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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6289. | Bracador (bracador) | 99.51 | 95% | 2013-03-14 |
| 6290. | Dominik (eklipzdom) | 99.51 | 94% | 2014-05-08 |
| 6291. | :) (dreikaiser) | 99.51 | 93% | 2016-03-08 |
| 6292. | scott (skilledscott) | 99.51 | 98% | 2018-12-11 |
| 6293. | Geeky (yashwantkrishna) | 99.50 | 97% | 2023-09-01 |
| 6294. | Daniel Lee (bo7danlee) | 99.50 | 100% | 2013-04-24 |
| 6295. | Steve (stlewis1121) | 99.49 | 97% | 2014-12-20 |
| 6296. | ItsInsanity (itsinsanity) | 99.49 | 97.1% | 2023-10-28 |
| 6297. | Nils (nilsrudberg) | 99.48 | 96.1% | 2023-11-14 |
| 6298. | Zint (_zint_) | 99.47 | 96% | 2024-11-22 |
| 6299. | Michael (redquaker) | 99.47 | 98% | 2017-06-22 |
| 6300. | ashley (ashleyjohnstonn) | 99.47 | 95% | 2014-07-18 |
| 6301. | Aayush (imqwerty) | 99.47 | 98% | 2021-05-23 |
| 6302. | at my own pace (mijacim) | 99.46 | 93% | 2016-06-04 |
| 6303. | Arga (argasaragih) | 99.46 | 96.7% | 2023-12-14 |
| 6304. | Steven (stteeevv) | 99.45 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 6305. | yuki (yuki1996) | 99.44 | 98% | 2023-04-17 |
| 6306. | Melodie (mymelodie) | 99.44 | 98% | 2025-01-22 |
| 6307. | Nom (slower_than_shrimp) | 99.44 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
| 6308. | Paii * (pichapaii) | 99.44 | 96% | 2016-05-28 |
| 6309. | Kate (purplerain16) | 99.44 | 98% | 2016-11-13 |
| 6310. | Daniel (madscience) | 99.44 | 95% | 2015-05-12 |
| 6311. | Joie (jliba12) | 99.44 | 95% | 2014-02-21 |
| 6312. | Amir (amirbudicecep) | 99.44 | 96% | 2015-06-09 |
| 6313. | psyduck (psyd) | 99.43 | 97% | 2025-07-29 |
| 6314. | gringie (gringie) | 99.43 | 95% | 2017-03-27 |
| 6315. | Jennifer (jenniferzed) | 99.43 | 96% | 2015-06-29 |
| 6316. | valenti (valenti12) | 99.42 | 97.1% | 2025-01-09 |
| 6317. | Roodoe (roodoe) | 99.42 | 96% | 2013-03-19 |
| 6318. | a (sophie3333) | 99.41 | 98.1% | 2024-07-02 |
| 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 |