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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11208. | Vellian (vellian80085) | 89.54 | 96.3% | 2024-02-20 |
| 11209. | Jason (jmcelrath) | 89.54 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
| 11210. | Milosz (miles101) | 89.54 | 97.3% | 2024-03-12 |
| 11211. | Anonymous (ballistic_kraken) | 89.54 | 95% | 2022-12-22 |
| 11212. | Flocc (flocc) | 89.54 | 96% | 2014-08-09 |
| 11213. | Nonna (spaceace77) | 89.54 | 97% | 2016-04-13 |
| 11214. | Izzy (isabella1203) | 89.54 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
| 11215. | Jianyu (migianyu) | 89.53 | 96% | 2024-12-02 |
| 11216. | Yuubi (yuubii) | 89.53 | 96.8% | 2024-08-16 |
| 11217. | marina (strhythm) | 89.53 | 98% | 2024-04-01 |
| 11218. | Tristan (tristanhilton85) | 89.53 | 99% | 2015-03-27 |
| 11219. | kxlul (kxlul) | 89.53 | 96% | 2024-11-14 |
| 11220. | Aaron (vorophobe) | 89.53 | 99% | 2012-02-17 |
| 11221. | tetterdetet (tetterdetet) | 89.53 | 98% | 2016-01-09 |
| 11222. | SelfPowered (nawid113) | 89.53 | 99% | 2014-10-07 |
| 11223. | Amanda (mandapanda806) | 89.53 | 94% | 2012-05-25 |
| 11224. | Beron (beron999) | 89.52 | 99.8% | 2025-05-28 |
| 11225. | Adam (aeoff72) | 89.52 | 99% | 2025-10-23 |
| 11226. | Balochistani HOANG (hazard) | 89.52 | 98% | 2025-10-25 |
| 11227. | Dean (dean0927) | 89.52 | 96% | 2016-07-24 |
| 11228. | Statistically (statistically) | 89.52 | 97.4% | 2024-11-19 |
| 11229. | James Ross (sedihglow) | 89.52 | 97.7% | 2024-02-13 |
| 11230. | Waffle (zoobloik) | 89.52 | 99% | 2017-08-21 |
| 11231. | Eskooty (eskooty) | 89.52 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
| 11232. | Vincent (vincenator_colemak) | 89.52 | 96% | 2013-02-02 |
| 11233. | Fast (greytwa) | 89.52 | 99% | 2016-04-09 |
| 11234. | Matt (4matt123) | 89.51 | 97.4% | 2025-02-11 |
| 11235. | jonica (jonicailagan) | 89.51 | 99% | 2020-09-11 |
| 11236. | Joe (redlinec) | 89.50 | 98% | 2026-05-04 |
| 11237. | swoopwhoop2 (swoopwhoop2) | 89.50 | 98% | 2024-11-12 |
| 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 |