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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10271. | andreaaa (andrealeaaa95) | 90.06 | 98% | 2024-10-18 |
| 10272. | Q (obokui) | 90.06 | 92% | 2016-12-31 |
| 10273. | John (liuz9) | 90.06 | 98% | 2021-12-23 |
| 10274. | Leonard (l_shen) | 90.06 | 97.4% | 2024-09-03 |
| 10275. | Eric (scrubbington) | 90.06 | 94% | 2012-11-02 |
| 10276. | Crystal (crystal_angelo) | 90.06 | 97.3% | 2024-09-01 |
| 10277. | smichael (smichaelino) | 90.06 | 97.1% | 2025-02-14 |
| 10278. | Doiv (doiv23) | 90.06 | 99% | 2021-02-11 |
| 10279. | Khurram (bismillah786pk) | 90.06 | 97% | 2011-07-09 |
| 10280. | Smol (smol_potot) | 90.06 | 97% | 2018-11-06 |
| 10281. | Rachel (warm_diarrhea) | 90.06 | — | 2011-05-01 |
| 10282. | Nathaniel (starpiratecraft) | 90.06 | 99% | 2016-03-27 |
| 10283. | Madison (mnbutler) | 90.06 | 97% | 2018-12-31 |
| 10284. | AlGoreRhythm (algorerhythm) | 90.05 | 97% | 2024-08-14 |
| 10285. | K (kizzik) | 90.05 | 98% | 2020-03-16 |
| 10286. | Tapas (wokando) | 90.05 | 96% | 2014-11-20 |
| 10287. | ROHIT (rohitpawar) | 90.04 | 99% | 2025-04-15 |
| 10288. | ali (alifraipye) | 90.04 | 97.8% | 2025-04-28 |
| 10289. | Alex (apedro) | 90.04 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
| 10290. | Peter (hamcorporal) | 90.04 | 97% | 2023-02-11 |
| 10291. | Caniel (canielmontalvo) | 90.04 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
| 10292. | Is there a self? (deckard_4) | 90.04 | 97% | 2020-06-20 |
| 10293. | Jin (jinto28) | 90.03 | 98.1% | 2024-06-24 |
| 10294. | Phil j (thepinkandmanly) | 90.03 | 98% | 2023-04-26 |
| 10295. | yoyo (cacafesse123) | 90.03 | 97.2% | 2024-01-13 |
| 10296. | YT (inverxted) | 90.03 | 96% | 2021-10-03 |
| 10297. | Brian (bmors) | 90.02 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 10298. | alenUH (alenuh) | 90.02 | 97.7% | 2024-04-24 |
| 10299. | Leo (hogsh9862) | 90.02 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
| 10300. | Nighthawky69 (nighthawky69) | 90.02 | 95.9% | 2025-01-17 |
| 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 |