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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8099. | Enzo (enzog) | 94.65 | 97% | 2021-01-12 |
| 8100. | Shmuel (sambo60) | 94.65 | 97% | 2012-05-15 |
| 8101. | Mitko (mitang31) | 94.65 | 98% | 2015-11-06 |
| 8102. | buff (buffjezos) | 94.64 | 99% | 2024-03-23 |
| 8103. | Ryuji (ryuji_shinki) | 94.64 | 98.8% | 2021-01-30 |
| 8104. | saidufhoiausdfjoi (siufhaoi... | 94.63 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 8105. | Sleepy (yipyap) | 94.63 | 97% | 2016-10-23 |
| 8106. | sdaaa (sdaaa) | 94.63 | 98% | 2018-11-27 |
| 8107. | (psyhackological) | 94.63 | 95% | 2019-04-03 |
| 8108. | Julian (julian990132) | 94.62 | 97.5% | 2025-02-02 |
| 8109. | Szymon (pazdinho_) | 94.62 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 8110. | Kim Phước (lykimphuoc020) | 94.62 | 95% | 2016-08-05 |
| 8111. | (supermonkeydx) | 94.62 | 94% | 2017-04-21 |
| 8112. | William (gewu) | 94.61 | 100% | 2021-03-03 |
| 8113. | Jamie (jamietyper90) | 94.61 | 98.8% | 2024-06-11 |
| 8114. | Keijite (keijite) | 94.61 | 96% | 2019-12-15 |
| 8115. | Conhor (lininmist) | 94.60 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 8116. | Bill (glutamine) | 94.60 | 96% | 2022-02-23 |
| 8117. | Plotinus (plotinusdickens) | 94.60 | 97% | 2021-02-14 |
| 8118. | Insert_Name (insertnamecuzi... | 94.59 | 98.1% | 2024-08-20 |
| 8119. | Alexander (julianty) | 94.59 | 96% | 2015-04-24 |
| 8120. | hexanut (hexanut) | 94.59 | 98% | 2024-05-26 |
| 8121. | cool (coolcatslowtypist) | 94.59 | 98% | 2020-08-12 |
| 8122. | Fuzusu (fuzusu) | 94.59 | 98.2% | 2023-08-14 |
| 8123. | kostas (kostas1) | 94.59 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 8124. | Rajat Das (dassumanrajat888) | 94.58 | 97% | 2024-06-12 |
| 8125. | Han Yi (ohy1994) | 94.58 | 97% | 2013-10-31 |
| 8126. | Jacob (jacob643) | 94.57 | 99.8% | 2025-05-13 |
| 8127. | Kaiurse (kaiurse0804) | 94.57 | 96% | 2023-11-17 |
| 8128. | kj (crioyri) | 94.57 | 98% | 2021-08-02 |
| 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 |