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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4471. | Elvis (elvisnator) | 104.94 | 97% | 2024-12-10 |
| 4472. | VICE (viceland) | 104.93 | 97% | 2025-04-25 |
| 4473. | Jon (allensd87) | 104.93 | 95% | 2011-07-28 |
| 4474. | Muhngkee (muhngkee) | 104.93 | 100% | 2022-03-28 |
| 4475. | John (thefiretyper) | 104.92 | 98.2% | 2023-12-07 |
| 4476. | Neodymium (neodytrium) | 104.91 | 98% | 2022-01-24 |
| 4477. | Josef (jo5ef) | 104.91 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 4478. | Teresa (terribear) | 104.91 | — | 2010-11-19 |
| 4479. | Mel (melodoc) | 104.91 | 99% | 2012-09-14 |
| 4480. | Henry (hcaocollege) | 104.91 | 98% | 2015-10-14 |
| 4481. | Charles (xx_white_racer_xx) | 104.90 | 98% | 2022-03-25 |
| 4482. | Juliet 3 (buckles7809) | 104.90 | 100% | 2024-09-16 |
| 4483. | Blair (cratman9) | 104.89 | 96.2% | 2024-10-30 |
| 4484. | Tong (tongyliu) | 104.89 | 99% | 2018-01-28 |
| 4485. | TPM (tpm2209) | 104.89 | 98% | 2018-06-29 |
| 4486. | vojta (twomi) | 104.87 | 99% | 2022-09-26 |
| 4487. | Robert (crazyrobot6) | 104.86 | 98% | 2022-05-15 |
| 4488. | Sokka (cactus_juice) | 104.86 | 97% | 2023-03-10 |
| 4489. | legendaryscribe (legendarys... | 104.86 | 100% | 2023-01-31 |
| 4490. | Luke (lmonington) | 104.85 | 96% | 2015-07-26 |
| 4491. | Daniel (39clues) | 104.84 | 95% | 2014-05-22 |
| 4492. | Simon (xsznix2) | 104.84 | 95% | 2016-03-07 |
| 4493. | Luke (lukedood) | 104.84 | 99% | 2013-12-10 |
| 4494. | desyncgod (43243264) | 104.83 | 97.9% | 2024-02-18 |
| 4495. | Mumei (mumei) | 104.82 | 96% | 2011-05-29 |
| 4496. | oatmeal (generically) | 104.81 | 97.1% | 2024-09-02 |
| 4497. | Gueedeszz (gueedeszz) | 104.81 | 98% | 2024-06-18 |
| 4498. | 14/f/cali (krappakreepo) | 104.81 | 93% | 2016-10-26 |
| 4499. | Jay (siber222000) | 104.80 | 95% | 2014-03-19 |
| 4500. | Cool (mrcoolguy69) | 104.80 | 95% | 2022-03-13 |
| 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 |