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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10873. | Waxing Wampeter (waxing_wam... | 88.88 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 10874. | aoaaceai (aoaaceai) | 88.88 | 97% | 2024-03-09 |
| 10875. | Andrew (andrewdvorak) | 88.88 | 96% | 2021-09-18 |
| 10876. | mesba (brgrkng) | 88.88 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
| 10877. | Timao (timaotheos) | 88.87 | 95.1% | 2025-05-26 |
| 10878. | MO (mag240) | 88.87 | 98.5% | 2025-02-17 |
| 10879. | Dan (radio_falcon) | 88.87 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
| 10880. | KeyboardWarrior (adamrune50) | 88.87 | 95% | 2012-11-30 |
| 10881. | fyda was here (cthuihu) | 88.87 | 96% | 2018-06-20 |
| 10882. | Xian (xertified) | 88.86 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
| 10883. | Radu (radugheo) | 88.86 | 97% | 2025-02-27 |
| 10884. | Elkotte (elkotte) | 88.86 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
| 10885. | garagdon (garagdon) | 88.86 | 96% | 2020-11-12 |
| 10886. | Jakub (xaneth) | 88.86 | 95% | 2014-10-09 |
| 10887. | Rafael (estufas) | 88.86 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
| 10888. | Gobias Industries (cosmonaut) | 88.86 | 98% | 2011-08-18 |
| 10889. | Strigoi (matystroia) | 88.85 | 97% | 2025-06-12 |
| 10890. | zhong xina (bingchilling69) | 88.85 | 96% | 2022-03-17 |
| 10891. | Cameron (fast_typer_man1) | 88.85 | 95.5% | 2023-12-23 |
| 10892. | johnbutactuallynotjohn (yes... | 88.85 | 99% | 2022-03-19 |
| 10893. | Joseph (miggsmiffer) | 88.85 | 18% | 2016-06-24 |
| 10894. | Literature (20120623) | 88.85 | 98% | 2021-08-30 |
| 10895. | Austin (smellsmell929) | 88.85 | 93% | 2012-11-02 |
| 10896. | Silver (silverninja) | 88.85 | 95% | 2016-05-22 |
| 10897. | Pasticho (pasticho_nt) | 88.84 | 98% | 2025-04-07 |
| 10898. | LacobJonsy (lacob_jonsy) | 88.84 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
| 10899. | da_B0mba (da_b0mba) | 88.84 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 10900. | Kitzuney (kitzuney) | 88.84 | 97.9% | 2024-02-17 |
| 10901. | M (lazydaze) | 88.84 | 93% | 2015-01-18 |
| 10902. | neverm0r (datamagi) | 88.84 | 97.7% | 2024-01-31 |
| 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 |