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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845. | ANDY THE KING (worked) | 118.06 | 98% | 2011-12-27 |
| 1846. | Zoheb (blackeaglejs) | 118.06 | 99% | 2012-04-17 |
| 1847. | AS_VAL (as_val24) | 118.05 | 98% | 2023-08-21 |
| 1848. | JahJi (jahji) | 118.04 | 99% | 2024-10-03 |
| 1849. | Rocko (rockotaco) | 118.04 | 98% | 2024-11-04 |
| 1850. | Mosa (_mosa) | 118.03 | 96% | 2024-08-04 |
| 1851. | ابن المر (ibnalmer) | 118.01 | 99.5% | 2023-12-25 |
| 1852. | Matt (peacemaker1) | 118.01 | 99% | 2013-10-20 |
| 1853. | Giovanni (giosda) | 117.98 | 96% | 2021-01-22 |
| 1854. | Razvan (forreckful) | 117.97 | 96.7% | 2023-12-03 |
| 1855. | Elessar (spiritious) | 117.97 | 95% | 2016-11-05 |
| 1856. | Jason (jpngfile) | 117.97 | 100% | 2016-10-28 |
| 1857. | Matty (mattym) | 117.96 | 99% | 2013-03-19 |
| 1858. | poop (brahbrahbrah) | 117.96 | 98% | 2015-04-17 |
| 1859. | A (atoneff) | 117.96 | 97% | 2016-01-11 |
| 1860. | Jim (ifeelhyper) | 117.95 | 98% | 2022-04-30 |
| 1861. | retired, for now ᐢ.‸.... | 117.94 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
| 1862. | Scott (sanderson21) | 117.94 | 99% | 2020-07-01 |
| 1863. | nw3x (nw3x) | 117.93 | 97% | 2021-08-26 |
| 1864. | Joshie (joshie_woshie) | 117.93 | 96% | 2016-05-10 |
| 1865. | maybe half the time (framed... | 117.93 | 98% | 2018-09-10 |
| 1866. | PancakePuppy (artemisgoldfish) | 117.93 | 95% | 2017-05-16 |
| 1867. | Isaac (isaacchen_cool) | 117.91 | 99% | 2023-07-05 |
| 1868. | Salmonax (salmonax) | 117.91 | 96% | 2015-10-15 |
| 1869. | Luke (potatozard) | 117.89 | 93% | 2016-04-22 |
| 1870. | Quark (quarky) | 117.89 | 98% | 2015-07-17 |
| 1871. | Albert (linkbane) | 117.88 | 96% | 2015-06-11 |
| 1872. | Aoki (dragonsnake) | 117.87 | 99% | 2017-07-19 |
| 1873. | Dean (deanss) | 117.86 | 98% | 2024-08-02 |
| 1874. | Eric (rhythm195) | 117.86 | 96% | 2017-03-24 |
| 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 |