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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361. | :joy_cat: (scoobydoo_nonquit) | 139.76 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
| 362. | Paul (dettoaltrimenti) | 139.71 | — | 2010-11-12 |
| 363. | jonny (jlun23) | 139.67 | 99% | 2023-11-10 |
| 364. | hi (watlok) | 139.65 | 98% | 2014-03-18 |
| 365. | Shahin (saberwing) | 139.62 | 99% | 2020-12-22 |
| 366. | (macieje) | 139.62 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 367. | Eugene (yoojeen) | 139.56 | 97% | 2016-04-25 |
| 368. | This Game (theflash206) | 139.55 | 95% | 2015-02-17 |
| 369. | napkin (call_me_napkin) | 139.53 | 99% | 2021-05-29 |
| 370. | tanami (tanami) | 139.53 | 98% | 2021-01-24 |
| 371. | VormX (_vormx_) | 139.53 | 98% | 2017-12-31 |
| 372. | Oli (oiisway) | 139.46 | 99% | 2018-01-10 |
| 373. | Hilary (seinfeldette) | 139.33 | 99% | 2015-01-22 |
| 374. | ✔️▄◘🚀!new_luca@y... | 139.33 | 100% | 2020-09-04 |
| 375. | Aaron (aaronadams) | 139.25 | 99% | 2016-11-03 |
| 376. | boat (bitty) | 139.22 | 98% | 2019-12-27 |
| 377. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (pbnl2) | 139.20 | 100% | 2022-06-13 |
| 378. | ┈⟿ ✈︎ (teilo) | 139.18 | 100% | 2017-01-31 |
| 379. | Onosk (onosko) | 139.09 | 99% | 2018-07-29 |
| 380. | who (heretocompete) | 139.07 | 99% | 2014-02-01 |
| 381. | 🏎️Zermist (noquit) (ze... | 139.06 | 98.6% | 2023-11-27 |
| 382. | Alex (alexm123) | 138.99 | 98% | 2015-12-14 |
| 383. | Rachel (rmsitar) | 138.85 | 100% | 2022-02-19 |
| 384. | Who? (levitations) | 138.80 | 97% | 2015-09-14 |
| 385. | jsc (cjs0712) | 138.78 | 99.8% | 2024-12-22 |
| 386. | tzyke (tzy_dvorak) | 138.77 | 98.2% | 2025-03-23 |
| 387. | PEAR (enscarr) | 138.77 | 99% | 2021-09-01 |
| 388. | Caleb (calebdorton) | 138.77 | 100% | 2019-03-26 |
| 389. | hello there (siglemic) | 138.76 | 99% | 2019-12-14 |
| 390. | quack (shinonin) | 138.73 | 100% | 2020-12-21 |
| 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 |