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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12060. | Queros (toxicpig) | 86.51 | 95% | 2011-05-11 |
| 12061. | kyo (kyozanuro) | 86.51 | 97% | 2015-09-03 |
| 12062. | Nihad (_nihad_) | 86.51 | 87% | 2011-08-14 |
| 12063. | Konigsberg (studenttypist2) | 86.50 | 97% | 2013-02-27 |
| 12064. | Will (willwoz27) | 86.50 | 98% | 2024-08-21 |
| 12065. | mohsye (mohsye) | 86.50 | 91% | 2014-10-09 |
| 12066. | Tatsuya (zane404) | 86.50 | 95% | 2022-02-12 |
| 12067. | Daniel (schoolboyzhu) | 86.50 | 99% | 2021-09-02 |
| 12068. | typeO (otaku_ish) | 86.50 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
| 12069. | Salman (blackstrobe) | 86.50 | 96% | 2020-01-23 |
| 12070. | Trevor Day (trevormicday) | 86.49 | 98% | 2024-07-15 |
| 12071. | CoolJoe (kormz) | 86.49 | 97% | 2024-03-14 |
| 12072. | Wuhchuknow (wuhchu) | 86.49 | 98% | 2017-12-03 |
| 12073. | Jimmy (ilovetyping2) | 86.49 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
| 12074. | Zach (zachary989) | 86.49 | — | 2010-06-24 |
| 12075. | Liam (bangkokracer) | 86.49 | 97% | 2022-05-28 |
| 12076. | Zaoxa (enkryptsyon) | 86.48 | 96% | 2020-03-16 |
| 12077. | jack (jackerdd) | 86.48 | 96% | 2021-12-14 |
| 12078. | Kasper (kasperjuus) | 86.48 | 95% | 2019-12-22 |
| 12079. | Oli (oli94) | 86.48 | 97% | 2017-10-21 |
| 12080. | UAegis (uaegis) | 86.47 | 95.1% | 2023-11-23 |
| 12081. | carti opium (opium1629) | 86.47 | 97.9% | 2023-11-29 |
| 12082. | Natural Typist (rayxz) | 86.47 | 98% | 2020-10-09 |
| 12083. | Damn (dammmson) | 86.47 | 97.2% | 2024-04-16 |
| 12084. | jesse (jessef_9000) | 86.47 | 98% | 2024-06-25 |
| 12085. | Rhey Noel B. Rabanes (rheyn... | 86.46 | 98% | 2025-01-31 |
| 12086. | Billy (jadecybil) | 86.46 | 98% | 2019-10-15 |
| 12087. | Orca (bbbltpp) | 86.46 | 98% | 2024-05-27 |
| 12088. | Fernando (frn4n) | 86.46 | 95% | 2022-11-08 |
| 12089. | Four fingers. (trankerlicer) | 86.46 | 91% | 2012-07-03 |
| 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 |