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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30609. | Jacob (jsmith182) | 67.23 | 96% | 2016-03-30 |
| 30610. | Theo (theotype) | 67.23 | 96% | 2021-01-04 |
| 30611. | Anthony (thekingboo) | 67.23 | 96% | 2021-03-06 |
| 30612. | tonghua (tonghua) | 67.23 | — | 2010-07-01 |
| 30613. | amran (netcse) | 67.23 | 96% | 2018-12-05 |
| 30614. | Lias (lias_482) | 67.22 | 97% | 2025-08-19 |
| 30615. | brxntt (brxntt) | 67.22 | 96% | 2024-08-26 |
| 30616. | IG-lizredboy2 (lizredboy) | 67.22 | 97% | 2022-05-04 |
| 30617. | Divine (divine729) | 67.22 | 97.4% | 2024-01-17 |
| 30618. | Mikias (mikias1) | 67.22 | 97.9% | 2024-01-14 |
| 30619. | Mia (miaawiaa) | 67.22 | 96.3% | 2024-01-08 |
| 30620. | bos05 (bos05) | 67.22 | 96% | 2026-02-05 |
| 30621. | Nguyễn Quang (hapro9x) | 67.22 | 89% | 2015-08-04 |
| 30622. | Californium (californium) | 67.22 | 97% | 2024-07-15 |
| 30623. | Tina (tina_pig) | 67.22 | 96% | 2011-05-11 |
| 30624. | Sebastian (sebperez) | 67.22 | 92% | 2015-05-21 |
| 30625. | Nishant (nishantb) | 67.21 | 95% | 2024-05-26 |
| 30626. | Vincent (tiggyyggit) | 67.21 | 96% | 2021-04-15 |
| 30627. | Jaime (replandor) | 67.21 | 96.4% | 2025-03-06 |
| 30628. | Albert (jolenekuwujo) | 67.21 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
| 30629. | Eliot (eliotcodes) | 67.21 | 98% | 2025-10-13 |
| 30630. | Tim (bronxtaco) | 67.21 | 96% | 2026-03-30 |
| 30631. | alex andujar (alexand084) | 67.21 | 95.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 30632. | Viram (uzuha_narusuke) | 67.21 | 95.8% | 2025-03-07 |
| 30633. | Bibba (bibba27) | 67.21 | 93% | 2021-10-28 |
| 30634. | lets (nescafeclassic) | 67.21 | 96.4% | 2024-04-28 |
| 30635. | purushothaman (purush1702) | 67.21 | 88% | 2013-06-16 |
| 30636. | Finn (finn7736) | 67.21 | 95% | 2016-11-18 |
| 30637. | Bluebear (bluebear69) | 67.20 | 94% | 2012-06-08 |
| 30638. | mohamed (spear_dfjdklf) | 67.20 | 96.6% | 2024-10-10 |
| 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 |