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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11037. | PPC (speedysteno) | 88.63 | — | 2010-11-04 |
| 11038. | Stewart Stewart (stewsquared) | 88.63 | 94% | 2013-09-19 |
| 11039. | Hans (hans007) | 88.63 | 97% | 2015-04-21 |
| 11040. | Senti (sentimentally) | 88.62 | 98% | 2024-09-24 |
| 11041. | PotatoZ (potatoz) | 88.62 | 93% | 2011-09-10 |
| 11042. | ableable (ableford) | 88.62 | 98% | 2020-05-19 |
| 11043. | Harrison (hbguy1234) | 88.62 | — | 2010-12-02 |
| 11044. | Chibi (xchilla) | 88.62 | 97% | 2013-12-31 |
| 11045. | Teo (themightyghost) | 88.62 | 93% | 2015-12-31 |
| 11046. | Zach (morcheeba) | 88.62 | — | 2011-04-02 |
| 11047. | sarah (samuro) | 88.61 | 94% | 2013-05-23 |
| 11048. | صَقْرُ السُّرْ... | 88.61 | 99.1% | 2025-01-04 |
| 11049. | the (thetrickster10) | 88.61 | 97% | 2021-04-14 |
| 11050. | dash (quoc_dat736) | 88.61 | 97% | 2012-03-02 |
| 11051. | Christopher (cribalik) | 88.61 | 96% | 2015-12-04 |
| 11052. | Eriksen (babaoriley) | 88.61 | 95% | 2013-08-13 |
| 11053. | Amir (be11y) | 88.60 | 96% | 2012-06-25 |
| 11054. | zumerski (zumerski) | 88.60 | 97% | 2025-05-13 |
| 11055. | GT (breinsch) | 88.60 | 98% | 2024-09-29 |
| 11056. | Sarah (sarah2005meow) | 88.60 | 98% | 2020-03-28 |
| 11057. | Ngoc (maxq42) | 88.60 | 98% | 2021-02-23 |
| 11058. | Jackee (lilbully) | 88.60 | 97% | 2021-02-28 |
| 11059. | substring (substring) | 88.60 | 96% | 2015-08-24 |
| 11060. | Andrew (scythe89) | 88.60 | — | 2011-02-28 |
| 11061. | saed (matahen) | 88.59 | 96% | 2023-12-23 |
| 11062. | Barbarian (kishananuraag) | 88.59 | 97.8% | 2024-06-08 |
| 11063. | Jochen (s1mpx) | 88.59 | 93% | 2017-01-06 |
| 11064. | andres (letloverule) | 88.58 | 98% | 2024-02-18 |
| 11065. | bryan (forzemi) | 88.58 | 98% | 2022-11-08 |
| 11066. | bananacake (bananacak3) | 88.58 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
| 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 |