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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8863. | Hargreaves (hargreaves) | 93.07 | 98% | 2019-02-11 |
| 8864. | Nillerr (nillerr) | 93.06 | 97% | 2019-01-21 |
| 8865. | dhikshith (dhikshith) | 93.06 | 98% | 2022-05-22 |
| 8866. | Juro (seijuro808) | 93.06 | 98% | 2012-11-24 |
| 8867. | superman (lavee_singh) | 93.06 | 97% | 2015-12-09 |
| 8868. | (yaebk) | 93.05 | 96% | 2024-03-25 |
| 8869. | Asakujaku (asakujaku) | 93.05 | 98% | 2022-08-01 |
| 8870. | Ryan (mast2143) | 93.05 | 98% | 2019-08-09 |
| 8871. | Ivan (big_ivan) | 93.05 | 96% | 2022-02-11 |
| 8872. | Joe (paul_allen) | 93.05 | 95% | 2016-02-04 |
| 8873. | AJ (zap101) | 93.05 | 97% | 2015-07-22 |
| 8874. | marius (marius_) | 93.05 | 93% | 2011-05-14 |
| 8875. | Oneness (dreamtime) | 93.05 | 98.8% | 2023-12-16 |
| 8876. | Typer4e (unbreakse) | 93.04 | 98.8% | 2024-03-29 |
| 8877. | David (angels2002) | 93.04 | 99% | 2016-05-13 |
| 8878. | Aventus (aventus) | 93.04 | 92% | 2015-07-10 |
| 8879. | SJ (sjtype11) | 93.03 | 98% | 2024-02-27 |
| 8880. | Heathe (hwhl) | 93.03 | 97% | 2021-06-28 |
| 8881. | muchinchai (muchinchai) | 93.03 | 99% | 2023-07-19 |
| 8882. | NickBwalley (nickbiiy) | 93.03 | 97% | 2022-05-30 |
| 8883. | . (apeninspaaace) | 93.03 | 96% | 2023-02-21 |
| 8884. | Irrestructable (limjacky) | 93.03 | 95% | 2015-08-09 |
| 8885. | twitch.tv/blumintea (8lava) | 93.03 | 95% | 2016-06-21 |
| 8886. | joseph (goonercorweem) | 93.02 | 97% | 2025-03-24 |
| 8887. | enivevine (iasbihtdtty) | 93.02 | 98.1% | 2024-11-29 |
| 8888. | Sylvester (sylvestertyper) | 93.02 | 99% | 2021-10-11 |
| 8889. | Gabriel (gerpaderp) | 93.02 | 90% | 2015-11-17 |
| 8890. | Frog (supersugoi) | 93.02 | 97% | 2017-06-17 |
| 8891. | Samuel (sgpthomas) | 93.01 | 99% | 2025-07-20 |
| 8892. | toomuchads (toomuchads) | 93.01 | 98% | 2024-01-24 |
| 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 |