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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1075. | Pat (patloh91) | 125.48 | 97% | 2012-11-03 |
| 1076. | +.-ch!ng (toching) | 125.47 | 95% | 2017-05-25 |
| 1077. | Kelvin (avrex) | 125.47 | 95% | 2012-08-30 |
| 1078. | typerhen (typerhen) | 125.46 | 99% | 2023-05-30 |
| 1079. | Goomba (dragoomba) | 125.46 | 97% | 2017-07-18 |
| 1080. | Chris (chrisnob) | 125.45 | 97.6% | 2024-08-23 |
| 1081. | Joel (greenius) | 125.45 | 97% | 2014-03-18 |
| 1082. | Peter (pfak101) | 125.45 | 96% | 2014-12-22 |
| 1083. | MFL (mflex) | 125.45 | 96% | 2014-03-02 |
| 1084. | majah (majhatiger) | 125.44 | 97% | 2014-11-03 |
| 1085. | Kappa (wzupqt) | 125.44 | 99% | 2020-09-24 |
| 1086. | Subler (subler) | 125.43 | 98% | 2014-02-05 |
| 1087. | Kenir (kenir) | 125.43 | 94% | 2012-10-07 |
| 1088. | Kenneth (kennethpahn) | 125.38 | 99% | 2016-05-03 |
| 1089. | Scottee (scottee) | 125.38 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 1090. | joey (joeraps) | 125.37 | 99.5% | 2025-01-15 |
| 1091. | Cal (wiscahhhhnsin) | 125.35 | 100% | 2019-10-01 |
| 1092. | K (kburchfiel) | 125.35 | 98% | 2012-09-02 |
| 1093. | Long Dong (molokai) | 125.35 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 1094. | Alaska (alaskagold) | 125.34 | 97% | 2012-09-22 |
| 1095. | Per (derevon) | 125.33 | 98% | 2012-09-22 |
| 1096. | (boomerangflash) | 125.33 | 95% | 2011-05-18 |
| 1097. | (fafadoodle) | 125.32 | 100% | 2021-09-16 |
| 1098. | LyndenIT (lyndenit) | 125.32 | 97% | 2013-07-25 |
| 1099. | Zerith the Magnificent (zer... | 125.30 | 97% | 2013-11-30 |
| 1100. | James (jamvng) | 125.28 | 99% | 2023-07-02 |
| 1101. | Vesper (toonvesper) | 125.26 | 99% | 2021-08-30 |
| 1102. | NebulaGrey (hellishemo1) | 125.26 | 98% | 2011-06-05 |
| 1103. | sneakycheapy (sneakycheapy) | 125.25 | 98.4% | 2024-08-12 |
| 1104. | martyr (pomegranateowner) | 125.25 | 96% | 2015-05-18 |
| 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 |