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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8178. | Noah (hvon) | 94.97 | 96% | 2022-12-16 |
| 8179. | Nghia (ntntnghia) | 94.97 | 95% | 2011-05-21 |
| 8180. | Phil (philadendron) | 94.97 | 96% | 2015-08-24 |
| 8181. | Pablo (pabloskimg) | 94.97 | 97% | 2016-02-06 |
| 8182. | lebron (lebronjames9) | 94.96 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
| 8183. | Majo (mjgirl2) | 94.96 | 97% | 2013-11-11 |
| 8184. | Tensel (tbbone) | 94.96 | 87% | 2016-10-22 |
| 8185. | Des (cabbage_fork) | 94.95 | 95.6% | 2021-02-08 |
| 8186. | T (heyteeee) | 94.95 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
| 8187. | Richard (richaaard) | 94.95 | 92% | 2013-11-09 |
| 8188. | Tang (johnsonbaby) | 94.95 | — | 2010-12-20 |
| 8189. | Andrew Li (combatwombat123) | 94.94 | 97.5% | 2025-01-28 |
| 8190. | tiktok_itypedaily (tiktok_i... | 94.94 | 96.9% | 2024-05-13 |
| 8191. | AngelCaveGTI (angelcavegtio... | 94.94 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
| 8192. | power (mrpowerstudiesyt) | 94.94 | 96% | 2021-12-17 |
| 8193. | nilansh (pralaya) | 94.94 | 97.7% | 2024-08-21 |
| 8194. | datow (datow) | 94.93 | 97.6% | 2023-11-27 |
| 8195. | 푸푸피피 (f6zqygeti2yql... | 94.93 | 98% | 2020-12-27 |
| 8196. | Kevin (soccerkevin11) | 94.93 | 96% | 2016-06-29 |
| 8197. | Garrick (ratedvcu) | 94.93 | 95% | 2015-03-04 |
| 8198. | Silingas (trustys) | 94.92 | 98.8% | 2024-01-21 |
| 8199. | vipul (vip_ul16) | 94.92 | 97% | 2025-06-07 |
| 8200. | Dbqeo (dbqeo) | 94.92 | 95% | 2016-04-02 |
| 8201. | Henry (barihenry) | 94.92 | 97% | 2022-07-21 |
| 8202. | Werle (werle) | 94.92 | 96% | 2012-09-27 |
| 8203. | Hysni (hysi) | 94.92 | 96% | 2017-04-11 |
| 8204. | Fabio (darkmark143) | 94.91 | 99% | 2024-03-18 |
| 8205. | lunalululu (lunalululu) | 94.91 | 98% | 2023-06-13 |
| 8206. | RIP reckful (typefacer88) | 94.91 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
| 8207. | JD (yungchlamydia) | 94.90 | 97% | 2024-03-01 |
| 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 |