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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6358. | Ruth (flirtatiouswizard) | 98.21 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
| 6359. | Auram (auram) | 98.20 | 97.7% | 2025-01-08 |
| 6360. | Josh (chaosarising) | 98.20 | 97% | 2022-05-05 |
| 6361. | Raphael (purified_salt) | 98.20 | 99% | 2024-04-04 |
| 6362. | Anton (tutantontut) | 98.20 | 98% | 2018-08-31 |
| 6363. | MstrCoconut (mstrcoconut) | 98.19 | 99% | 2024-01-20 |
| 6364. | dasdr (dasdr) | 98.19 | 99% | 2024-06-29 |
| 6365. | Kart (kart23) | 98.19 | 98% | 2024-01-29 |
| 6366. | Rexel Ruiz (tsuzie) | 98.19 | 96% | 2023-08-13 |
| 6367. | Byron (dontblinck) | 98.19 | 98% | 2019-08-13 |
| 6368. | Great sandwich (jumpsh0t) | 98.19 | 97% | 2012-09-09 |
| 6369. | JimBob (jasperjimbob) | 98.18 | 98% | 2022-01-06 |
| 6370. | Sylptic (sylptic) | 98.17 | 96% | 2021-11-16 |
| 6371. | Dan (dssl86) | 98.17 | 94% | 2016-09-24 |
| 6372. | Mixerbakke (mixerbakke) | 98.17 | 97% | 2014-09-02 |
| 6373. | jae (jaeoh1994) | 98.16 | 96% | 2016-11-29 |
| 6374. | Angelo (scriptily) | 98.15 | 97% | 2023-07-01 |
| 6375. | David (dmicahd93) | 98.15 | 97.9% | 2023-10-18 |
| 6376. | Fabian (bengan) | 98.15 | — | 2011-03-26 |
| 6377. | Daniel (blackout769) | 98.15 | 97% | 2018-09-26 |
| 6378. | Cheryl (portia75) | 98.15 | — | 2011-03-06 |
| 6379. | Erin (enrichandco) | 98.15 | 96% | 2014-05-24 |
| 6380. | tstats[uwnicke] (uwnicke) | 98.14 | 98.6% | 2024-05-05 |
| 6381. | Star Fox (anarchy_v) | 98.14 | 99% | 2023-05-29 |
| 6382. | Jonathan (kamikazecupcake) | 98.14 | 99% | 2018-05-25 |
| 6383. | Adam (boazthejackpot) | 98.14 | 99% | 2016-05-13 |
| 6384. | zoldyck (mzoldyck) | 98.14 | 98% | 2012-04-15 |
| 6385. | Jose (1leggedhorse) | 98.14 | 99% | 2019-11-19 |
| 6386. | mitsuri (selkatta) | 98.13 | 97.5% | 2024-10-15 |
| 6387. | erik (trmerik) | 98.13 | 98% | 2018-05-14 |
| 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 |