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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3611. | Joey (rosuoammdo) | 108.42 | 95% | 2011-05-10 |
| 3612. | BABY SKRRT (allantruongx) | 108.41 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
| 3613. | Kimberly (kmbrlyngyn) | 108.41 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
| 3614. | (jasimk) | 108.41 | 97% | 2022-05-09 |
| 3615. | eclipse (one12345) | 108.40 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
| 3616. | yowhatsupitsmejacksonschlac... | 108.40 | 99% | 2025-04-16 |
| 3617. | Chris (planedriver) | 108.40 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
| 3618. | A_man (stay_safe) | 108.38 | 98% | 2025-06-25 |
| 3619. | harry (orekkles) | 108.38 | 98% | 2019-09-30 |
| 3620. | Cole (colemix1002) | 108.38 | 96% | 2017-08-21 |
| 3621. | David (dpdd) | 108.38 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
| 3622. | Meghan (nutmeg0686) | 108.37 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
| 3623. | cliche (vviras) | 108.36 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
| 3624. | sheep (theonesheep) | 108.36 | 98.6% | 2024-11-17 |
| 3625. | Seth (ccocoa_colemak) | 108.36 | 96% | 2014-02-12 |
| 3626. | d (dcao) | 108.35 | 93% | 2012-04-17 |
| 3627. | Edison (ewjl) | 108.34 | 100% | 2024-03-22 |
| 3628. | sidm (sidm) | 108.34 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
| 3629. | banana (bananachicken27) | 108.33 | 96.6% | 2024-07-24 |
| 3630. | Guy (supasilp) | 108.33 | 96.3% | 2024-04-06 |
| 3631. | datboi (datboiyaron) | 108.33 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
| 3632. | (nonquitwarrior) | 108.33 | 97% | 2021-04-08 |
| 3633. | Adam (plutoking) | 108.33 | 98% | 2014-02-05 |
| 3634. | Sebastian (cloutimus) | 108.32 | 96.9% | 2024-07-18 |
| 3635. | Vijay (pattisapu) | 108.32 | 96% | 2016-06-13 |
| 3636. | λ (yambda) | 108.31 | 97.9% | 2023-10-26 |
| 3637. | Al (quicksilver95) | 108.31 | 98.1% | 2021-02-05 |
| 3638. | Andrew (screepahh) | 108.31 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 3639. | race_me_now (I miss Czy) (r... | 108.31 | 97% | 2022-08-15 |
| 3640. | quit = 20wpm handicap (tgon... | 108.30 | 97% | 2022-10-21 |
| 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 |