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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6799. | Guiseppe (baconator3) | 97.56 | 96% | 2017-03-29 |
| 6800. | Arefin Sadek (arefin007) | 97.55 | 97.3% | 2025-05-10 |
| 6801. | (sosjiz) | 97.55 | 96.2% | 2024-11-28 |
| 6802. | Petar (petar030) | 97.55 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
| 6803. | Perseveranze (perseveranze) | 97.55 | 97% | 2012-04-05 |
| 6804. | R (rtleo) | 97.55 | 97% | 2021-10-19 |
| 6805. | falts (fartingfalts) | 97.55 | 98% | 2018-11-24 |
| 6806. | Piemanray314 (piemanray314) | 97.54 | 96% | 2019-06-01 |
| 6807. | Rony (ravneet_b) | 97.54 | 98.6% | 2024-07-18 |
| 6808. | Sjafm (unkindness) | 97.53 | 96% | 2025-02-28 |
| 6809. | Guest (6uest) | 97.53 | 97% | 2011-09-30 |
| 6810. | Ethan (ethan17458) | 97.52 | 97% | 2020-09-20 |
| 6811. | Sanic (192378) | 97.52 | 97.9% | 2025-04-28 |
| 6812. | Bruno (tresco) | 97.52 | 95% | 2021-11-23 |
| 6813. | Sonny (sonson88) | 97.52 | 99% | 2017-07-26 |
| 6814. | Tessa (tlw34) | 97.52 | 97% | 2011-07-22 |
| 6815. | Eyron (dfiles) | 97.51 | 99% | 2024-10-26 |
| 6816. | Min (tiwimeister) | 97.51 | 96.9% | 2024-02-23 |
| 6817. | Ralph (rmaalouf) | 97.51 | 97% | 2011-08-14 |
| 6818. | Ben (ballisticknife) | 97.51 | 97% | 2017-12-26 |
| 6819. | Aaron (aaron777) | 97.51 | 99% | 2013-05-23 |
| 6820. | Horizon (ashirigi) | 97.50 | 99% | 2024-09-26 |
| 6821. | Yosuke (7wolves) | 97.50 | 98.6% | 2023-10-25 |
| 6822. | Xin (sigmoid) | 97.50 | 94% | 2012-12-05 |
| 6823. | Tap Sum Bong (anthonybong) | 97.50 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
| 6824. | Dill (dillcapote) | 97.49 | 99% | 2018-03-05 |
| 6825. | Sean Paolo (seanpaolo_22) | 97.49 | 97% | 2022-02-15 |
| 6826. | Marcius (marciussim) | 97.49 | 95% | 2014-06-18 |
| 6827. | Giorgi (sigmamale369) | 97.49 | 98% | 2022-05-18 |
| 6828. | Simon (cwmon) | 97.49 | 98% | 2023-09-14 |
| 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 |