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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1829. | Ziggynator | 🐸 (airxq) | 118.78 | 97.9% | 2023-10-28 |
| 1830. | wow (iloevtypos) | 118.76 | 96% | 2011-05-19 |
| 1831. | blue shirt (blueshirtgirl) | 118.75 | 98% | 2023-02-01 |
| 1832. | Depak (narianu) | 118.74 | 97% | 2012-04-02 |
| 1833. | Sesshy (sesshy) | 118.74 | — | 2011-04-29 |
| 1834. | Ranz Ivan (funtwo) | 118.74 | 98% | 2013-11-11 |
| 1835. | Kouddo (kouddo) | 118.73 | 98.6% | 2024-12-16 |
| 1836. | Mania (mania) | 118.73 | 98.4% | 2024-05-02 |
| 1837. | CXdur (cxdur) | 118.73 | 94% | 2016-01-19 |
| 1838. | skycats (skycats) | 118.73 | 96% | 2012-02-03 |
| 1839. | meep (passing_through) | 118.71 | 98% | 2019-06-26 |
| 1840. | nic (rainbowarsenal) | 118.71 | 98.2% | 2024-03-12 |
| 1841. | John Kelly (jkelly_t) | 118.70 | 99% | 2024-08-16 |
| 1842. | canary in a colemak (canari... | 118.69 | 95.8% | 2024-12-09 |
| 1843. | Albertus (ioie98) | 118.69 | 97% | 2016-03-29 |
| 1844. | Di (kali_08) | 118.68 | — | 2010-07-13 |
| 1845. | Meoau (meoau) | 118.67 | 100% | 2017-11-24 |
| 1846. | F@§T£RPr0 (fastermart) | 118.67 | 98% | 2015-04-08 |
| 1847. | jonathan (smackaroony) | 118.65 | 97% | 2015-02-27 |
| 1848. | nmyo (nmyo) | 118.64 | 99% | 2018-04-28 |
| 1849. | Alyssa (alyssarae995) | 118.64 | 98% | 2016-12-10 |
| 1850. | Kelsey (simplemindedness) | 118.62 | 99% | 2018-01-02 |
| 1851. | devin (dmao) | 118.62 | 97% | 2022-01-15 |
| 1852. | Bradon (safij) | 118.61 | 99% | 2025-08-04 |
| 1853. | Pen (summer_break) | 118.61 | 99% | 2016-11-21 |
| 1854. | Austin (dontrun) | 118.60 | — | 2010-11-29 |
| 1855. | Noam (pleeze) | 118.59 | 99.3% | 2024-10-11 |
| 1856. | 💉 (milan_) | 118.59 | 99% | 2020-12-11 |
| 1857. | Jasper (jazpertan) | 118.59 | — | 2011-03-09 |
| 1858. | Ҝ丨𝓝Ｇ𝕆 (hasnatahmad) | 118.58 | 99.3% | 2025-04-15 |
| 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 |