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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4108. | km (kmamp) | 106.12 | 97% | 2012-03-17 |
| 4109. | Randy (randykiyoshi) | 106.12 | 98% | 2018-09-09 |
| 4110. | BOB (fatmankim) | 106.11 | 97.2% | 2023-12-09 |
| 4111. | Nikk (white13) | 106.11 | 98% | 2023-01-10 |
| 4112. | joel (palmfruit380) | 106.10 | 98.3% | 2025-02-22 |
| 4113. | tortoise (doggitydogs) | 106.10 | 95% | 2016-02-28 |
| 4114. | Mads (mads535i) | 106.09 | 98% | 2022-09-02 |
| 4115. | Masuikai (masuikai) | 106.09 | 96% | 2021-12-04 |
| 4116. | armenn (armenn) | 106.09 | 97% | 2019-12-18 |
| 4117. | BroCk (playazdiablo) | 106.09 | 95% | 2012-12-17 |
| 4118. | Jason (jthayer09) | 106.08 | 99% | 2021-09-27 |
| 4119. | twój (visionaryblender) | 106.08 | 93% | 2016-12-15 |
| 4120. | Minnie (dalamus) | 106.07 | 98% | 2016-07-31 |
| 4121. | clov (chainedlol) | 106.07 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
| 4122. | Nick (uncreativeboi) | 106.07 | 99% | 2017-12-16 |
| 4123. | Uses Home Row (nickmanning214) | 106.07 | 100% | 2017-07-25 |
| 4124. | ehj53 (ehj53) | 106.06 | 98% | 2019-11-07 |
| 4125. | heartbeats (jack777) | 106.06 | 98% | 2018-12-28 |
| 4126. | ZachulaFlow (zachulaflow) | 106.05 | 96.8% | 2024-12-24 |
| 4127. | Zack (bungmcbooga) | 106.04 | 99% | 2021-03-22 |
| 4128. | Nyfee (nyfee) | 106.04 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
| 4129. | thebeesknees (thebeesknees_) | 106.03 | 96% | 2024-10-17 |
| 4130. | S (pianomath97) | 106.03 | 99% | 2015-11-08 |
| 4131. | Dre (dredog17) | 106.03 | 98% | 2023-01-22 |
| 4132. | dilythion (dilythion) | 106.03 | 97.1% | 2023-11-26 |
| 4133. | Samuli (st6er) | 106.02 | 96% | 2016-09-10 |
| 4134. | Sh4dow (deybraek) | 106.02 | 97% | 2024-07-05 |
| 4135. | Alex (alexdrans) | 106.01 | 90% | 2012-08-15 |
| 4136. | Noelle! (montymoelle) | 106.01 | 98% | 2024-04-28 |
| 4137. | Snail (kelvin_paul) | 106.01 | 98.1% | 2024-03-19 |
| 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 |