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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11806. | Barbarian (kishananuraag) | 88.59 | 97.8% | 2024-06-08 |
| 11807. | Jochen (s1mpx) | 88.59 | 93% | 2017-01-06 |
| 11808. | Jake (superbmanpro) | 88.58 | 97% | 2025-09-11 |
| 11809. | andres (letloverule) | 88.58 | 98% | 2024-02-18 |
| 11810. | stargazed (starrydanny) | 88.58 | 95% | 2025-07-21 |
| 11811. | zeto (absw3) | 88.58 | 97% | 2026-01-23 |
| 11812. | bryan (forzemi) | 88.58 | 98% | 2022-11-08 |
| 11813. | bananacake (bananacak3) | 88.58 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
| 11814. | Qrilith (qrilith_nimeru123) | 88.57 | 95% | 2025-01-23 |
| 11815. | Jeremy (jemmytr) | 88.57 | 96% | 2026-03-11 |
| 11816. | Fr0zen (inst4llman) | 88.57 | 97% | 2019-02-28 |
| 11817. | Arpeggio (itsarpeggio) | 88.57 | 97.2% | 2024-01-14 |
| 11818. | qwerty (jowk) | 88.57 | 99% | 2025-08-29 |
| 11819. | Mau (walfare_12) | 88.57 | 96% | 2021-08-16 |
| 11820. | reading is (the_library_is_... | 88.57 | 98% | 2024-01-09 |
| 11821. | Nightwong (thfw00) | 88.57 | 93% | 2016-11-01 |
| 11822. | Akshay (akshay1314) | 88.56 | 98.1% | 2024-12-02 |
| 11823. | sam (shoihvwoihbv3) | 88.56 | 98.1% | 2024-05-17 |
| 11824. | Lan (bubbleangel33) | 88.56 | 93% | 2015-12-15 |
| 11825. | Blaise (syxeight) | 88.56 | 92% | 2016-11-26 |
| 11826. | RKT (fastestspeed) | 88.56 | 98% | 2015-06-01 |
| 11827. | MysRen (mysren) | 88.55 | 97.1% | 2025-01-30 |
| 11828. | Josh (jhwhy) | 88.55 | 97% | 2025-04-11 |
| 11829. | Nick (nhumensk) | 88.55 | 98% | 2014-03-29 |
| 11830. | (ach3ron) | 88.55 | 99% | 2022-11-22 |
| 11831. | Lore_best (lore_best) | 88.55 | 92% | 2015-03-20 |
| 11832. | Shaun (anomalys) | 88.55 | 96% | 2012-04-02 |
| 11833. | Taylor (zarr_) | 88.54 | 93% | 2013-01-20 |
| 11834. | Kyle (kalmech) | 88.54 | 89% | 2015-06-13 |
| 11835. | BeautifulName (beautifulname) | 88.53 | 97.9% | 2025-01-03 |
| 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 |