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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10525. | Zeeshan (zeeshanq) | 89.09 | 97% | 2013-03-28 |
| 10526. | peench (gozaimasu) | 89.09 | 94% | 2014-10-21 |
| 10527. | njaemina (bennyballer) | 89.08 | 97% | 2025-02-28 |
| 10528. | Daniel (stochastictinker) | 89.08 | 97% | 2015-01-14 |
| 10529. | Mille (heloamdew) | 89.08 | 95% | 2015-03-08 |
| 10530. | andy (rainmaker123) | 89.07 | 98% | 2024-09-24 |
| 10531. | Neczy (neczylols) | 89.07 | 97.2% | 2024-10-06 |
| 10532. | Zi Hao (im_getting_there) | 89.07 | 98% | 2024-09-11 |
| 10533. | Tyson (thanhts2) | 89.07 | 96% | 2021-04-04 |
| 10534. | ♞-✩ṕẢrtiDả-♞ (J... | 89.07 | 97% | 2014-06-24 |
| 10535. | Thomas (noxy) | 89.07 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 10536. | yurk (yurk) | 89.07 | 97% | 2014-06-19 |
| 10537. | TJ (tjcunning) | 89.06 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 10538. | Resolution (frag_reso) | 89.06 | 98% | 2025-02-13 |
| 10539. | Joshua (manboys54) | 89.06 | 97% | 2024-09-27 |
| 10540. | Asxtral (asxtralkami) | 89.06 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 10541. | Lumeria (lyaiiro) | 89.05 | 98.4% | 2024-02-05 |
| 10542. | tokage (tokageturtle) | 89.05 | 97% | 2020-02-01 |
| 10543. | Cao (planetarygoxuanthinh) | 89.05 | 96% | 2022-02-22 |
| 10544. | Chief (chiefed_94) | 89.05 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
| 10545. | Eduard (eduard20) | 89.05 | 92% | 2016-11-07 |
| 10546. | BEANERMANNY (beanermanny) | 89.04 | 97% | 2024-11-10 |
| 10547. | Chinmay (chinmaykarnik) | 89.04 | 97% | 2025-02-15 |
| 10548. | Typing Prezzy (typingprezzy) | 89.04 | 97% | 2024-05-16 |
| 10549. | Aakanx (aakanx) | 89.04 | 98.4% | 2023-11-08 |
| 10550. | Peter (bropromaster) | 89.04 | 96% | 2023-11-08 |
| 10551. | Thickspinach (thickspinach) | 89.04 | 96.1% | 2025-02-14 |
| 10552. | Kevin (kyang19) | 89.04 | 97% | 2021-03-08 |
| 10553. | Zanilen (zanilen) | 89.04 | 98% | 2019-03-05 |
| 10554. | Fara (holafaola) | 89.03 | 97% | 2022-02-06 |
| 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 |