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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8023. | tetsu (tetsuro) | 94.52 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
| 8024. | More Hurry Less Speed (just... | 94.52 | 93% | 2011-09-01 |
| 8025. | melvern (melverrn) | 94.51 | 99% | 2025-02-10 |
| 8026. | Thomas (atomikred) | 94.51 | 97.7% | 2025-03-26 |
| 8027. | Victor (lolvictor) | 94.51 | 90% | 2016-11-10 |
| 8028. | karlie (hydexuniverse) | 94.51 | 96% | 2023-01-06 |
| 8029. | ruslan (ice_man_) | 94.51 | 98.5% | 2021-02-18 |
| 8030. | Parsa (paarsaxd) | 94.51 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
| 8031. | mariachi (mdl0100) | 94.51 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
| 8032. | Mari (marrbii) | 94.50 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 8033. | Alvin (alwin630) | 94.50 | 99% | 2021-04-25 |
| 8034. | Ronald (primarch) | 94.50 | 98% | 2019-11-19 |
| 8035. | Nikki (nikkieo) | 94.49 | 96% | 2024-06-17 |
| 8036. | son_of_tele (son_of_tele) | 94.49 | 96.3% | 2024-03-21 |
| 8037. | Karl (themoopavra) | 94.49 | 97% | 2021-05-07 |
| 8038. | Ryan (ryann4607) | 94.49 | 91% | 2011-09-28 |
| 8039. | Caitlin (caitlin3) | 94.48 | 98.1% | 2024-04-09 |
| 8040. | Practice (radule1) | 94.48 | 99% | 2022-09-18 |
| 8041. | hadi (hadisulfe) | 94.48 | 99% | 2025-03-03 |
| 8042. | Chuck (phreoq) | 94.48 | 98.1% | 2021-03-01 |
| 8043. | Krista (divchyna) | 94.47 | — | 2011-03-23 |
| 8044. | zop (kozarrat) | 94.47 | 96% | 2015-07-05 |
| 8045. | aman (nohopexd) | 94.46 | 99% | 2024-11-17 |
| 8046. | Angelo (gc_aim) | 94.46 | 99% | 2023-02-06 |
| 8047. | I'm bored (chung_bungus69420) | 94.46 | 99% | 2022-06-18 |
| 8048. | ela6ue (ela6ue) | 94.46 | 95.9% | 2024-07-29 |
| 8049. | tstats[fuexfollets] (fuexfo... | 94.46 | 98% | 2023-10-14 |
| 8050. | Patrick (apbowler) | 94.46 | 98% | 2018-05-24 |
| 8051. | Bennett (bjhansen) | 94.46 | 95% | 2015-04-05 |
| 8052. | Paul (phroth) | 94.46 | 95% | 2014-05-10 |
| 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 |