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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10075. | William (wikywikywill) | 91.06 | 97% | 2016-05-13 |
| 10076. | Aceofspades9 (aceofspades9) | 91.06 | 95% | 2014-03-10 |
| 10077. | Sascha (sushy927) | 91.05 | 98.8% | 2024-09-04 |
| 10078. | Abu (kabu22) | 91.05 | 97% | 2024-09-30 |
| 10079. | Sean (seanwang2447) | 91.05 | 98.1% | 2021-02-07 |
| 10080. | ahmed (frizew) | 91.05 | 98.3% | 2024-04-29 |
| 10081. | † Nick (wrongtrousers) | 91.05 | 94% | 2013-09-19 |
| 10082. | Christian (chrillzen) | 91.04 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
| 10083. | pls (pls_) | 91.04 | 98% | 2024-07-23 |
| 10084. | tim (toxolzet) | 91.04 | 95% | 2015-08-04 |
| 10085. | Marvin (marvincyk) | 91.04 | 89% | 2016-11-18 |
| 10086. | thomas (thomaspoku) | 91.03 | 98% | 2025-10-04 |
| 10087. | Brendan (corduroy_boyardoy) | 91.03 | 97% | 2022-04-07 |
| 10088. | Tikhon (tikhon) | 91.03 | 99% | 2011-09-10 |
| 10089. | j (stojec) | 91.03 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
| 10090. | Blake (gsolol) | 91.03 | 96% | 2014-05-21 |
| 10091. | Ze (jiangzehua) | 91.02 | 93% | 2016-07-29 |
| 10092. | KOREA AH AH (jacksonian) | 91.02 | — | 2011-03-02 |
| 10093. | Blake (sodasiphon) | 91.01 | 95% | 2013-04-17 |
| 10094. | teal.prodzz (tealprodzz) | 91.00 | 97.3% | 2024-02-16 |
| 10095. | Chile (npalaniuk) | 91.00 | 95% | 2015-04-04 |
| 10096. | Akash (akashrupela) | 91.00 | 94% | 2013-11-30 |
| 10097. | Anders (anders23) | 90.99 | 96.5% | 2025-03-10 |
| 10098. | numdegased (numdegased) | 90.99 | 98% | 2021-07-28 |
| 10099. | Stephen (brenns10) | 90.99 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
| 10100. | Hannah (motleyleaf) | 90.98 | 98.6% | 2024-03-19 |
| 10101. | Greg (stripedninja) | 90.98 | 97.3% | 2025-04-24 |
| 10102. | Aidan (diabolical_donut) | 90.98 | 96.5% | 2025-01-17 |
| 10103. | nytecolor (nytecolor) | 90.98 | 96.2% | 2024-01-07 |
| 10104. | Ivan (ivannechaiev) | 90.98 | 97.7% | 2024-01-17 |
| 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 |