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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1214. | Ktlol (ktlol) | 124.37 | 99% | 2013-09-11 |
| 1215. | seitenshineko (nekohime) | 124.37 | 97% | 2014-04-09 |
| 1216. | CVH (cvh_) | 124.35 | 96.5% | 2025-01-03 |
| 1217. | Theo (sulihpoeht) | 124.35 | 97% | 2016-08-16 |
| 1218. | Charlie (curlyhaircat) | 124.35 | 95% | 2015-01-28 |
| 1219. | Principle (principle106) | 124.33 | 99% | 2023-04-03 |
| 1220. | i_type_for_fun (i_type_for_... | 124.32 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
| 1221. | mostly quitless (gordon_ram... | 124.32 | 99% | 2024-08-25 |
| 1222. | (juij) | 124.26 | 97% | 2025-10-19 |
| 1223. | cammy (kimba) | 124.24 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 1224. | nandish (india_lol) | 124.23 | 98.6% | 2024-03-18 |
| 1225. | Aphox (aphox) | 124.20 | 96% | 2014-07-08 |
| 1226. | (nonquit13) | 124.20 | 98% | 2019-12-28 |
| 1227. | Kasper (kaspervdpol) | 124.19 | 98% | 2019-10-08 |
| 1228. | Yimin (yimin123) | 124.17 | 99% | 2021-01-11 |
| 1229. | Joe (neimad7) | 124.14 | 97.9% | 2025-02-13 |
| 1230. | sammito1 (sammito1) | 124.13 | 97% | 2020-05-10 |
| 1231. | Jake (vicissitudes) | 124.13 | 98% | 2012-06-21 |
| 1232. | Fred (freddy090909) | 124.12 | 97% | 2014-07-14 |
| 1233. | pilotis (pilotis) | 124.10 | 98% | 2015-01-09 |
| 1234. | Sentinel (greatsentinel) | 124.06 | 97.7% | 2023-10-28 |
| 1235. | no quit (duhby) | 124.03 | 97% | 2022-10-22 |
| 1236. | Arjun (thepoodoo) | 124.03 | 97% | 2015-02-16 |
| 1237. | ζЇЍϊЯ (jinir) | 124.03 | 99% | 2015-11-18 |
| 1238. | Joeart (joeart) | 124.02 | 98% | 2025-09-16 |
| 1239. | Andrew (andrewstolpe) | 124.01 | — | 2010-11-10 |
| 1240. | harrison (html_1) | 123.98 | 98% | 2025-01-15 |
| 1241. | nebuchadnezzar2 (nebuchadne... | 123.98 | 98% | 2021-10-22 |
| 1242. | Jasen (mccnuggets) | 123.98 | 98% | 2017-04-24 |
| 1243. | Kristi (llamasrule) | 123.95 | 98% | 2013-11-26 |
| 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 |