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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13339. | draegoncake (draegoncake) | 84.91 | 97% | 2024-03-11 |
| 13340. | yonezuosi (yonezuosi) | 84.91 | 97.5% | 2024-08-03 |
| 13341. | Faemn (alfrgp) | 84.91 | 89% | 2012-11-08 |
| 13342. | Manolo (elargentino95) | 84.90 | 96% | 2022-02-19 |
| 13343. | Adi (twisted314) | 84.90 | 97% | 2025-02-10 |
| 13344. | 환상 (twobe) | 84.90 | 95.8% | 2024-08-28 |
| 13345. | Samuel (spitzer300) | 84.90 | 98% | 2018-03-26 |
| 13346. | lana (lanalynn) | 84.90 | 93% | 2014-06-17 |
| 13347. | Hut Hut (aaltar) | 84.90 | 96% | 2012-10-26 |
| 13348. | Ludo (ludobile) | 84.89 | 96% | 2024-05-04 |
| 13349. | Mike (discocobra) | 84.89 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
| 13350. | Sean (krypticwow) | 84.89 | 91% | 2017-01-26 |
| 13351. | guy (guius) | 84.89 | 97.1% | 2023-11-22 |
| 13352. | Anon (eunycugu) | 84.89 | 93% | 2013-06-20 |
| 13353. | Nick (zerotwohero) | 84.89 | 95% | 2013-01-03 |
| 13354. | Sean (sat75) | 84.89 | 95% | 2014-03-14 |
| 13355. | WittyGhost887 (wittyghost887) | 84.88 | 97.2% | 2025-02-09 |
| 13356. | Alan (yaboi211) | 84.88 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 13357. | kap (kappow) | 84.88 | 95% | 2019-08-11 |
| 13358. | natec (natec) | 84.88 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 13359. | CryptoWolf (cryptowolf) | 84.88 | 95% | 2013-09-17 |
| 13360. | Carl (carlstanson) | 84.88 | 96% | 2014-12-29 |
| 13361. | Dolce (dolceparadise) | 84.87 | 96% | 2021-11-24 |
| 13362. | Mubz (mubzzz) | 84.87 | 97.3% | 2023-12-05 |
| 13363. | Geoff (zaplackthunder) | 84.87 | 98% | 2014-04-08 |
| 13364. | SinKro (sinkronoice) | 84.87 | 97% | 2021-09-18 |
| 13365. | ℱ𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔡𝔬𝔪... | 84.87 | 98% | 2023-01-30 |
| 13366. | Wesley (wesleyeewong) | 84.87 | 97% | 2016-02-12 |
| 13367. | kep1n (kep1n) | 84.87 | 97% | 2012-12-20 |
| 13368. | Jiang (jghjianghan) | 84.87 | 96% | 2019-04-10 |
| 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 |