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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10399. | Sharil (sharilyuen) | 89.72 | 99% | 2013-02-12 |
| 10400. | matt (mattwg) | 89.72 | 94% | 2011-05-30 |
| 10401. | Anjith (iamanjithsasindran) | 89.72 | 97% | 2016-01-27 |
| 10402. | Jusuf (nerdtyper) | 89.71 | 96% | 2024-05-04 |
| 10403. | Bobby (bobbyv) | 89.71 | 97% | 2017-01-22 |
| 10404. | Peter (portiz121803) | 89.71 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
| 10405. | jing (jingunnn) | 89.70 | 97.3% | 2025-01-05 |
| 10406. | HonPon (honpon) | 89.70 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
| 10407. | tivo (tivotavo) | 89.70 | 97% | 2022-12-31 |
| 10408. | Savantik (savantik) | 89.70 | 96% | 2021-03-26 |
| 10409. | Tim (chungster400) | 89.70 | 92% | 2012-02-11 |
| 10410. | JunichiK (junichi_k) | 89.69 | 95% | 2024-08-01 |
| 10411. | Robert (typeson) | 89.69 | 97% | 2021-07-08 |
| 10412. | jailyn (ballerboy99) | 89.69 | 93% | 2016-06-24 |
| 10413. | Zihan (zihanwei) | 89.69 | 100% | 2023-03-07 |
| 10414. | Pheresint (pheresint) | 89.69 | 96% | 2021-11-08 |
| 10415. | Jay (hellhunter) | 89.68 | 96% | 2021-08-30 |
| 10416. | gta (asldkfj) | 89.68 | 98.1% | 2024-06-10 |
| 10417. | Baek Jiheon (baekjiheon) | 89.68 | 96.1% | 2025-01-21 |
| 10418. | tristen (unitristen) | 89.68 | 98% | 2020-04-02 |
| 10419. | रुपेश सैन... | 89.68 | 97.1% | 2024-11-20 |
| 10420. | touch me (sertouchme) | 89.68 | 97.7% | 2024-09-04 |
| 10421. | ki (kiiiiiiiiii) | 89.68 | 98% | 2021-06-21 |
| 10422. | tstats[youdecipher100] (you... | 89.68 | 97% | 2020-08-26 |
| 10423. | Ethan (fishee30) | 89.68 | 98% | 2018-08-11 |
| 10424. | jin (jinyt911) | 89.68 | 97% | 2018-01-17 |
| 10425. | Victor (susavile) | 89.68 | 98% | 2018-02-23 |
| 10426. | Dum Dumb (dumdumbrulz) | 89.68 | 95% | 2013-03-24 |
| 10427. | Dillon (soulclap) | 89.68 | 91% | 2012-08-01 |
| 10428. | Gelas Vajobeb (gelasvajobeb) | 89.67 | 96.2% | 2023-12-26 |
| 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 |