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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20783. | Equo (equocredite) | 75.65 | 94% | 2017-01-04 |
| 20784. | Jester. (jesterdaicha) | 75.65 | 99% | 2025-04-01 |
| 20785. | Fernanda (nandaguizan) | 75.65 | 92% | 2015-01-14 |
| 20786. | wow (kitzin) | 75.65 | 95% | 2018-07-19 |
| 20787. | Jespah (jepsah) | 75.64 | 97% | 2024-06-14 |
| 20788. | Naru (solvereign) | 75.64 | 96% | 2023-10-30 |
| 20789. | m0ndayyy (m0nd4yyy) | 75.64 | 97% | 2024-03-12 |
| 20790. | ScoobTheDoob (scoobthedoob) | 75.64 | 97.5% | 2024-04-08 |
| 20791. | aadhavan (to90percentile) | 75.64 | 99% | 2024-05-07 |
| 20792. | Joshua (joshuaaatv) | 75.64 | 97% | 2023-08-12 |
| 20793. | Jonathan (jonnyy9) | 75.64 | 98% | 2016-04-14 |
| 20794. | David (itisiiamit) | 75.64 | 95% | 2015-09-04 |
| 20795. | apngetuma (smr64) | 75.64 | 96% | 2015-10-25 |
| 20796. | azhan (azhan) | 75.64 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 20797. | jarl sondre (jallis) | 75.64 | 94% | 2013-10-18 |
| 20798. | herny (helluherny) | 75.64 | 94% | 2019-04-01 |
| 20799. | Ephraim (eazswim) | 75.63 | 93% | 2013-09-07 |
| 20800. | Sasha (sasha_type) | 75.63 | 97.1% | 2025-01-05 |
| 20801. | Darshan (darshanbidkar) | 75.63 | 96% | 2012-07-25 |
| 20802. | Pizza Crew Captain (elder_emo) | 75.63 | 97% | 2024-09-11 |
| 20803. | Mithil (smdobarkar) | 75.63 | 98% | 2020-06-07 |
| 20804. | Uladzislau (vlad_13_borisov) | 75.63 | 99% | 2022-07-16 |
| 20805. | four (notfour) | 75.63 | 93% | 2016-11-17 |
| 20806. | Roinad (kreon) | 75.63 | 98% | 2016-08-17 |
| 20807. | Brewsto (brewsto) | 75.63 | — | 2010-08-25 |
| 20808. | Jerry (yello_downunder) | 75.63 | 98% | 2012-11-15 |
| 20809. | Rick (rick_sirio) | 75.63 | — | 2010-07-20 |
| 20810. | KARTIK (kartikpodugu) | 75.63 | 99% | 2011-06-20 |
| 20811. | Sake (sake69) | 75.62 | 99.3% | 2024-11-27 |
| 20812. | Instencial (instencial) | 75.62 | 95% | 2025-05-06 |
| 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 |