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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10191. | MaxVerstappen33 (newrookie15) | 90.10 | 97.3% | 2025-03-31 |
| 10192. | Harry (expadz) | 90.10 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
| 10193. | ordoneji (ordoneji) | 90.09 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 10194. | Zeyad Elsayed (zetypist) | 90.09 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 10195. | Grey (grey2) | 90.09 | 98.6% | 2024-04-06 |
| 10196. | Bao (hoaibao_doo) | 90.09 | 99% | 2022-09-20 |
| 10197. | jack (jackracer23) | 90.09 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
| 10198. | Iddy (iddy1997) | 90.09 | 99% | 2017-01-15 |
| 10199. | dangle10710 (dangle10710) | 90.08 | 98% | 2024-07-03 |
| 10200. | Cristi (sexy_balamuc22) | 90.08 | 98% | 2024-11-21 |
| 10201. | i am (iamgod4478) | 90.08 | 97.2% | 2024-11-15 |
| 10202. | Mitchel (mitchthebaker) | 90.08 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
| 10203. | Areeb (areebur) | 90.07 | 97.4% | 2023-10-19 |
| 10204. | Sagi (sagi73) | 90.07 | 96% | 2021-12-11 |
| 10205. | lord conan (iridescentfish) | 90.07 | 96.6% | 2024-01-13 |
| 10206. | oddblob3000 (oddblob3000) | 90.07 | 97.5% | 2021-02-19 |
| 10207. | agurcsik (agurcsik) | 90.06 | 98% | 2025-03-25 |
| 10208. | andreaaa (andrealeaaa95) | 90.06 | 98% | 2024-10-18 |
| 10209. | smichael (smichaelino) | 90.06 | 97.1% | 2025-02-14 |
| 10210. | Q (obokui) | 90.06 | 92% | 2016-12-31 |
| 10211. | John (liuz9) | 90.06 | 98% | 2021-12-23 |
| 10212. | Leonard (l_shen) | 90.06 | 97.4% | 2024-09-03 |
| 10213. | Eric (scrubbington) | 90.06 | 94% | 2012-11-02 |
| 10214. | Crystal (crystal_angelo) | 90.06 | 97.3% | 2024-09-01 |
| 10215. | Doiv (doiv23) | 90.06 | 99% | 2021-02-11 |
| 10216. | Khurram (bismillah786pk) | 90.06 | 97% | 2011-07-09 |
| 10217. | Smol (smol_potot) | 90.06 | 97% | 2018-11-06 |
| 10218. | Rachel (warm_diarrhea) | 90.06 | — | 2011-05-01 |
| 10219. | Nathaniel (starpiratecraft) | 90.06 | 99% | 2016-03-27 |
| 10220. | Madison (mnbutler) | 90.06 | 97% | 2018-12-31 |
| 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 |