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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8686. | oneproduct (oneproduct) | 93.71 | 98% | 2012-09-07 |
| 8687. | Kirke (kirke) | 93.71 | 97% | 2014-12-20 |
| 8688. | CrazyMonke (crazy_monke) | 93.70 | 98% | 2025-04-17 |
| 8689. | Gabriel (itsgiorno) | 93.70 | 98.8% | 2025-01-22 |
| 8690. | George (justgeo) | 93.70 | 97% | 2024-10-06 |
| 8691. | Iamsparta (void_snowy) | 93.70 | 97.2% | 2024-03-03 |
| 8692. | Dambi (tomino) | 93.70 | 98% | 2014-09-22 |
| 8693. | Ai (aibah) | 93.69 | 97% | 2025-07-31 |
| 8694. | つべ (tube_jp) | 93.69 | 97.2% | 2023-12-27 |
| 8695. | Mehrdad (mhlplayer) | 93.69 | 97% | 2016-08-09 |
| 8696. | MeHdi (mehdi_kazemi8) | 93.69 | 98% | 2014-06-30 |
| 8697. | tisms (tisms_inc) | 93.68 | 97.2% | 2024-01-27 |
| 8698. | Philip (demonware) | 93.68 | 95% | 2022-05-06 |
| 8699. | jake (imgayxoxoxo) | 93.68 | 95% | 2014-11-14 |
| 8700. | Miko (kimonoso) | 93.68 | 99% | 2015-06-18 |
| 8701. | Ryan (cinfol) | 93.68 | 93% | 2013-01-08 |
| 8702. | Zeb (cleavecamael) | 93.67 | 97% | 2024-12-26 |
| 8703. | Max (thisismydrive1997) | 93.67 | 98% | 2022-11-16 |
| 8704. | Vee (vyviette) | 93.67 | 97% | 2024-07-13 |
| 8705. | Nick (krupa1727) | 93.67 | 97.7% | 2024-09-26 |
| 8706. | penguin (immune2karma) | 93.67 | 96.4% | 2024-02-12 |
| 8707. | GTC4Lusso (gtc4lusso) | 93.67 | 99% | 2025-05-27 |
| 8708. | aero (aeroagg15) | 93.67 | 96% | 2023-03-03 |
| 8709. | cignx (clamchowderco) | 93.67 | 97% | 2022-12-30 |
| 8710. | Novas (novas_arcos) | 93.67 | 97% | 2022-07-28 |
| 8711. | Kristopher (kristopherlukas) | 93.67 | — | 2010-09-08 |
| 8712. | cruderustle (cruderustle) | 93.67 | 99% | 2023-06-02 |
| 8713. | deathnoteaccuracy (deathnot... | 93.67 | 97% | 2011-05-23 |
| 8714. | Mark (datboi1771) | 93.66 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
| 8715. | Jorbean (jcooper0111) | 93.66 | 99% | 2025-06-10 |
| 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 |