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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17091. | ♫♪Luiz Santos♣ (vaninho) | 81.22 | 95% | 2014-08-14 |
| 17092. | Iron Man (heroes_2024) | 81.21 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 17093. | l (laciezhou) | 81.21 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
| 17094. | William (willrenson) | 81.21 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
| 17095. | Praveen (praveenkaul) | 81.21 | 95% | 2012-10-25 |
| 17096. | garrett (garrettguy457) | 81.21 | 96% | 2015-03-28 |
| 17097. | Dexatrim Rogers Jr. (dexa22f1) | 81.20 | 96% | 2025-05-21 |
| 17098. | The Moses Taylor (collatera... | 81.20 | 98.6% | 2024-10-28 |
| 17099. | Ben (benjib) | 81.20 | 97.2% | 2024-12-18 |
| 17100. | jaul (jaul_16) | 81.20 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
| 17101. | Materminds (mastermindx98) | 81.20 | 96% | 2019-04-01 |
| 17102. | Sam (samoc9549) | 81.20 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
| 17103. | Sannas (sannas) | 81.20 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
| 17104. | dramorak (dramorak) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-29 |
| 17105. | Garrick (garricktlee) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
| 17106. | E (eelbert) | 81.20 | 93% | 2012-11-05 |
| 17107. | Pranav (p_goat) | 81.19 | 98.4% | 2024-03-28 |
| 17108. | Type Racer Player 1 (sh1nitsu) | 81.19 | 97.7% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17109. | Soony (sssong0409) | 81.19 | 98.8% | 2025-03-25 |
| 17110. | Eshwar Vanguri (speed18) | 81.19 | 97% | 2026-04-04 |
| 17111. | elevenapi (elevenapi) | 81.19 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
| 17112. | shravan (gammarays) | 81.19 | 98% | 2023-11-24 |
| 17113. | Michael (brunopluto) | 81.19 | 91% | 2016-05-07 |
| 17114. | k41tr14 (crispyseaweed429) | 81.19 | 89% | 2015-10-19 |
| 17115. | Andrew (dazhengyi) | 81.18 | 97% | 2022-10-09 |
| 17116. | CookieChokis (cookiechokis) | 81.18 | 98.1% | 2024-06-26 |
| 17117. | (raerae25) | 81.18 | 98% | 2023-11-25 |
| 17118. | Hori (kyoukohori) | 81.18 | 96.1% | 2024-02-21 |
| 17119. | Topi (tofithecat) | 81.18 | 95% | 2016-09-29 |
| 17120. | Scaviferro (scaviferro) | 81.18 | 97% | 2017-12-04 |
| 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 |