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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10241. | iChoke@TheEnd (vidivinci) | 90.61 | 97.7% | 2024-01-15 |
| 10242. | angelo (angeloripple) | 90.61 | 97.1% | 2025-05-11 |
| 10243. | Jesse (anselmipants) | 90.61 | 99% | 2024-05-29 |
| 10244. | Adlin (adlin_typer18) | 90.61 | 97% | 2022-09-06 |
| 10245. | dev_manush (dev_manush) | 90.61 | 96.7% | 2024-01-19 |
| 10246. | geras (gerastv) | 90.61 | 96% | 2021-04-29 |
| 10247. | Lorenzo (liquidswords) | 90.60 | 99% | 2021-06-17 |
| 10248. | terminelocity (terminelocity) | 90.60 | 98% | 2020-03-09 |
| 10249. | Chetnifikovano (gh0stblad3zz) | 90.60 | 97% | 2020-05-20 |
| 10250. | Ahead of you (wadehuangjr) | 90.60 | 98.6% | 2021-02-08 |
| 10251. | Nick (hobomichaels) | 90.60 | 100% | 2019-02-09 |
| 10252. | moe (moe091) | 90.60 | 96% | 2012-12-11 |
| 10253. | bunny slippers (coffeeyogurt) | 90.59 | 98.2% | 2024-06-05 |
| 10254. | me (gghoney) | 90.59 | 98.1% | 2023-12-28 |
| 10255. | Meeks (eekms) | 90.59 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
| 10256. | Somogyi (vincture) | 90.59 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
| 10257. | Daniel (daniel_ger) | 90.58 | 99% | 2025-07-02 |
| 10258. | JRD (yesjrd) | 90.58 | 96.5% | 2023-11-13 |
| 10259. | tstats[witherking] (witherk... | 90.58 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
| 10260. | Bertram (spoxez) | 90.58 | 95% | 2020-04-01 |
| 10261. | Akerlyn (akerlyn) | 90.58 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
| 10262. | DanL (danleedle) | 90.58 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
| 10263. | wasd_wasd (wasd_wasd) | 90.57 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
| 10264. | n8 (slacker00) | 90.57 | 97% | 2018-10-17 |
| 10265. | tstats[barockt] (barockt) | 90.57 | 96% | 2021-10-26 |
| 10266. | $$$$ (for_fun) | 90.57 | 96% | 2021-03-30 |
| 10267. | James (karonar) | 90.57 | 99% | 2023-05-05 |
| 10268. | Hexel (hexelc) | 90.57 | 93% | 2011-09-01 |
| 10269. | Raja Amer (rakhan01) | 90.57 | 98% | 2014-02-26 |
| 10270. | Developer (developer1998) | 90.57 | 95% | 2013-10-17 |
| 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 |