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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10240. | Linfeng (llinfeng) | 91.14 | 94% | 2017-03-27 |
| 10241. | Amelia (idioticgoat) | 91.14 | 99% | 2025-12-16 |
| 10242. | lunamoth (eegarrod) | 91.14 | 96% | 2025-02-21 |
| 10243. | Filip (filip26) | 91.14 | 97% | 2020-06-24 |
| 10244. | Chao (cqsheng) | 91.14 | 95% | 2013-07-04 |
| 10245. | ru55ell2 (ru55ell1) | 91.13 | 95.3% | 2024-02-24 |
| 10246. | Daniel (shadebyte) | 91.13 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
| 10247. | potlid43 (potlid43) | 91.13 | 96% | 2026-02-12 |
| 10248. | catfree (catfree) | 91.13 | 95.9% | 2021-02-10 |
| 10249. | Luka (ellenor) | 91.13 | 97.3% | 2024-12-04 |
| 10250. | berkay (berkayyalin) | 91.13 | 98% | 2022-04-28 |
| 10251. | Wei (yayitswei) | 91.13 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
| 10252. | svenplb (svenplb) | 91.12 | 97.7% | 2024-03-19 |
| 10253. | Ximiz (ximiz) | 91.12 | 98% | 2025-06-03 |
| 10254. | Leo Wang Fu (the_lolantyper0) | 91.12 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 10255. | david (daviddavedaviddave) | 91.12 | 96% | 2021-03-13 |
| 10256. | Matt (demigod2005yr) | 91.11 | 98% | 2016-06-15 |
| 10257. | Fletch (fletch10) | 91.11 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
| 10258. | gabe (gabeeeeee) | 91.11 | 96% | 2022-01-12 |
| 10259. | Edo (edodero) | 91.11 | 97.4% | 2024-06-19 |
| 10260. | Edward (batskater1234) | 91.11 | 99% | 2022-04-24 |
| 10261. | Hunain (hunain) | 91.11 | 94% | 2012-01-10 |
| 10262. | Marko (hempsa) | 91.11 | 97% | 2012-03-24 |
| 10263. | Kagi (ivankeyz) | 91.11 | 94% | 2016-06-30 |
| 10264. | Mitchell (mrfreeze) | 91.11 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 10265. | Alvin (vinch23) | 91.10 | 98.3% | 2024-01-26 |
| 10266. | Jayden (ppp142857) | 91.10 | 98% | 2024-10-19 |
| 10267. | Johnathan (uneasybbj) | 91.10 | 98% | 2014-05-12 |
| 10268. | RamEatsCow (sddhrthrt) | 91.10 | 95.7% | 2023-07-01 |
| 10269. | Mustang (mustang_2015) | 91.10 | 96% | 2015-10-20 |
| 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 |