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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10704. | nithin (nithin2606) | 90.38 | 98.6% | 2023-11-13 |
| 10705. | Taylor (gmk60) | 90.38 | 97% | 2020-01-07 |
| 10706. | Hello_Kitty (hello_kitten) | 90.38 | 100% | 2020-02-29 |
| 10707. | Racc (raccypoo) | 90.38 | 97% | 2021-09-27 |
| 10708. | Taxadd (deadpoet123) | 90.38 | 97.5% | 2023-10-29 |
| 10709. | Setu (ganjuitta) | 90.38 | 98% | 2022-03-18 |
| 10710. | men0bsem (men0bsem) | 90.38 | 97% | 2020-08-06 |
| 10711. | Sam (yaboisam_) | 90.38 | 97% | 2023-05-12 |
| 10712. | ogkatumus (ogkatumus) | 90.38 | 97.2% | 2021-01-31 |
| 10713. | berry (berryroseblood) | 90.38 | 98.4% | 2024-04-19 |
| 10714. | Brian (dumb_poop) | 90.38 | 97% | 2014-02-05 |
| 10715. | aleppo (samahitha) | 90.37 | 98.1% | 2025-03-18 |
| 10716. | Dandy Chiggins (coxynormous) | 90.37 | 98% | 2024-04-01 |
| 10717. | s (whatevr) | 90.37 | 96% | 2019-07-26 |
| 10718. | tstats[orbitaltowel] (orbit... | 90.37 | 95% | 2021-08-03 |
| 10719. | Nevi39 (yoshoki) | 90.37 | 96.6% | 2024-02-21 |
| 10720. | osquar (osquar) | 90.36 | 98% | 2025-01-10 |
| 10721. | agent324 (agent324) | 90.36 | 96.2% | 2024-01-01 |
| 10722. | Secret (secretshinobi) | 90.36 | 98% | 2021-09-09 |
| 10723. | Sinkingecstasies (sinkingec... | 90.36 | 98% | 2020-01-12 |
| 10724. | _(:3) ∠) (neco36) | 90.36 | 96% | 2016-11-23 |
| 10725. | ☄ (strongly_typed_comet) | 90.35 | 97% | 2024-09-26 |
| 10726. | Apathos (apathosss) | 90.35 | 97.3% | 2024-10-04 |
| 10727. | Trenton (ragefast) | 90.35 | 95% | 2015-03-16 |
| 10728. | God (jpaul100) | 90.35 | 99% | 2026-01-25 |
| 10729. | Jusuf (kz99) | 90.35 | 98.8% | 2024-03-01 |
| 10730. | Heather (feedtheflames) | 90.35 | 94% | 2014-11-01 |
| 10731. | edisondotme (annuit02) | 90.35 | 97% | 2020-04-09 |
| 10732. | A (yarly) | 90.35 | 96% | 2012-02-01 |
| 10733. | mike (mmike08) | 90.34 | 97% | 2025-10-04 |
| 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 |