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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11995. | Plared (plared) | 87.40 | 98% | 2025-03-10 |
| 11996. | Marc (marcmalha) | 87.40 | 98% | 2025-03-20 |
| 11997. | Nasos (nasos2311) | 87.40 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
| 11998. | Darrick (mervisbeacon) | 87.40 | 98.4% | 2025-05-23 |
| 11999. | ¯\(ツ)/¯ (jeconner) | 87.40 | 96% | 2015-01-09 |
| 12000. | Tyson (pajarito) | 87.39 | 96% | 2021-07-15 |
| 12001. | babylaaamp (babylaaamp) | 87.39 | 97.5% | 2024-02-02 |
| 12002. | Andrew (rostas) | 87.39 | 96% | 2011-10-16 |
| 12003. | Ulrik (fnystal) | 87.39 | — | 2011-03-08 |
| 12004. | Jev (jev3000) | 87.38 | 98% | 2024-07-17 |
| 12005. | Unohazelaar1955 (unohazelaa... | 87.38 | 96% | 2024-12-24 |
| 12006. | rondep (rondep) | 87.38 | 97% | 2019-04-14 |
| 12007. | David (tintedrange) | 87.38 | 96% | 2024-11-26 |
| 12008. | joanneoh (joanneoh) | 87.38 | 96% | 2023-07-25 |
| 12009. | Joshua (shaggymuffin23) | 87.38 | 98% | 2022-03-02 |
| 12010. | James (jamesarino) | 87.38 | 99% | 2021-01-14 |
| 12011. | JOJO (karmas_a_b) | 87.37 | 97.4% | 2024-09-26 |
| 12012. | Aiden (acousticggg) | 87.37 | 99% | 2021-04-18 |
| 12013. | Chicken (drblackened) | 87.37 | 95% | 2014-10-09 |
| 12014. | Jacob (fastjacob) | 87.37 | 91% | 2015-11-16 |
| 12015. | No0b (totaly_noob) | 87.36 | 97% | 2023-05-28 |
| 12016. | MinecraftGod (theminecraftgod) | 87.36 | 95.4% | 2025-04-25 |
| 12017. | Jacinth (levesis) | 87.36 | 96% | 2024-09-17 |
| 12018. | Ken (ksojuice) | 87.36 | 97% | 2021-04-13 |
| 12019. | Rafi (brownvitalik) | 87.36 | 98% | 2020-08-30 |
| 12020. | Can (canibanoglu) | 87.36 | 96% | 2014-02-02 |
| 12021. | Jerrel (jerrel) | 87.35 | 95% | 2013-08-16 |
| 12022. | Asogizn (asogizn) | 87.35 | 97% | 2024-06-19 |
| 12023. | Melodious Mel (melodiousmel) | 87.35 | 98% | 2024-04-09 |
| 12024. | Daniel (typingdan) | 87.35 | 97.8% | 2023-12-18 |
| 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 |