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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22601. | Mikael (mikaelcz) | 75.07 | 95% | 2015-07-30 |
| 22602. | Keoven (nelvindriz) | 75.07 | 98% | 2014-01-12 |
| 22603. | Madhur (madhurrajn) | 75.07 | — | 2010-11-22 |
| 22604. | Jericho (typersimon) | 75.06 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 22605. | UAintGottaKnow (mohikyous) | 75.06 | 96% | 2025-11-25 |
| 22606. | gauze (1cvc) | 75.06 | 96.4% | 2025-04-27 |
| 22607. | lolol (avgeek123) | 75.06 | 95.2% | 2024-10-15 |
| 22608. | Yaqz (maryqqqty) | 75.06 | 97.5% | 2024-04-04 |
| 22609. | Morp (8211morp) | 75.06 | 95.6% | 2024-02-03 |
| 22610. | rae (rae29) | 75.06 | 95% | 2026-01-30 |
| 22611. | Princetoony Azim (princeazim) | 75.06 | 98.8% | 2024-01-15 |
| 22612. | Textrovert (zasekle) | 75.06 | 97.5% | 2023-10-05 |
| 22613. | James (jrm371) | 75.06 | 95% | 2021-01-13 |
| 22614. | Imme (immevdb) | 75.06 | 99% | 2018-10-05 |
| 22615. | Yuganshu (yuganshu) | 75.06 | 96% | 2018-11-20 |
| 22616. | Liam (liam236) | 75.06 | 98% | 2019-01-09 |
| 22617. | dudefrompak (booltype) | 75.05 | 95% | 2025-02-27 |
| 22618. | BananaBoy07 (bananaboy07) | 75.05 | 98.1% | 2025-01-02 |
| 22619. | Vince (airvincent834) | 75.05 | 95% | 2024-10-10 |
| 22620. | Jess (jess1111) | 75.05 | 97.9% | 2024-07-15 |
| 22621. | Jovan (megpoidnebri) | 75.05 | 92% | 2017-04-21 |
| 22622. | Hamschi (hamschi) | 75.05 | 96% | 2024-05-23 |
| 22623. | mYTo (abhinay_ramineni) | 75.05 | 95.9% | 2023-09-29 |
| 22624. | TeMyOnG (mellin) | 75.05 | 94% | 2011-04-06 |
| 22625. | Afshan (afshan2613) | 75.05 | 98% | 2020-02-25 |
| 22626. | James (jamesablack) | 75.05 | 96% | 2019-12-14 |
| 22627. | Thanh (d_t_nguyen) | 75.05 | 96% | 2015-03-16 |
| 22628. | Daniel (danpyq) | 75.05 | 96% | 2018-07-10 |
| 22629. | DeezNutz (jeyjibautista) | 75.04 | 96% | 2024-08-18 |
| 22630. | Aziret (overratedd) | 75.04 | 96.2% | 2023-12-26 |
| 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 |