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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11581. | Herman (hchow23) | 88.42 | 93% | 2011-07-08 |
| 11582. | eileen (ninecups) | 88.41 | 95% | 2015-10-13 |
| 11583. | Steven (df1337) | 88.41 | 93% | 2011-05-21 |
| 11584. | Banasiak (dawidxspeeder) | 88.41 | 98% | 2017-06-22 |
| 11585. | Mina (minamonster) | 88.41 | 95% | 2012-02-08 |
| 11586. | Jesus is life (kataoneshot) | 88.40 | 97.4% | 2024-10-24 |
| 11587. | Aman_Mishra (amanofficial109) | 88.40 | 97.5% | 2025-05-26 |
| 11588. | Corn Philips (cornphilips) | 88.40 | 98% | 2025-10-15 |
| 11589. | Spacer (spacertesting) | 88.40 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 11590. | bananatechnician (bananatec... | 88.40 | 96.6% | 2023-12-23 |
| 11591. | Sze Ying (dexinfan) | 88.40 | 95% | 2014-06-26 |
| 11592. | GodOfTheMetal (godofthemetal) | 88.40 | 98.5% | 2024-02-22 |
| 11593. | Agi (aginamon) | 88.40 | 98.5% | 2023-12-14 |
| 11594. | Blaine (aurot) | 88.40 | 93% | 2014-07-18 |
| 11595. | tstats[gravityhurts] (gravi... | 88.40 | 96.9% | 2024-03-04 |
| 11596. | Cortello (cortello) | 88.40 | 95% | 2012-10-13 |
| 11597. | Klitoris (klitoris) | 88.39 | 98% | 2024-01-07 |
| 11598. | Bob (goatnotsheep) | 88.39 | — | 2010-10-02 |
| 11599. | tylgo (tylgo) | 88.39 | 97% | 2021-06-09 |
| 11600. | Fedor (fshabashev) | 88.39 | 98% | 2025-05-24 |
| 11601. | Daniel (danie1) | 88.39 | 98% | 2023-10-27 |
| 11602. | bws (russianpinoy) | 88.39 | 99% | 2019-03-22 |
| 11603. | Ikstym (ikstym) | 88.39 | 90% | 2016-02-22 |
| 11604. | JPepperwood (jpepperwood) | 88.39 | 96% | 2016-05-20 |
| 11605. | Darren (dddaren10010) | 88.38 | 98% | 2024-07-24 |
| 11606. | Loom (loomchall) | 88.38 | 98.8% | 2024-08-14 |
| 11607. | J (lyucypher) | 88.38 | 98% | 2024-03-27 |
| 11608. | chow (mrchowster) | 88.38 | 95% | 2016-10-31 |
| 11609. | Hung (hung0702) | 88.38 | 97% | 2020-03-12 |
| 11610. | Brecken (breck1234) | 88.38 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
| 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 |