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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10034. | Nick (chesswurmotb) | 90.95 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
| 10035. | Michael (bannister) | 90.95 | 97% | 2011-11-29 |
| 10036. | casiofx83gt (casiofx83gt) | 90.94 | 95.4% | 2024-01-21 |
| 10037. | Kaim (14mkim) | 90.93 | 91% | 2013-08-28 |
| 10038. | Patrick (youngpup) | 90.92 | 98% | 2024-10-07 |
| 10039. | lando (multilagio) | 90.92 | 97% | 2022-05-02 |
| 10040. | Nate (nhanzel) | 90.92 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 10041. | Ramses (boinkey) | 90.92 | 97.5% | 2025-01-09 |
| 10042. | Brandon (saosin) | 90.92 | 97% | 2013-03-22 |
| 10043. | Anahit (anachan17) | 90.92 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
| 10044. | Oliver (johnvenz) | 90.91 | 99% | 2022-04-23 |
| 10045. | Pokemon (pokemonkillr) | 90.91 | 97% | 2025-09-19 |
| 10046. | Christian (aid8) | 90.91 | 97.7% | 2023-08-17 |
| 10047. | Ham (hamtazmic) | 90.91 | 87% | 2013-10-30 |
| 10048. | Nur Hasmi (nurhasmi) | 90.91 | 93% | 2012-03-20 |
| 10049. | Siddesh (sid58) | 90.91 | 90% | 2017-04-16 |
| 10050. | myself (sakib9) | 90.90 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
| 10051. | reactor2 (rakesh_singh) | 90.90 | 97% | 2023-02-13 |
| 10052. | nate (nate2936) | 90.90 | 97.6% | 2021-02-27 |
| 10053. | Rebecca (racerrebecca) | 90.90 | 98% | 2013-04-17 |
| 10054. | Dex (dex0112) | 90.89 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
| 10055. | Milly (yllim) | 90.89 | 98% | 2025-08-02 |
| 10056. | Satoru (satoru_gojo) | 90.89 | 97% | 2020-12-21 |
| 10057. | Homo_Sapien_Sapien (homo_sa... | 90.88 | 99% | 2025-06-25 |
| 10058. | rohan (maverick_mind69) | 90.88 | 98.8% | 2023-08-31 |
| 10059. | yousef_wael (yousef_wael) | 90.88 | 97.1% | 2024-03-06 |
| 10060. | Jonathon (goodstuff11) | 90.88 | 97% | 2021-10-02 |
| 10061. | uynx (uynx) | 90.87 | 96.5% | 2025-05-16 |
| 10062. | Axcel (savitar20) | 90.87 | 98.8% | 2023-12-24 |
| 10063. | Evoril (evoril) | 90.87 | 97.3% | 2024-11-26 |
| 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 |