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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12253. | Joey (jdawg94) | 87.97 | 97% | 2018-02-28 |
| 12254. | JV (jibs12) | 87.97 | 98.1% | 2024-04-04 |
| 12255. | Violet (nidtsg1113) | 87.97 | 96% | 2019-02-28 |
| 12256. | CawCawByrdy (nova_byrdy) | 87.96 | 97.6% | 2025-02-19 |
| 12257. | James (ysangmok) | 87.96 | 99% | 2025-08-26 |
| 12258. | Christian (cjlax18) | 87.96 | 95% | 2020-10-13 |
| 12259. | Tull (torfindel) | 87.95 | 96% | 2018-02-13 |
| 12260. | ivan (ivanferraro) | 87.95 | 97% | 2024-06-19 |
| 12261. | John (g_fuel) | 87.95 | 98% | 2023-02-03 |
| 12262. | Marcel (nerias) | 87.95 | 98% | 2016-02-02 |
| 12263. | micahthomas28 (micahthomas28) | 87.94 | 99% | 2025-09-02 |
| 12264. | Shakespeare (ib_ra_heem_22) | 87.94 | 96% | 2025-05-22 |
| 12265. | Timothy (timaloy) | 87.94 | 97% | 2022-02-18 |
| 12266. | Petruccio (lolbraumm) | 87.94 | 99% | 2021-10-09 |
| 12267. | Nik-Nik (niknoodle) | 87.94 | — | 2011-01-24 |
| 12268. | am (apb1) | 87.94 | — | 2010-11-22 |
| 12269. | Omni (omzi) | 87.93 | 97.2% | 2025-03-08 |
| 12270. | agopaluni (agopaluni) | 87.93 | 97.3% | 2025-02-22 |
| 12271. | mic (michaljanik) | 87.93 | 98.5% | 2023-12-18 |
| 12272. | Type (granwizard) | 87.93 | 99% | 2022-09-16 |
| 12273. | mrlago (mrlago) | 87.93 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
| 12274. | Michal (psusylovar) | 87.93 | — | 2010-11-11 |
| 12275. | cowbot (peedir) | 87.93 | 98% | 2015-11-08 |
| 12276. | Igor (skeef79) | 87.92 | 97% | 2021-02-10 |
| 12277. | Wasan (was_an) | 87.92 | 98% | 2025-07-10 |
| 12278. | Abigail (arconrad) | 87.92 | 100% | 2022-08-10 |
| 12279. | Domagoj (poki0204) | 87.92 | 97% | 2024-06-04 |
| 12280. | Horst III (horstiii) | 87.92 | 97.9% | 2024-03-19 |
| 12281. | Hooting (codingboy) | 87.92 | 96% | 2022-09-22 |
| 12282. | Cheese (arandomasiankid) | 87.92 | 97% | 2022-02-05 |
| 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 |