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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12481. | Moz (soul3n) | 87.23 | — | 2011-04-09 |
| 12482. | velosofy (velosofy) | 87.22 | 92% | 2014-02-21 |
| 12483. | violinninja (violinninja) | 87.22 | 97.7% | 2023-12-04 |
| 12484. | slowist (slowist) | 87.22 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
| 12485. | Jitan (jitan) | 87.22 | 97% | 2022-02-23 |
| 12486. | Kayega (briankayega) | 87.22 | 97.9% | 2024-03-20 |
| 12487. | Andrei (andrei518) | 87.22 | 97.3% | 2024-05-09 |
| 12488. | Roan (toadietechnika) | 87.22 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
| 12489. | Lovre (mrlovre) | 87.22 | 97.5% | 2024-06-30 |
| 12490. | Garrett (vachemax) | 87.22 | 99% | 2021-05-20 |
| 12491. | Colin (xx_succ_xx) | 87.22 | 97% | 2018-01-03 |
| 12492. | Pontalicious (pontalicious) | 87.22 | 97% | 2013-01-15 |
| 12493. | Henok (henygetachew) | 87.22 | 97% | 2012-05-06 |
| 12494. | werdnalliw (werdnalliw) | 87.21 | 97% | 2021-12-23 |
| 12495. | Tyler (tythal) | 87.21 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
| 12496. | fantom (fantom_x86) | 87.21 | 97% | 2014-01-25 |
| 12497. | Glass (glass_crys) | 87.20 | 97% | 2022-01-17 |
| 12498. | Michael Jackson (mikle2011_) | 87.20 | 96.3% | 2024-02-11 |
| 12499. | Marko (privetrussia) | 87.20 | 97.5% | 2023-11-26 |
| 12500. | Bad (iwillgetbetterattyping) | 87.20 | 97% | 2025-11-02 |
| 12501. | CYTan (tanchuanyeow) | 87.20 | 96.3% | 2024-02-06 |
| 12502. | come (comecurry) | 87.20 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
| 12503. | Matt (the_lounge_act) | 87.20 | 91% | 2014-12-24 |
| 12504. | Sean (rrshift) | 87.20 | 94% | 2015-04-06 |
| 12505. | john (racer520) | 87.20 | 98% | 2022-05-12 |
| 12506. | SeanG (abnormall88) | 87.20 | 91% | 2016-08-03 |
| 12507. | vanihba (vanihba) | 87.20 | 97% | 2025-03-27 |
| 12508. | Nikhil (nik9) | 87.19 | 97.5% | 2024-07-10 |
| 12509. | Alex (rxndom) | 87.19 | 95% | 2024-11-22 |
| 12510. | Waymond (tapewpew) | 87.19 | 96% | 2022-05-19 |
| 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 |