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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11156. | erayser (erayser) | 88.46 | 97% | 2020-08-10 |
| 11157. | 0rz0rz (thenine) | 88.46 | 98% | 2020-03-02 |
| 11158. | Mateusz (leszczuu) | 88.46 | 97% | 2013-09-23 |
| 11159. | Storm (stormcenter) | 88.46 | 99% | 2013-10-31 |
| 11160. | nomanners (nomanners) | 88.45 | 97% | 2024-09-29 |
| 11161. | qazaqyanke (qazaqyanke) | 88.44 | 97.1% | 2024-03-17 |
| 11162. | Kyle (kuronkuu) | 88.44 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
| 11163. | Jeffrey (chimobber) | 88.44 | 95% | 2015-11-17 |
| 11164. | Giorgi (0_alien) | 88.44 | 97% | 2017-03-30 |
| 11165. | Shaikh Noman (pices_dude01) | 88.44 | 93% | 2013-10-22 |
| 11166. | Silent G (leemechanics) | 88.44 | 96% | 2014-07-20 |
| 11167. | Hater (hateself) | 88.44 | 98% | 2017-09-08 |
| 11168. | Evani (evani78) | 88.44 | 98% | 2018-05-10 |
| 11169. | Daniel (danfun64) | 88.44 | 99% | 2015-12-07 |
| 11170. | Thomas (thommythethird) | 88.43 | — | 2010-12-26 |
| 11171. | Noni (whythisname) | 88.43 | 99% | 2023-12-08 |
| 11172. | ahmed (ahmed202) | 88.42 | 99% | 2025-05-28 |
| 11173. | Alex (greyinid) | 88.42 | 97.3% | 2024-02-14 |
| 11174. | Fadli (islamicman) | 88.42 | 97% | 2017-01-09 |
| 11175. | Herman (hchow23) | 88.42 | 93% | 2011-07-08 |
| 11176. | eileen (ninecups) | 88.41 | 95% | 2015-10-13 |
| 11177. | Steven (df1337) | 88.41 | 93% | 2011-05-21 |
| 11178. | Banasiak (dawidxspeeder) | 88.41 | 98% | 2017-06-22 |
| 11179. | Mina (minamonster) | 88.41 | 95% | 2012-02-08 |
| 11180. | Jesus is life (kataoneshot) | 88.40 | 97.4% | 2024-10-24 |
| 11181. | Aman_Mishra (amanofficial109) | 88.40 | 97.5% | 2025-05-26 |
| 11182. | GodOfTheMetal (godofthemetal) | 88.40 | 98.5% | 2024-02-22 |
| 11183. | Spacer (spacertesting) | 88.40 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 11184. | bananatechnician (bananatec... | 88.40 | 96.6% | 2023-12-23 |
| 11185. | Sze Ying (dexinfan) | 88.40 | 95% | 2014-06-26 |
| 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 |