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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11946. | Alex (alekseiv25) | 87.18 | 97% | 2024-10-08 |
| 11947. | Blot (blot_) | 87.18 | 98% | 2024-04-27 |
| 11948. | Vin (vibnarcus) | 87.18 | 98% | 2024-09-30 |
| 11949. | Mark (maolson97) | 87.18 | 97.3% | 2023-11-10 |
| 11950. | TypeWriter (soysauceftw) | 87.18 | 97% | 2015-06-04 |
| 11951. | Joseph (jkc7) | 87.18 | 96% | 2021-05-26 |
| 11952. | mvagustaf4 (mvagustaf4) | 87.17 | 99% | 2025-03-25 |
| 11953. | trk (krawler) | 87.17 | 93% | 2012-01-17 |
| 11954. | vblob (vblob) | 87.17 | 97% | 2021-01-07 |
| 11955. | Heated (heated1333) | 87.17 | 97.7% | 2024-04-05 |
| 11956. | Aytac (aytac_neigel27) | 87.17 | 97.9% | 2024-11-09 |
| 11957. | zhem_ (zhem) | 87.17 | 96% | 2021-04-15 |
| 11958. | unknownstuffs (unknownstuffs) | 87.17 | 96% | 2018-02-06 |
| 11959. | SauceyRed (redangel09) | 87.17 | 96.8% | 2024-08-27 |
| 11960. | Shubby (shubby) | 87.17 | 96% | 2015-06-11 |
| 11961. | Brian (kellogg87) | 87.17 | 98% | 2013-01-11 |
| 11962. | silver searcher (ackuracy) | 87.16 | 97% | 2023-07-01 |
| 11963. | Joey (joeydonuts) | 87.16 | 96.6% | 2025-05-05 |
| 11964. | bryn (bloxia) | 87.16 | 97.9% | 2024-12-05 |
| 11965. | Beebop (deepbeepbop) | 87.16 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
| 11966. | James (jlightning) | 87.16 | 97% | 2021-12-08 |
| 11967. | Bob (bob_the_second) | 87.16 | 98.2% | 2024-10-16 |
| 11968. | thingy (vibrantsun) | 87.16 | 98% | 2022-05-09 |
| 11969. | Alnoor (snowkoan) | 87.16 | 89% | 2011-08-24 |
| 11970. | Munir (munirgkm) | 87.16 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
| 11971. | Silent (silent_solous) | 87.16 | 95% | 2020-11-10 |
| 11972. | Nutter (nutterwithbutter) | 87.16 | 92% | 2016-06-13 |
| 11973. | shermen (shermn) | 87.15 | 99% | 2025-05-20 |
| 11974. | Wandon (wandon) | 87.15 | 96% | 2025-04-14 |
| 11975. | Typomaster (hello_i_am_hi) | 87.15 | 98% | 2024-08-04 |
| 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 |