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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10477. | Statistically (statistically) | 89.52 | 97.4% | 2024-11-19 |
| 10478. | James Ross (sedihglow) | 89.52 | 97.7% | 2024-02-13 |
| 10479. | Waffle (zoobloik) | 89.52 | 99% | 2017-08-21 |
| 10480. | Eskooty (eskooty) | 89.52 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
| 10481. | Dean (dean0927) | 89.52 | 96% | 2016-07-24 |
| 10482. | Vincent (vincenator_colemak) | 89.52 | 96% | 2013-02-02 |
| 10483. | Fast (greytwa) | 89.52 | 99% | 2016-04-09 |
| 10484. | Matt (4matt123) | 89.51 | 97.4% | 2025-02-11 |
| 10485. | jonica (jonicailagan) | 89.51 | 99% | 2020-09-11 |
| 10486. | swoopwhoop2 (swoopwhoop2) | 89.50 | 98% | 2024-11-12 |
| 10487. | Heo (tac_ke_bong94) | 89.50 | 97.7% | 2023-11-11 |
| 10488. | grep-er (511kartik) | 89.49 | 98.1% | 2025-02-16 |
| 10489. | Alfred (alfredpennyworth) | 89.49 | 96% | 2021-09-20 |
| 10490. | Jalen (dabesttypr) | 89.49 | 98.4% | 2023-07-19 |
| 10491. | Todd (poposheesho) | 89.49 | 97.1% | 2024-02-28 |
| 10492. | Victor (owlgoesw00t) | 89.49 | 92% | 2016-10-15 |
| 10493. | henry (henryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy... | 89.48 | 96.6% | 2025-02-27 |
| 10494. | Monster (monster311) | 89.48 | 98% | 2025-01-02 |
| 10495. | beef (beefsangria) | 89.48 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
| 10496. | justinhylee (justinhylee) | 89.48 | 97% | 2018-11-06 |
| 10497. | Alunity (alunity) | 89.48 | 97% | 2024-07-07 |
| 10498. | Thengil (thengil) | 89.48 | 97% | 2019-07-30 |
| 10499. | josh kim (kimaestro) | 89.48 | 94% | 2013-10-09 |
| 10500. | Mahler9 (jeremy0d) | 89.48 | 99% | 2017-08-24 |
| 10501. | Matty (realcavs4) | 89.47 | 96.5% | 2025-03-03 |
| 10502. | No need (needn) | 89.47 | 98.6% | 2024-12-10 |
| 10503. | Sam (brem_dog) | 89.47 | 96.4% | 2023-06-02 |
| 10504. | Nick (halfchainsaw) | 89.47 | 97% | 2023-01-10 |
| 10505. | Maros (wlkvr) | 89.47 | 97.1% | 2024-01-18 |
| 10506. | Deven (devenram) | 89.47 | 98% | 2022-07-04 |
| 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 |