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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10856. | Joe (crzy) | 89.11 | 95% | 2015-04-14 |
| 10857. | yun (shtmlvbs) | 89.10 | 95% | 2017-04-17 |
| 10858. | Retrojoe1984 (joemama84) | 89.10 | 99% | 2024-09-11 |
| 10859. | Cheuk (cheuk2160) | 89.10 | 97% | 2023-08-04 |
| 10860. | Il Capitano (ilcapitano) | 89.10 | 97% | 2019-12-17 |
| 10861. | JO (nadegut) | 89.10 | 97% | 2017-07-08 |
| 10862. | Noelle Johnson (713316) | 89.09 | 98% | 2025-02-25 |
| 10863. | Alex (tmbg13) | 89.09 | 95% | 2013-05-30 |
| 10864. | Ethan (ethanlee2006) | 89.09 | 99% | 2022-07-14 |
| 10865. | Julia (348753021) | 89.09 | 95% | 2019-11-16 |
| 10866. | Dig (digbo) | 89.09 | 97% | 2018-01-31 |
| 10867. | Zeeshan (zeeshanq) | 89.09 | 97% | 2013-03-28 |
| 10868. | peench (gozaimasu) | 89.09 | 94% | 2014-10-21 |
| 10869. | njaemina (bennyballer) | 89.08 | 97% | 2025-02-28 |
| 10870. | Daniel (stochastictinker) | 89.08 | 97% | 2015-01-14 |
| 10871. | Mille (heloamdew) | 89.08 | 95% | 2015-03-08 |
| 10872. | moo (mootypeslol) | 89.07 | 98% | 2025-05-12 |
| 10873. | andy (rainmaker123) | 89.07 | 97.7% | 2024-09-24 |
| 10874. | Neczy (neczylols) | 89.07 | 97.2% | 2024-10-06 |
| 10875. | Tyson (thanhts2) | 89.07 | 96% | 2021-04-04 |
| 10876. | Zi Hao (im_getting_there) | 89.07 | 98.3% | 2024-09-11 |
| 10877. | ♞-✩ṕẢrtiDả-♞ (J... | 89.07 | 97% | 2014-06-24 |
| 10878. | yurk (yurk) | 89.07 | 97% | 2014-06-19 |
| 10879. | Thomas (noxy) | 89.07 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 10880. | TJ (tjcunning) | 89.06 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 10881. | Resolution (frag_reso) | 89.06 | 98% | 2025-02-13 |
| 10882. | Asxtral (asxtralkami) | 89.06 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 10883. | Joshua (manboys54) | 89.06 | 97.4% | 2024-09-27 |
| 10884. | Lumeria (lyaiiro) | 89.05 | 98.4% | 2024-02-05 |
| 10885. | tokage (tokageturtle) | 89.05 | 97% | 2020-02-01 |
| 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 |