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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11376. | learning how (iamimago) | 87.65 | 96% | 2013-01-21 |
| 11377. | King (kickpushcoast) | 87.64 | 98.2% | 2024-10-24 |
| 11378. | Zanuh (mrelister) | 87.64 | 96% | 2024-07-31 |
| 11379. | Lush (lush_krom) | 87.64 | 99% | 2021-10-06 |
| 11380. | Ian (llamasquad) | 87.64 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
| 11381. | HotClaw (hotclaw) | 87.64 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
| 11382. | Typematrix (typematrix) | 87.64 | — | 2010-10-04 |
| 11383. | burptodo (shadyxmd) | 87.64 | 97% | 2018-12-04 |
| 11384. | BT (btfly) | 87.63 | 96% | 2025-02-25 |
| 11385. | Rhys (themyth955) | 87.63 | 97% | 2024-06-26 |
| 11386. | Aidan (bridgethegap) | 87.63 | 97% | 2021-05-14 |
| 11387. | Epic (epicowl) | 87.63 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
| 11388. | sebastian (alva_tipe) | 87.62 | 96% | 2025-04-09 |
| 11389. | Jake (wortis) | 87.62 | 99% | 2022-04-17 |
| 11390. | senpai (chottomatte) | 87.62 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 11391. | acrymoore (acrymoore) | 87.62 | 96% | 2022-11-26 |
| 11392. | James (astrozoid) | 87.61 | 97.7% | 2024-06-22 |
| 11393. | EO (eo_37) | 87.61 | 97.3% | 2024-04-24 |
| 11394. | Pumpking (rawter007) | 87.61 | 97.6% | 2025-02-07 |
| 11395. | Taejas (taejas) | 87.61 | 97% | 2022-09-27 |
| 11396. | Lucas (bersecker12) | 87.61 | 97% | 2024-10-28 |
| 11397. | Stacey (spacey333) | 87.61 | — | 2011-03-18 |
| 11398. | Arthur (arthurmog) | 87.61 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 11399. | Caleb (cbob) | 87.60 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 11400. | antobot (antobot) | 87.60 | 98.3% | 2023-11-12 |
| 11401. | Michael (michaelbui884) | 87.60 | 95.8% | 2023-12-19 |
| 11402. | danny (brrrgandy) | 87.60 | 97% | 2017-10-18 |
| 11403. | Greg (eggertstwart) | 87.60 | 95% | 2012-03-10 |
| 11404. | spectriva (spectriva) | 87.59 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
| 11405. | :3 (goobaw) | 87.59 | 95% | 2022-04-06 |
| 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 |