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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35078. | Boyka (boyka_) | 60.26 | 95% | 2024-06-11 |
| 35079. | Prithbiraj (prithy) | 60.26 | 97% | 2022-11-30 |
| 35080. | Doofy (bwarkee) | 60.26 | 98% | 2013-06-22 |
| 35081. | Agha (agha11) | 60.25 | 94.7% | 2025-05-18 |
| 35082. | អញ អាអ៊ុង (... | 60.25 | 95% | 2025-05-13 |
| 35083. | ugur (u280) | 60.25 | 95.4% | 2024-02-19 |
| 35084. | Georgios (asciitype) | 60.25 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 35085. | Manou (kayieni) | 60.25 | 94% | 2024-02-02 |
| 35086. | August (y0rt) | 60.25 | 96% | 2024-02-07 |
| 35087. | Aaron (mountrr) | 60.25 | 94% | 2021-12-09 |
| 35088. | Sabrina (banana2) | 60.25 | — | 2010-08-28 |
| 35089. | Silver (dogbeewolfie) | 60.24 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
| 35090. | Ritesh (ritesh_98) | 60.24 | 95% | 2023-04-28 |
| 35091. | Stefan (zaphodb) | 60.24 | 96% | 2012-05-03 |
| 35092. | Kostas (orange_inc) | 60.24 | 94% | 2019-01-23 |
| 35093. | Nolan (nolbennett) | 60.24 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 35094. | Ireon (ireonus) | 60.23 | 96.3% | 2025-03-16 |
| 35095. | Rei (sleepyray) | 60.23 | 94% | 2021-11-30 |
| 35096. | virtuoso (vixplays) | 60.23 | 95% | 2024-11-16 |
| 35097. | zumrethoul (zumrethoul) | 60.23 | 96% | 2024-02-21 |
| 35098. | I farted (alexhersheys98) | 60.23 | 96.9% | 2025-04-14 |
| 35099. | Ricciardo (maverickm4a1) | 60.23 | 99% | 2024-11-15 |
| 35100. | Julius (jus_kidding) | 60.23 | 95% | 2024-09-02 |
| 35101. | dani (xenobun) | 60.23 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
| 35102. | ravi (ravi76) | 60.23 | 94% | 2016-05-07 |
| 35103. | dewy (dewy03) | 60.23 | 97% | 2021-09-07 |
| 35104. | Dominic (domg913) | 60.23 | 94% | 2021-01-30 |
| 35105. | Naifis (perfecterror) | 60.23 | 92% | 2011-05-10 |
| 35106. | InitialTester (initialtester) | 60.22 | 95.4% | 2024-07-21 |
| 35107. | Fent (fentanylenjoyer) | 60.22 | 94.4% | 2024-05-09 |
| 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 |