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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8313. | Sma (smashin) | 93.95 | 95% | 2014-05-05 |
| 8314. | scoff (scof) | 93.94 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
| 8315. | Andrew (aturner2409) | 93.94 | 98% | 2019-03-09 |
| 8316. | Sven (svann) | 93.94 | 95% | 2017-03-09 |
| 8317. | tactile (tactile) | 93.93 | 97.1% | 2023-12-08 |
| 8318. | lazypenguin (lhp12) | 93.93 | 98.4% | 2023-12-09 |
| 8319. | Jun Kang (junkang098) | 93.93 | 97.1% | 2024-11-26 |
| 8320. | Katilin (type_casting) | 93.93 | 98% | 2020-04-29 |
| 8321. | Emmy (emilyelaine) | 93.93 | 99% | 2021-11-10 |
| 8322. | Douglas (ossmando) | 93.93 | 94% | 2014-03-18 |
| 8323. | SpeedyCaret^ (wtl_jp) | 93.93 | 95% | 2015-03-04 |
| 8324. | Jay Chang (nowtypingforjay) | 93.92 | 95.5% | 2025-03-10 |
| 8325. | xoi (roithekoil) | 93.92 | 98% | 2021-06-12 |
| 8326. | america's deadliest god (he... | 93.92 | 91% | 2016-11-13 |
| 8327. | Brad (brad0824) | 93.92 | 93% | 2011-05-06 |
| 8328. | Dust (rathard) | 93.91 | 95.9% | 2024-03-19 |
| 8329. | PapaLoveYou (papaloveyou) | 93.90 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 8330. | Cole (cbhusker) | 93.90 | 98% | 2024-01-12 |
| 8331. | Kooch (kochy) | 93.90 | 97% | 2020-11-15 |
| 8332. | Tejas (crimcrim) | 93.90 | 97.6% | 2025-02-06 |
| 8333. | asdf (abcdefghijklmnopqrstu... | 93.90 | 95% | 2014-09-05 |
| 8334. | ahmir (ahmir123) | 93.90 | 97% | 2018-05-11 |
| 8335. | Rayray (raybees) | 93.89 | 98% | 2023-08-08 |
| 8336. | Hyzin (hyzin) | 93.89 | 97.4% | 2023-12-05 |
| 8337. | Oi (ebradford) | 93.89 | 97% | 2018-01-26 |
| 8338. | Gabriel (ipestrike) | 93.89 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
| 8339. | JDizzle (serinus) | 93.89 | 96% | 2014-12-20 |
| 8340. | what's drippin (coldie) | 93.88 | 95% | 2015-08-22 |
| 8341. | Miles (eightmiles27) | 93.88 | 98% | 2022-12-18 |
| 8342. | imagodsobeit (imagodsobeit_yt) | 93.88 | 96% | 2022-09-07 |
| 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 |