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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11567. | s. (capslooock) | 88.91 | 98% | 2019-02-17 |
| 11568. | kraken (pronto1) | 88.90 | 96.9% | 2024-04-12 |
| 11569. | Mate (smweb) | 88.90 | 98% | 2013-10-31 |
| 11570. | Tony (staggalee41) | 88.90 | 94% | 2012-12-04 |
| 11571. | Aj (nitchrickson) | 88.89 | 99% | 2025-05-02 |
| 11572. | Nike (nike_ez) | 88.89 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
| 11573. | Ben (bennythejet919) | 88.89 | 97.9% | 2025-02-08 |
| 11574. | arandomgiggle (arandomgiggle) | 88.89 | 94% | 2014-05-17 |
| 11575. | Christian (christian) | 88.89 | — | 2011-01-09 |
| 11576. | Bill (jhstory) | 88.89 | 94% | 2015-06-02 |
| 11577. | Andrew (andrewdvorak) | 88.88 | 96% | 2021-09-18 |
| 11578. | Nikita (zanmaru) | 88.88 | 96% | 2024-12-06 |
| 11579. | mesba (brgrkng) | 88.88 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
| 11580. | Bill (roderas) | 88.88 | 97% | 2021-09-04 |
| 11581. | Waxing Wampeter (waxing_wam... | 88.88 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 11582. | aoaaceai (aoaaceai) | 88.88 | 97% | 2024-03-09 |
| 11583. | Big Weenie (0xdc) | 88.87 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 11584. | Timao (timaotheos) | 88.87 | 95.1% | 2025-05-26 |
| 11585. | MO (mag240) | 88.87 | 98.5% | 2025-02-17 |
| 11586. | Dan (radio_falcon) | 88.87 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
| 11587. | KeyboardWarrior (adamrune50) | 88.87 | 95% | 2012-11-30 |
| 11588. | fyda was here (cthuihu) | 88.87 | 96% | 2018-06-20 |
| 11589. | Elkotte (elkotte) | 88.86 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
| 11590. | Xian (xertified) | 88.86 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
| 11591. | Radu (radugheo) | 88.86 | 97% | 2025-02-27 |
| 11592. | garagdon (garagdon) | 88.86 | 96% | 2020-11-12 |
| 11593. | Jakub (xaneth) | 88.86 | 95% | 2014-10-09 |
| 11594. | Rafael (estufas) | 88.86 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
| 11595. | Gobias Industries (cosmonaut) | 88.86 | 98% | 2011-08-18 |
| 11596. | OminousVirus (ominousvirus) | 88.85 | 96% | 2024-10-17 |
| 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 |