (marxotkin) | 87.59 | 97% | 2019-02-25 |
| 12145. | Safe (floorrip) | 87.58 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
| 12146. | Rex (rexcaliber_115) | 87.58 | 98.1% | 2023-09-10 |
| 12147. | Ali (aloche) | 87.58 | 97% | 2019-07-16 |
| 12148. | Guðjón (krotari) | 87.58 | 96.3% | 2024-10-04 |
| 12149. | Kevin (zortchik) | 87.58 | 97% | 2013-09-19 |
| 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 |