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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25472. | Kyle (chimp9240) | 70.05 | 95% | 2015-04-10 |
| 25473. | Daler (kurtka_bein) | 70.04 | 97% | 2024-03-24 |
| 25474. | kishan (boksi) | 70.04 | 98.1% | 2025-05-20 |
| 25475. | Aung Kyaw Htun (akhtun) | 70.04 | 98.3% | 2024-01-15 |
| 25476. | Jordan (stanky_mogz) | 70.04 | 98% | 2021-03-25 |
| 25477. | Tristan (typeinthebox) | 70.04 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
| 25478. | James (cooplion) | 70.04 | 97% | 2015-09-21 |
| 25479. | corey (coreysuter) | 70.04 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 25480. | Wahid (wahidhalim) | 70.03 | 95.3% | 2025-01-30 |
| 25481. | JY (jy82828) | 70.03 | 96% | 2021-04-02 |
| 25482. | Yinmys (yinmys) | 70.03 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
| 25483. | an9t (an9t) | 70.03 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
| 25484. | thibault (ornicar) | 70.03 | 96% | 2012-03-30 |
| 25485. | Leo (lyzm) | 70.03 | 98% | 2025-02-14 |
| 25486. | ocdfingers (unipsykal) | 70.03 | 92% | 2015-06-29 |
| 25487. | 3oXa (rusyn) | 70.03 | 95% | 2023-05-05 |
| 25488. | JAVI (javimadrid5) | 70.02 | 99% | 2025-05-22 |
| 25489. | Jason (joonnngy) | 70.02 | 95% | 2024-08-05 |
| 25490. | b001ean (b001ean) | 70.02 | 98% | 2024-03-15 |
| 25491. | No one (noone71) | 70.02 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
| 25492. | Grace (_grazza_) | 70.02 | 99% | 2024-05-24 |
| 25493. | fast (ersontio) | 70.02 | 96.8% | 2025-03-31 |
| 25494. | Tyler (catchupnowbro) | 70.02 | 88% | 2016-05-11 |
| 25495. | intheknow (intheknow) | 70.02 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 25496. | Leahwen (therealmaster) | 70.02 | 94% | 2012-09-05 |
| 25497. | Tristan (pizzy56) | 70.02 | 91% | 2016-01-13 |
| 25498. | [AhK] Panizio (Trampo) (jun... | 70.02 | 94% | 2015-03-12 |
| 25499. | dou (beahdou) | 70.02 | 95% | 2011-05-18 |
| 25500. | Sam (brayingdonkey) | 70.01 | 95.9% | 2025-05-01 |
| 25501. | Subhajit (tumpasona) | 70.01 | 97% | 2024-05-26 |
| 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 |