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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10858. | Eric (people_pleaser) | 88.92 | 88% | 2015-10-14 |
| 10859. | Jordan (veyzh) | 88.92 | 98% | 2022-04-20 |
| 10860. | tstats[illblowurmind] (illb... | 88.92 | 95% | 2021-07-22 |
| 10861. | Sigurd Roos (siggyroos) | 88.92 | 98.1% | 2024-03-01 |
| 10862. | Jake (autorunner) | 88.92 | 96% | 2014-06-17 |
| 10863. | Curtis (planet55) | 88.91 | 96% | 2024-12-31 |
| 10864. | hozu (pot4topie) | 88.91 | 97% | 2024-01-31 |
| 10865. | binaypau (binaypau) | 88.91 | 99.3% | 2024-03-19 |
| 10866. | Jorbin (joubini) | 88.91 | 95% | 2011-05-10 |
| 10867. | KOOKOWACKYDUCK (kookowackyd... | 88.91 | 96.5% | 2024-12-02 |
| 10868. | S (wystern) | 88.91 | 94% | 2012-03-06 |
| 10869. | The Yellow King (jharwell626) | 88.91 | 93% | 2016-04-21 |
| 10870. | s. (capslooock) | 88.91 | 98% | 2019-02-17 |
| 10871. | kraken (pronto1) | 88.90 | 96.9% | 2024-04-12 |
| 10872. | Mate (smweb) | 88.90 | 98% | 2013-10-31 |
| 10873. | Tony (staggalee41) | 88.90 | 94% | 2012-12-04 |
| 10874. | Aj (nitchrickson) | 88.89 | 99% | 2025-05-02 |
| 10875. | Nike (nike_ez) | 88.89 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
| 10876. | Ben (bennythejet919) | 88.89 | 97.9% | 2025-02-08 |
| 10877. | arandomgiggle (arandomgiggle) | 88.89 | 94% | 2014-05-17 |
| 10878. | Christian (christian) | 88.89 | — | 2011-01-09 |
| 10879. | Bill (jhstory) | 88.89 | 94% | 2015-06-02 |
| 10880. | Nikita (zanmaru) | 88.88 | 96% | 2024-12-06 |
| 10881. | Bill (roderas) | 88.88 | 97% | 2021-09-04 |
| 10882. | Waxing Wampeter (waxing_wam... | 88.88 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 10883. | aoaaceai (aoaaceai) | 88.88 | 97% | 2024-03-09 |
| 10884. | Andrew (andrewdvorak) | 88.88 | 96% | 2021-09-18 |
| 10885. | mesba (brgrkng) | 88.88 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
| 10886. | Timao (timaotheos) | 88.87 | 95.1% | 2025-05-26 |
| 10887. | MO (mag240) | 88.87 | 98.5% | 2025-02-17 |
| 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 |