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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11600. | Bernie (glumpkins) | 88.31 | 97% | 2022-06-15 |
| 11601. | Alex (alexthegamer281) | 88.31 | 96.9% | 2025-03-02 |
| 11602. | A (a_ny) | 88.31 | 88% | 2013-10-12 |
| 11603. | sarah (svpham9) | 88.30 | 97% | 2025-05-08 |
| 11604. | tahsina13 (tahsina13) | 88.30 | 98% | 2025-01-20 |
| 11605. | Essowicz (laisso_) | 88.30 | 95% | 2023-03-30 |
| 11606. | Cream Of (creamofroach) | 88.30 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
| 11607. | M (virgofenix) | 88.30 | 98% | 2012-06-11 |
| 11608. | 찬우 (inphinity) | 88.30 | 93% | 2016-03-18 |
| 11609. | Mr (tallguy) | 88.30 | 97% | 2012-08-23 |
| 11610. | FrederickDinglebick (freder... | 88.29 | 97.1% | 2025-02-10 |
| 11611. | Enrico (enricofadly354) | 88.29 | 99.3% | 2025-03-05 |
| 11612. | AndresCamargo (gomaperrona) | 88.29 | 98.1% | 2024-04-12 |
| 11613. | Regulus ❄ (yo_yo_honey_si... | 88.29 | 97% | 2021-12-31 |
| 11614. | Emre (mr3mr3) | 88.29 | 98% | 2020-12-08 |
| 11615. | WearAMask (trini_devan) | 88.29 | 97% | 2017-08-28 |
| 11616. | Daniel (danthemuffin) | 88.28 | 97% | 2018-04-12 |
| 11617. | temp (80wpm) | 88.28 | 96% | 2013-06-27 |
| 11618. | Nicolas (fruscianterules) | 88.28 | 98.3% | 2025-02-16 |
| 11619. | Andrew (andrewpc) | 88.28 | 96% | 2013-12-31 |
| 11620. | tinkureddy (tinkureddy) | 88.27 | 96% | 2013-09-16 |
| 11621. | Speedyspeedo (speedyspeedo) | 88.26 | 98% | 2025-03-26 |
| 11622. | AJ (alquinso_) | 88.26 | 95.1% | 2024-03-09 |
| 11623. | Blank (exponentialblank) | 88.26 | 98% | 2020-11-22 |
| 11624. | Anuvrat (anuvrat) | 88.26 | 98% | 2015-07-14 |
| 11625. | tjyaooo (tjyaooo) | 88.26 | 98% | 2022-06-04 |
| 11626. | ONRAGE (onrage) | 88.26 | 97% | 2021-09-21 |
| 11627. | Deric (dericimoe) | 88.26 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
| 11628. | Dana (aftersilence87) | 88.25 | 99% | 2022-08-18 |
| 11629. | Jacqsault (jyan513) | 88.25 | 98.8% | 2024-04-11 |
| 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 |