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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10316. | Meeks (eekms) | 90.59 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
| 10317. | Somogyi (vincture) | 90.59 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
| 10318. | Daniel (daniel_ger) | 90.58 | 99% | 2025-07-02 |
| 10319. | JRD (yesjrd) | 90.58 | 96.5% | 2023-11-13 |
| 10320. | tstats[witherking] (witherk... | 90.58 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
| 10321. | Bertram (spoxez) | 90.58 | 95% | 2020-04-01 |
| 10322. | Akerlyn (akerlyn) | 90.58 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
| 10323. | DanL (danleedle) | 90.58 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
| 10324. | wasd_wasd (wasd_wasd) | 90.57 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
| 10325. | n8 (slacker00) | 90.57 | 97% | 2018-10-17 |
| 10326. | tstats[barockt] (barockt) | 90.57 | 96% | 2021-10-26 |
| 10327. | $$$$ (for_fun) | 90.57 | 96% | 2021-03-30 |
| 10328. | James (karonar) | 90.57 | 99% | 2023-05-05 |
| 10329. | Hexel (hexelc) | 90.57 | 93% | 2011-09-01 |
| 10330. | Raja Amer (rakhan01) | 90.57 | 98% | 2014-02-26 |
| 10331. | Developer (developer1998) | 90.57 | 95% | 2013-10-17 |
| 10332. | Noe (whitise) | 90.56 | 97.8% | 2024-12-05 |
| 10333. | sliptok (sliptok) | 90.56 | 99% | 2021-12-15 |
| 10334. | AceofMusic (aceofmusic) | 90.56 | 98% | 2023-12-13 |
| 10335. | Samuel (kuwerty1) | 90.56 | 98.3% | 2024-02-08 |
| 10336. | Aditya (adibhandari) | 90.56 | 99% | 2023-07-14 |
| 10337. | kosmanaut (kosmanaut) | 90.56 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 10338. | Josh (entarctica) | 90.56 | 95% | 2013-10-01 |
| 10339. | Aaron (aa88ron02) | 90.56 | 97% | 2020-09-04 |
| 10340. | Liam (blayz) | 90.56 | 99% | 2015-10-10 |
| 10341. | Xavier (try2pass) | 90.56 | 98% | 2013-04-17 |
| 10342. | samsher (samsher) | 90.56 | 99% | 2014-10-02 |
| 10343. | K (ksil2) | 90.56 | 93% | 2016-08-27 |
| 10344. | prince vik (aviknavaara) | 90.55 | 98.4% | 2024-12-03 |
| 10345. | CJ (blacky_08) | 90.55 | 97.1% | 2025-02-09 |
| 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 |