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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10949. | Origami (0rigami) | 89.58 | 97% | 2021-02-25 |
| 10950. | Emzlo (emzlo) | 89.58 | 97% | 2018-07-12 |
| 10951. | Charters (gloryglory) | 89.57 | 94% | 2013-02-24 |
| 10952. | Stew (fa1king) | 89.57 | 96.2% | 2024-07-01 |
| 10953. | Smokey (smokeytheoni) | 89.57 | 95% | 2022-10-18 |
| 10954. | If_iWinYouHaveToAddMeToFrie... | 89.57 | 98% | 2023-06-20 |
| 10955. | jessica (jlm27) | 89.57 | 97% | 2023-05-29 |
| 10956. | PinkSpam (tomato_head) | 89.57 | 98.2% | 2025-02-13 |
| 10957. | Jimmy (tenjimmy) | 89.57 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 10958. | Turbo (turbo3) | 89.56 | 96% | 2025-04-24 |
| 10959. | Shahmir (shahmirishere) | 89.56 | 96.8% | 2024-03-21 |
| 10960. | toki_crush (boom_51) | 89.56 | 96.2% | 2021-02-23 |
| 10961. | Mooru (mooru) | 89.56 | 98% | 2014-01-11 |
| 10962. | ਹਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸà¨... | 89.56 | 97% | 2017-06-21 |
| 10963. | you colored (youcolored) | 89.55 | 99% | 2025-04-11 |
| 10964. | Nathan (natrieu01) | 89.55 | 98% | 2020-02-19 |
| 10965. | lottefh (oliviarodrigostan) | 89.54 | 97.4% | 2024-09-11 |
| 10966. | Izzy (isabella1203) | 89.54 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
| 10967. | Vellian (vellian80085) | 89.54 | 96% | 2024-02-20 |
| 10968. | Jason (jmcelrath) | 89.54 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
| 10969. | Milosz (miles101) | 89.54 | 97.3% | 2024-03-12 |
| 10970. | Anonymous (ballistic_kraken) | 89.54 | 95% | 2022-12-22 |
| 10971. | Flocc (flocc) | 89.54 | 96% | 2014-08-09 |
| 10972. | Nonna (spaceace77) | 89.54 | 97% | 2016-04-13 |
| 10973. | Jianyu (migianyu) | 89.53 | 96% | 2024-12-02 |
| 10974. | Yuubi (yuubii) | 89.53 | 96.8% | 2024-08-16 |
| 10975. | SelfPowered (nawid113) | 89.53 | 99% | 2014-10-07 |
| 10976. | marina (strhythm) | 89.53 | 98% | 2024-04-01 |
| 10977. | Aaron (vorophobe) | 89.53 | 99% | 2012-02-17 |
| 10978. | kxlul (kxlul) | 89.53 | 96% | 2024-11-14 |
| 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 |