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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5062. | LKB (lkb1) | 103.16 | 98% | 2022-03-07 |
| 5063. | Ouiabou (tki_deneb) | 103.16 | 100% | 2016-08-29 |
| 5064. | Pernekhan (10bd02006) | 103.16 | 97% | 2015-04-25 |
| 5065. | Kyozō (thegiantchip) | 103.16 | 98.6% | 2024-06-17 |
| 5066. | Noireh (tirona_modhe) | 103.15 | 99% | 2025-04-21 |
| 5067. | Klog (klog53) | 103.15 | 97.4% | 2023-11-25 |
| 5068. | EtherealFog (etherealfog) | 103.15 | 98% | 2020-02-08 |
| 5069. | Jacob (zoticus) | 103.15 | 99% | 2016-08-19 |
| 5070. | umad? #yoloswag (yariyari) | 103.15 | 99% | 2013-02-14 |
| 5071. | Fast (kingeric) | 103.15 | 95% | 2011-12-20 |
| 5072. | argelfaster (foopoop) | 103.15 | 98% | 2011-06-20 |
| 5073. | D4ngerous (barzahd) | 103.15 | 95% | 2014-07-27 |
| 5074. | Tiffany (txtxxu) | 103.14 | 89% | 2017-03-30 |
| 5075. | Gibran (musellk) | 103.14 | 96% | 2021-02-27 |
| 5076. | asdf (zergrush) | 103.14 | — | 2011-04-21 |
| 5077. | Dan (ramadanl) | 103.14 | 98% | 2016-05-14 |
| 5078. | Makailon (braumberger) | 103.13 | 100% | 2024-07-23 |
| 5079. | Isaac (psachy) | 103.13 | 97.7% | 2024-02-10 |
| 5080. | baja (bajablasted) | 103.13 | 98% | 2024-02-25 |
| 5081. | Gortrak (gortrak) | 103.13 | 95% | 2014-08-09 |
| 5082. | Bam (bam189) | 103.13 | 94% | 2012-04-11 |
| 5083. | Josh (theherojoe) | 103.12 | 98.3% | 2024-02-15 |
| 5084. | buckminsterfullerene (ibrab00) | 103.12 | 98% | 2024-10-07 |
| 5085. | yuhhh (andrewheimyoutube) | 103.12 | 99% | 2023-01-13 |
| 5086. | Luc (lucb1e) | 103.12 | 97% | 2019-03-06 |
| 5087. | chillinggg (chillinggg) | 103.11 | 98.1% | 2025-05-04 |
| 5088. | Husky (husky_d) | 103.11 | 97.5% | 2024-09-10 |
| 5089. | Opal (opal_p) | 103.11 | 92% | 2015-11-23 |
| 5090. | gwynyor (gwynyor) | 103.11 | 99.3% | 2025-02-01 |
| 5091. | Kelsey (lkelseyd) | 103.10 | 94% | 2012-08-14 |
| 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 |