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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20338. | Rafa (devrafa) | 76.11 | 98% | 2025-07-02 |
| 20339. | Rex (rexellington) | 76.11 | 96% | 2023-09-11 |
| 20340. | wjc1512 (wjc1512) | 76.11 | 96.7% | 2023-11-26 |
| 20341. | Osteicht (osteicht_7891) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
| 20342. | Naba (naba0224) | 76.11 | 98% | 2019-12-17 |
| 20343. | Chim (window) | 76.11 | — | 2011-03-31 |
| 20344. | Quibz (white_fire) | 76.11 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
| 20345. | Gui (gui1802) | 76.10 | 97% | 2019-02-14 |
| 20346. | K. Turner (ms_kturner) | 76.10 | 98% | 2025-04-01 |
| 20347. | Seapea (seapea2) | 76.10 | 96% | 2024-09-17 |
| 20348. | Quill (e_typer1) | 76.10 | 97% | 2025-01-28 |
| 20349. | Riley (nulll) | 76.10 | 97% | 2023-03-29 |
| 20350. | Joseph (appledood123) | 76.10 | 96% | 2021-12-08 |
| 20351. | JoshTheBear19 (joshthebear) | 76.10 | 97.3% | 2024-01-18 |
| 20352. | Amir (wolf_19) | 76.10 | 98% | 2017-08-30 |
| 20353. | ザク (dzak3) | 76.10 | 97% | 2016-08-07 |
| 20354. | Mitchell (jon159357) | 76.09 | 96% | 2015-06-22 |
| 20355. | jfan (juliafan) | 76.09 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 20356. | Idlesloth (idlesloth) | 76.09 | 97% | 2025-02-23 |
| 20357. | RamboII (ramboii) | 76.09 | 98.6% | 2024-01-10 |
| 20358. | Nick (neepwithin) | 76.09 | 98% | 2021-08-31 |
| 20359. | Syed (hello_guest) | 76.09 | 97.9% | 2023-11-26 |
| 20360. | dwikydd (dwikydd) | 76.09 | 98.3% | 2024-06-09 |
| 20361. | Jorge (jquiroz728) | 76.09 | 95% | 2022-09-28 |
| 20362. | Christine (christine2812) | 76.09 | 98% | 2024-06-25 |
| 20363. | Bernie (bernie557) | 76.09 | 95% | 2021-01-20 |
| 20364. | oldaccforpracticing (xsdrea... | 76.09 | 95% | 2021-06-09 |
| 20365. | Sat (xxcoolguy101) | 76.08 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
| 20366. | Speed is relative (hvan1998) | 76.08 | 98.4% | 2025-03-03 |
| 20367. | Chuck (typer_inflation) | 76.08 | 98% | 2023-02-02 |
| 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 |