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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4837. | Felix (promeneraren) | 103.33 | 97% | 2022-07-18 |
| 4838. | nefrina (aaromon) | 103.33 | 94% | 2014-09-09 |
| 4839. | Abelardo (abel2b) | 103.33 | 97% | 2012-05-31 |
| 4840. | Cerb (cerberus17) | 103.32 | 98.8% | 2024-07-06 |
| 4841. | Atlas400 (atlas400) | 103.32 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
| 4842. | Am1n (vividus) | 103.32 | 99% | 2021-12-23 |
| 4843. | Dylan (impsy) | 103.32 | 98% | 2011-10-13 |
| 4844. | Nozden (neonozden) | 103.32 | 96% | 2016-12-09 |
| 4845. | Anargyros (argy) | 103.32 | 96% | 2012-05-10 |
| 4846. | Raymond (saintbroski) | 103.31 | 97.5% | 2024-08-18 |
| 4847. | Kasyade (iloveyoukomi) | 103.31 | 97% | 2024-10-11 |
| 4848. | Damon (luvsanimals2) | 103.31 | 100% | 2011-08-27 |
| 4849. | Hayley (hghghayley20) | 103.30 | 98% | 2013-11-29 |
| 4850. | Fopuy (fopuy) | 103.29 | 99% | 2022-12-31 |
| 4851. | एक नेपाली (... | 103.29 | 95% | 2017-04-11 |
| 4852. | Dennis (dennissc) | 103.29 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
| 4853. | AK (a2526) | 103.28 | 99% | 2024-07-18 |
| 4854. | Stuart (crazystu) | 103.28 | 96% | 2015-08-11 |
| 4855. | Moy (moy280) | 103.28 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 4856. | Baked and Buttered (mcallen... | 103.28 | 96% | 2022-04-12 |
| 4857. | Chetan (ch374n) | 103.28 | 98% | 2021-06-02 |
| 4858. | Kenji (moarkenji) | 103.28 | 95% | 2015-07-31 |
| 4859. | elliptic (elliptic) | 103.26 | 99.5% | 2024-07-01 |
| 4860. | Boxie (boxiewoxie) | 103.26 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
| 4861. | Deus (deusdeceit) | 103.26 | 99% | 2013-09-15 |
| 4862. | failzor (failzor) | 103.26 | 99% | 2018-09-07 |
| 4863. | UF Pakistan (umarpakistan) | 103.25 | 98.3% | 2023-12-19 |
| 4864. | me_irl (tedtypes) | 103.25 | 98.8% | 2024-10-01 |
| 4865. | Zonith (zonith) | 103.25 | 98% | 2021-09-22 |
| 4866. | bruh (acadao11) | 103.24 | 97.7% | 2023-10-21 |
| 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 |