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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24949. | Macy (macy200200) | 72.43 | 92% | 2016-09-23 |
| 24950. | Erik (roflcakes) | 72.43 | 87% | 2015-01-15 |
| 24951. | Dan (dcuaron) | 72.43 | 98.1% | 2021-02-28 |
| 24952. | MambaDev (stainless) | 72.43 | 91% | 2016-03-08 |
| 24953. | Kaspar (taffa) | 72.43 | 96% | 2013-08-21 |
| 24954. | Smelly Cat (samhermingtonqu... | 72.43 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
| 24955. | Brady May (dark_knight56) | 72.42 | 95.8% | 2025-04-28 |
| 24956. | A (brightplumchicken) | 72.42 | 98.4% | 2025-04-10 |
| 24957. | Skyguy (limpoch) | 72.42 | 99% | 2026-01-03 |
| 24958. | L (lpuczynski) | 72.42 | 98% | 2021-12-03 |
| 24959. | Shahil Suresh (roylar_range... | 72.42 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
| 24960. | pimpin (nonvaxkid) | 72.42 | 94% | 2025-12-17 |
| 24961. | Tam (grem_lin) | 72.42 | 96% | 2021-12-04 |
| 24962. | Ayoub (ayoubensalem) | 72.42 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
| 24963. | Shirt (shirtpantswallet) | 72.42 | 95% | 2011-08-06 |
| 24964. | diow (diow) | 72.42 | 95% | 2013-02-01 |
| 24965. | eduardo (vintage6305) | 72.41 | 98% | 2026-04-28 |
| 24966. | Suvid_Thungathurti (suvid_t... | 72.41 | 96% | 2024-11-07 |
| 24967. | WATDAHIL (watdahil) | 72.41 | 96% | 2025-12-31 |
| 24968. | Amongusimposter1 (amongusim... | 72.41 | 95.6% | 2025-03-05 |
| 24969. | Riley (rileydmcdonald) | 72.41 | 94% | 2015-09-09 |
| 24970. | Thaisun (buklaoz) | 72.41 | 97% | 2013-05-31 |
| 24971. | (drnextup) | 72.41 | 94% | 2019-03-06 |
| 24972. | Gergő (gergo225) | 72.41 | 98% | 2021-09-23 |
| 24973. | Alex (avw1793) | 72.41 | 94.2% | 2024-03-29 |
| 24974. | pearslice (mark42isawesome) | 72.41 | 94% | 2019-04-29 |
| 24975. | KMMOPJ1 (blueflammednezha) | 72.41 | 96.5% | 2024-05-08 |
| 24976. | Otatop (unterepere) | 72.41 | 96% | 2018-07-13 |
| 24977. | Ryan (fine_n_bright) | 72.41 | 96% | 2011-06-19 |
| 24978. | BlakRatkoon (blak_ratkoon) | 72.40 | 99% | 2025-10-01 |
| 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 |