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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5910. | Henry (singmok) | 99.84 | 98% | 2013-11-06 |
| 5911. | mr. poopybutthole (stealy) | 99.84 | 97% | 2016-05-12 |
| 5912. | Ferdiant (justquarter) | 99.84 | 98% | 2019-10-23 |
| 5913. | Angela36 (angela36) | 99.84 | 90% | 2017-04-18 |
| 5914. | Joseph (josqu) | 99.84 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
| 5915. | ohmygod (ohmygod7627) | 99.84 | 98% | 2015-04-26 |
| 5916. | mack (mackkk) | 99.83 | 95.3% | 2024-10-01 |
| 5917. | I (excelsiate) | 99.83 | 98% | 2016-03-04 |
| 5918. | kanacurry (kanacurry) | 99.83 | 95% | 2015-08-31 |
| 5919. | OddlySerious (oddlyserious) | 99.82 | 98.8% | 2024-03-01 |
| 5920. | Ben (bena115) | 99.82 | 96% | 2016-10-03 |
| 5921. | ⠀ (omnispectral) | 99.81 | 98% | 2016-10-05 |
| 5922. | John (wac_haitem) | 99.81 | 96% | 2019-04-07 |
| 5923. | PikaPower (pikapower) | 99.80 | 97% | 2016-08-02 |
| 5924. | Always Last (always_last) | 99.80 | 97% | 2012-02-11 |
| 5925. | Aeoryth (aeoryth) | 99.80 | 94% | 2012-02-15 |
| 5926. | Thimo (trawz) | 99.79 | 99% | 2019-05-21 |
| 5927. | Evan (evarlese13) | 99.79 | 98% | 2022-05-23 |
| 5928. | Kush (kushkansara02) | 99.79 | 99% | 2021-08-26 |
| 5929. | chorlse (chorlse) | 99.79 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
| 5930. | Zianka (ziankarachmadi) | 99.78 | 97% | 2019-07-03 |
| 5931. | Ronald (naiveronn) | 99.78 | 95% | 2013-08-30 |
| 5932. | poke (uuuuuuu7) | 99.78 | 93% | 2016-09-05 |
| 5933. | Ethan (ilovemathematics314) | 99.77 | 98% | 2020-10-16 |
| 5934. | Jason (d4tb0i) | 99.77 | 98.5% | 2024-01-21 |
| 5935. | 鐘駱凱 (iakoul) | 99.77 | 99% | 2014-02-20 |
| 5936. | Justin (clitorasaurus) | 99.76 | 97% | 2011-12-03 |
| 5937. | MrPh (phares_kingm) | 99.75 | 98% | 2024-06-17 |
| 5938. | Dave (dtow55) | 99.75 | 97% | 2021-06-29 |
| 5939. | Erik (eriklvalentin) | 99.74 | 97.9% | 2025-01-23 |
| 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 |