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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10635. | marina (strhythm) | 89.53 | 98% | 2024-04-01 |
| 10636. | Aaron (vorophobe) | 89.53 | 99% | 2012-02-17 |
| 10637. | kxlul (kxlul) | 89.53 | 96% | 2024-11-14 |
| 10638. | tetterdetet (tetterdetet) | 89.53 | 98% | 2016-01-09 |
| 10639. | Amanda (mandapanda806) | 89.53 | 94% | 2012-05-25 |
| 10640. | Dean (dean0927) | 89.52 | 96% | 2016-07-24 |
| 10641. | marzipanic (marzipanic) | 89.52 | 97% | 2025-06-02 |
| 10642. | Beron (beron999) | 89.52 | 99.8% | 2025-05-28 |
| 10643. | Statistically (statistically) | 89.52 | 97.4% | 2024-11-19 |
| 10644. | James Ross (sedihglow) | 89.52 | 97.7% | 2024-02-13 |
| 10645. | Waffle (zoobloik) | 89.52 | 99% | 2017-08-21 |
| 10646. | Eskooty (eskooty) | 89.52 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
| 10647. | Vincent (vincenator_colemak) | 89.52 | 96% | 2013-02-02 |
| 10648. | Fast (greytwa) | 89.52 | 99% | 2016-04-09 |
| 10649. | Matt (4matt123) | 89.51 | 97.4% | 2025-02-11 |
| 10650. | jonica (jonicailagan) | 89.51 | 99% | 2020-09-11 |
| 10651. | swoopwhoop2 (swoopwhoop2) | 89.50 | 98% | 2024-11-12 |
| 10652. | Heo (tac_ke_bong94) | 89.50 | 97.7% | 2023-11-11 |
| 10653. | grep-er (511kartik) | 89.49 | 98.1% | 2025-02-16 |
| 10654. | Alfred (alfredpennyworth) | 89.49 | 96% | 2021-09-20 |
| 10655. | Jalen (dabesttypr) | 89.49 | 98.4% | 2023-07-19 |
| 10656. | Todd (poposheesho) | 89.49 | 97.1% | 2024-02-28 |
| 10657. | Victor (owlgoesw00t) | 89.49 | 92% | 2016-10-15 |
| 10658. | henry (henryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy... | 89.48 | 96.6% | 2025-02-27 |
| 10659. | Monster (monster311) | 89.48 | 98% | 2025-01-02 |
| 10660. | beef (beefsangria) | 89.48 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
| 10661. | justinhylee (justinhylee) | 89.48 | 97% | 2018-11-06 |
| 10662. | Alunity (alunity) | 89.48 | 97% | 2024-07-07 |
| 10663. | Thengil (thengil) | 89.48 | 97% | 2019-07-30 |
| 10664. | josh kim (kimaestro) | 89.48 | 94% | 2013-10-09 |
| 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 |