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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15733. | DrApe (howardshan) | 82.95 | 96% | 2014-05-14 |
| 15734. | JoJo (jojofox) | 82.95 | 88% | 2014-10-16 |
| 15735. | Arshad (marshadalimughal@gm... | 82.95 | 97% | 2012-01-13 |
| 15736. | Tyler (foreign_man_23) | 82.95 | 92% | 2013-11-28 |
| 15737. | cloakedcroak (soepraiety) | 82.94 | 98% | 2025-12-08 |
| 15738. | Kevin Peng (no2pzld) | 82.94 | 99% | 2025-06-02 |
| 15739. | gen (wpm9) | 82.94 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
| 15740. | Theo (smuox) | 82.94 | 97.5% | 2024-11-16 |
| 15741. | Fi (swiftfries) | 82.94 | 98.3% | 2024-05-14 |
| 15742. | B (tajooki) | 82.94 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 15743. | eZson (foliuss) | 82.94 | 94% | 2011-12-07 |
| 15744. | NoStress (nostress313) | 82.94 | 98% | 2023-08-02 |
| 15745. | Wei (charles2007) | 82.94 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 15746. | Jose Antonio (jarceantonio) | 82.94 | 99% | 2024-03-03 |
| 15747. | moo (mcgalaxy) | 82.94 | 95% | 2020-09-24 |
| 15748. | khersoncity (div_ilia) | 82.94 | — | 2010-12-15 |
| 15749. | ushanka (ushanka12123) | 82.93 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 15750. | boop.png (bbop4460) | 82.93 | 96% | 2023-07-15 |
| 15751. | King (cre0006) | 82.93 | 96.5% | 2023-09-20 |
| 15752. | Ryan (lilchicken) | 82.93 | 97% | 2021-09-25 |
| 15753. | Raidan (raidan) | 82.92 | 89% | 2014-06-15 |
| 15754. | Boocky (boocky) | 82.92 | 99% | 2025-11-25 |
| 15755. | Brad (manofdeculture) | 82.92 | 96.6% | 2024-01-12 |
| 15756. | Kyle (soapynome) | 82.92 | — | 2010-06-13 |
| 15757. | Collin (cyfurix) | 82.92 | 91% | 2017-01-10 |
| 15758. | donkeysbanana (donkeysbanana) | 82.92 | 99.5% | 2023-11-07 |
| 15759. | Dagareth (mindcrime) | 82.92 | 98% | 2022-12-14 |
| 15760. | Saul (saulvsoto) | 82.92 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 15761. | Brian (scottyb) | 82.92 | 97.7% | 2024-03-24 |
| 15762. | Luis Andres (luis_andres2015) | 82.91 | 97% | 2025-05-18 |
| 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 |