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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2597. | Pawel (pradzi) | 113.22 | 93% | 2017-01-18 |
| 2598. | Masters (mmasters) | 113.22 | 99% | 2011-05-06 |
| 2599. | Anthony (anfonfy) | 113.21 | 95% | 2013-06-18 |
| 2600. | Scott (scottehm) | 113.20 | 98% | 2015-02-03 |
| 2601. | Dave (gofasterplz) | 113.20 | 97% | 2015-04-28 |
| 2602. | SnakeAes (snakeaes) | 113.20 | 95% | 2014-01-11 |
| 2603. | Hwangbro (darkfblazard) | 113.19 | 93% | 2013-04-25 |
| 2604. | Saku (sample__) | 113.17 | 98% | 2025-02-23 |
| 2605. | Supreme JD (supremejd) | 113.17 | 99% | 2014-01-23 |
| 2606. | enfonius (wssh) | 113.17 | 96% | 2018-02-23 |
| 2607. | bobe (mygradeshurt) | 113.16 | 98% | 2024-02-14 |
| 2608. | lim (xiqiang) | 113.16 | 98% | 2023-12-08 |
| 2609. | Banana (bananawana) | 113.16 | 97% | 2024-09-22 |
| 2610. | David (random_lee) | 113.16 | 99% | 2022-03-30 |
| 2611. | Joe (thetypist16) | 113.16 | 99% | 2016-09-16 |
| 2612. | twitch.tv/kingjeffwx (kingj... | 113.16 | 96% | 2020-12-06 |
| 2613. | おやすみ (ishki) | 113.15 | 94% | 2012-01-25 |
| 2614. | Ninja (gimpystyle) | 113.15 | — | 2010-10-20 |
| 2615. | Katherine (kirjava) | 113.15 | 95% | 2012-01-15 |
| 2616. | Dan (dangoth) | 113.15 | 97% | 2012-03-11 |
| 2617. | dloezz (dloezz) | 113.14 | 96.8% | 2025-02-09 |
| 2618. | David (nunyobusiness) | 113.13 | 99% | 2016-07-15 |
| 2619. | Adryn/Aria (NoQuit) (adryn) | 113.13 | 98% | 2023-07-10 |
| 2620. | Brian (cronichazel) | 113.13 | 93% | 2012-09-13 |
| 2621. | Helen (hhsandi) | 113.12 | 92% | 2012-11-06 |
| 2622. | Stephen (_arc27_) | 113.12 | 96% | 2011-05-13 |
| 2623. | Joey (endtroducing) | 113.11 | 96% | 2012-03-08 |
| 2624. | in (indavidkim) | 113.10 | 98% | 2022-01-08 |
| 2625. | cold hands (coldhands32) | 113.10 | 98% | 2024-03-24 |
| 2626. | Kris (kris_z) | 113.09 | 97% | 2022-12-25 |
| 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 |