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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19965. | Dwayne (k120) | 76.42 | 93% | 2011-07-20 |
| 19966. | Ben (ben_dover1234) | 76.41 | 97% | 2024-11-21 |
| 19967. | Ben (benjals9) | 76.41 | 95.5% | 2025-03-25 |
| 19968. | Nerf (nerflongshotuv) | 76.41 | 97% | 2020-01-14 |
| 19969. | Kyle (kylea6) | 76.41 | 93% | 2012-11-19 |
| 19970. | ugluk (ugluk) | 76.41 | 95% | 2013-11-28 |
| 19971. | Leon (leon22) | 76.41 | 95% | 2015-12-24 |
| 19972. | Kevin (no2pzl) | 76.41 | 93% | 2013-04-02 |
| 19973. | Daeggy (daeggy) | 76.40 | 95% | 2013-01-20 |
| 19974. | Chicken (chicken_typer8) | 76.40 | 96% | 2022-12-15 |
| 19975. | Albara'a (albara_k) | 76.40 | 96.8% | 2024-03-01 |
| 19976. | Max (spongeye) | 76.40 | 98% | 2019-02-26 |
| 19977. | you (you) (tdtdtdttt) | 76.40 | 97% | 2016-06-08 |
| 19978. | Jo (kazekidou) | 76.40 | 94% | 2014-03-10 |
| 19979. | JS (druxl) | 76.40 | 98% | 2011-11-28 |
| 19980. | Danica (danica) | 76.40 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 19981. | Jaiden (casiopao) | 76.39 | 96% | 2023-04-10 |
| 19982. | Lundun (lundun) | 76.39 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 19983. | Derrick (ilandedit) | 76.39 | 97% | 2020-10-02 |
| 19984. | Vanshraj (vrsempire601) | 76.39 | 96% | 2022-01-30 |
| 19985. | Ian (imatson9119) | 76.39 | 97% | 2019-06-20 |
| 19986. | Abu Shaikh (abu_nibir) | 76.39 | 97.7% | 2024-06-01 |
| 19987. | Max (chocolatepuma) | 76.39 | 97% | 2017-08-15 |
| 19988. | Anuchit (godzilla7898) | 76.39 | 98% | 2012-02-04 |
| 19989. | Eugene (yujinblue) | 76.39 | 93% | 2013-03-27 |
| 19990. | TG (xtg1121) | 76.38 | 98% | 2024-04-26 |
| 19991. | Jaiders (jaiders) | 76.38 | 95.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 19992. | (spudvorak) | 76.38 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 19993. | Mr (mr_pottato) | 76.38 | 96% | 2020-04-19 |
| 19994. | Gordon (crazyjugglerdrummer) | 76.38 | 92% | 2013-04-24 |
| 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 |