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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5454. | Darwin (dwaxe) | 101.43 | 99% | 2011-07-13 |
| 5455. | N o y b (jet1k) | 101.42 | 98% | 2021-11-13 |
| 5456. | ashley (kodak023) | 101.42 | 98.6% | 2021-02-04 |
| 5457. | Vinicius (vknoguti) | 101.42 | 97% | 2020-05-11 |
| 5458. | PAID ISRAEL (dnatrixene135) | 101.42 | 93% | 2017-04-27 |
| 5459. | no (billyshakesfan1) | 101.41 | 99% | 2024-05-17 |
| 5460. | Beige (beigedaddy) | 101.41 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
| 5461. | Huy (weee333) | 101.40 | 96.9% | 2025-04-12 |
| 5462. | Copernicus (copernicsus) | 101.40 | 97% | 2022-10-10 |
| 5463. | Kiva (kivattt) | 101.40 | 97% | 2024-12-15 |
| 5464. | James (defused) | 101.40 | 95% | 2012-01-17 |
| 5465. | you (gotten) | 101.39 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 5466. | asdf (shrug) | 101.39 | 97% | 2011-11-07 |
| 5467. | Mark (markadsp_2) | 101.38 | 98% | 2022-05-22 |
| 5468. | Vinh (vista32493) | 101.38 | 99.3% | 2024-01-26 |
| 5469. | Katarina (katastrophiic) | 101.38 | 97% | 2021-03-01 |
| 5470. | Parker (lordbroseidon) | 101.37 | 92% | 2012-10-17 |
| 5471. | anon (drtroywork) | 101.37 | 96% | 2014-11-30 |
| 5472. | Kevin (lin6625) | 101.37 | 99% | 2018-09-01 |
| 5473. | alpha (alphawoman) | 101.36 | 98% | 2022-09-12 |
| 5474. | Krishna (krisis) | 101.36 | 95% | 2014-03-29 |
| 5475. | Yuma (el_yuma) | 101.35 | 99.8% | 2025-04-10 |
| 5476. | Frank (fjdusina) | 101.35 | 97.4% | 2023-12-04 |
| 5477. | Mikko (miksa) | 101.35 | 95% | 2013-02-05 |
| 5478. | TapTapTappy (tomcolemak) | 101.35 | 97% | 2019-01-27 |
| 5479. | Jeff (im_a_chicken) | 101.35 | 96% | 2011-09-02 |
| 5480. | Lawrence (slayerzerg) | 101.33 | 99% | 2024-07-30 |
| 5481. | brackety (brackety) | 101.33 | 99% | 2022-12-16 |
| 5482. | Free (just_free2318) | 101.33 | 98% | 2023-04-22 |
| 5483. | Skones (raf_raf) | 101.33 | 96% | 2024-12-24 |
| 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 |