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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8085. | BE4ST (jb2k1) | 94.37 | 98% | 2020-09-10 |
| 8086. | thea p (theap) | 94.37 | 97.1% | 2024-08-05 |
| 8087. | matt8221 (matt8221) | 94.37 | 98.2% | 2023-12-15 |
| 8088. | SenAlice (gokamiso) | 94.37 | 98.8% | 2025-03-20 |
| 8089. | E (pavonine) | 94.37 | 95.6% | 2023-10-23 |
| 8090. | Jeeoh (son_ofwind) | 94.37 | 97% | 2017-06-20 |
| 8091. | sketchyfigure (sketchyfigure) | 94.37 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
| 8092. | ElConquistador13 (strikerfv... | 94.36 | 98% | 2024-09-22 |
| 8093. | Benjamin (benjaminsanta) | 94.36 | 97.3% | 2023-06-17 |
| 8094. | Isaac (newton6674) | 94.36 | 98% | 2025-04-11 |
| 8095. | SirSpeedy (sir_speedy) | 94.36 | 99% | 2016-12-21 |
| 8096. | Brad (brkirby) | 94.36 | 94% | 2013-07-30 |
| 8097. | Torrey (garveyt) | 94.35 | 98.8% | 2024-12-13 |
| 8098. | qwerty (longhongc) | 94.35 | 99% | 2022-11-11 |
| 8099. | Esther (higherfurtherfaster) | 94.35 | 97% | 2022-10-23 |
| 8100. | Gaussian (ndrous20) | 94.34 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 8101. | cluli (feztarausch) | 94.33 | 95.7% | 2024-02-29 |
| 8102. | Omar (omar_alhalabi) | 94.33 | 95% | 2024-11-08 |
| 8103. | Ansar (paxaq) | 94.33 | 97.4% | 2025-04-18 |
| 8104. | tstats[darkhat13] (darkhat13) | 94.32 | 98% | 2022-02-23 |
| 8105. | Razy (fb_razybobo_nureen) | 94.32 | 97% | 2011-10-27 |
| 8106. | TeJaun (presteej) | 94.31 | 97% | 2024-07-30 |
| 8107. | Locksley (locksng12) | 94.30 | 100% | 2024-10-02 |
| 8108. | sage (sagers) | 94.30 | 99% | 2024-05-21 |
| 8109. | Niet (thenietnart) | 94.30 | 98% | 2021-08-09 |
| 8110. | Yeetilus (yeetilus) | 94.30 | 97% | 2023-10-23 |
| 8111. | Hayden (bbboi17) | 94.30 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
| 8112. | Michael (mycoal) | 94.30 | 92% | 2015-10-01 |
| 8113. | Paolo (invelt) | 94.30 | 97% | 2020-02-29 |
| 8114. | Steven (stevens8) | 94.29 | 95% | 2024-03-21 |
| 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 |