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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3135. | Bradley (excision) | 110.56 | 95% | 2014-10-13 |
| 3136. | Ivyez (ivyez) | 110.55 | 98.3% | 2024-04-18 |
| 3137. | Sunny (sunnylee0123) | 110.55 | 99% | 2023-03-17 |
| 3138. | Perry (ghostlycat) | 110.54 | 96% | 2021-05-18 |
| 3139. | LILEMP (lilemp) | 110.54 | 98% | 2014-12-17 |
| 3140. | Michael (hangene92) | 110.53 | 99% | 2013-01-01 |
| 3141. | NTFY (soarlikeaneagle) | 110.53 | 96% | 2011-12-09 |
| 3142. | lemon (ilka) | 110.53 | 98% | 2019-12-10 |
| 3143. | Donald Smith (dmanjizzle) | 110.51 | 99% | 2024-09-13 |
| 3144. | Erick (kingnidhogg) | 110.51 | 96% | 2015-02-26 |
| 3145. | Michael (fattie_) | 110.50 | 91% | 2013-05-01 |
| 3146. | (atypicaltypist) | 110.50 | 98% | 2019-05-20 |
| 3147. | Maxtion (alextrebek) | 110.50 | 94% | 2015-06-17 |
| 3148. | Skippy (skippy9) | 110.48 | 98% | 2022-10-23 |
| 3149. | Glory (gl0ry) | 110.47 | 94% | 2011-06-10 |
| 3150. | Tak (takurin) | 110.47 | 95% | 2012-05-04 |
| 3151. | Wetrayaud (kashizui) | 110.46 | 95% | 2015-12-04 |
| 3152. | 2XKO WAITING ROOM (bloodyra... | 110.46 | 97.1% | 2025-05-10 |
| 3153. | washu bishu (demo_admin) | 110.46 | 98% | 2022-12-23 |
| 3154. | 박 (urnu) | 110.46 | 95% | 2016-12-15 |
| 3155. | --Ney-- (neyney25) | 110.46 | 97% | 2014-11-17 |
| 3156. | heard (cor_samurai) | 110.44 | 97.7% | 2025-02-21 |
| 3157. | King (kingcrumple) | 110.44 | 97% | 2021-12-19 |
| 3158. | Derkz (derkz) | 110.44 | 97% | 2016-04-13 |
| 3159. | zephhire (zephhire) | 110.43 | 96.9% | 2025-01-29 |
| 3160. | Charles (kewlbum) | 110.43 | 99% | 2023-12-18 |
| 3161. | Justas (nikaragva) | 110.42 | 95% | 2016-05-26 |
| 3162. | Kevin (kpham123) | 110.41 | — | 2011-04-18 |
| 3163. | mgcfrg (mcfrg) | 110.40 | 99% | 2020-02-23 |
| 3164. | Ninja (ninja83) | 110.40 | 99% | 2014-11-12 |
| 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 |