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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7289. | Daniel (d4n7u7) | 96.41 | 100% | 2019-03-14 |
| 7290. | Oscar (moksleepy) | 96.41 | 99% | 2012-03-23 |
| 7291. | Jester (cypher26) | 96.41 | 97% | 2017-06-28 |
| 7292. | poopy mcfartface (poopy_mcf... | 96.40 | 97.7% | 2023-11-27 |
| 7293. | Drizzle (drizzle671) | 96.40 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
| 7294. | zev (zevvy) | 96.40 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
| 7295. | emerald (jungyeon) | 96.40 | 95% | 2017-09-17 |
| 7296. | Norm (dwagner8) | 96.40 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 7297. | CapitalGains (capitalgains) | 96.39 | 97% | 2023-11-19 |
| 7298. | Derek (flattocius) | 96.39 | 98% | 2020-11-21 |
| 7299. | Luka (garicluka) | 96.39 | 97.7% | 2025-01-02 |
| 7300. | juswawawa (juswawawawawa) | 96.39 | 98.2% | 2024-11-21 |
| 7301. | Bias R2 w/ CRP Tulip (nnaco... | 96.39 | 98% | 2021-03-03 |
| 7302. | Bingy (waesoph) | 96.39 | 99% | 2018-12-03 |
| 7303. | phzz (phzzq) | 96.39 | 93% | 2015-08-30 |
| 7304. | Jyothiraditya (jyothiraditya) | 96.39 | 97% | 2018-12-04 |
| 7305. | Leoking (pentatonix) | 96.38 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
| 7306. | Typi (typist8) | 96.38 | 96% | 2019-04-21 |
| 7307. | Pemanasan. (pemanasan) | 96.38 | 95% | 2011-06-30 |
| 7308. | Nitro (nitrocrate) | 96.37 | 97% | 2023-05-20 |
| 7309. | Adromrial (adromrial) | 96.37 | 97% | 2022-10-27 |
| 7310. | naileuX (naileux) | 96.37 | 96.8% | 2024-08-13 |
| 7311. | Life (don2712) | 96.37 | 98% | 2019-12-13 |
| 7312. | bronze (thebronzesword) | 96.37 | 98% | 2021-04-09 |
| 7313. | bolu (noskills_) | 96.37 | 98% | 2020-01-13 |
| 7314. | jess (spin) | 96.37 | — | 2010-07-12 |
| 7315. | Piotr (yahoo358) | 96.37 | 98% | 2019-04-16 |
| 7316. | Nagu (nagusameta) | 96.36 | 99% | 2024-12-15 |
| 7317. | Cole (colemathew) | 96.36 | 97.4% | 2024-10-24 |
| 7318. | Vraj (i_type_really_slow_ok) | 96.36 | 97% | 2021-04-17 |
| 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 |