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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12038. | qweqwe (qweu) | 88.19 | 98% | 2023-08-17 |
| 12039. | Somanos (somanos) | 88.19 | 97% | 2021-09-09 |
| 12040. | Shuxrat (shuxrat_type) | 88.18 | 96% | 2026-02-19 |
| 12041. | Lord Voldemort (lord_voldem... | 88.18 | 97% | 2025-04-17 |
| 12042. | Roberto (bertdog1995) | 88.18 | 99% | 2022-02-19 |
| 12043. | Hoang Anh (awkwardhoanh) | 88.18 | 97.5% | 2023-11-12 |
| 12044. | pashkhan (pashkhan) | 88.18 | 99% | 2024-08-09 |
| 12045. | Adam (cerealbox42) | 88.18 | 97% | 2017-09-30 |
| 12046. | averagajoeracer (averagajoe... | 88.17 | 98% | 2025-09-29 |
| 12047. | Xanforever (xanforever) | 88.17 | 96.1% | 2024-12-30 |
| 12048. | typeRacer (olegbucolo) | 88.17 | 98% | 2026-05-06 |
| 12049. | Connor (yahoofanboy) | 88.17 | 98% | 2026-05-17 |
| 12050. | Big? (fatjonas) | 88.17 | 95% | 2025-03-15 |
| 12051. | Kiyo (kiiyyoo) | 88.17 | 99% | 2023-08-28 |
| 12052. | musratte (musratte) | 88.17 | 96.6% | 2023-11-20 |
| 12053. | Stacey (slisac) | 88.17 | 99% | 2012-10-16 |
| 12054. | EggRice (theminecube) | 88.16 | 97% | 2019-11-13 |
| 12055. | Colemak master race (jake_c... | 88.16 | 91% | 2015-12-31 |
| 12056. | . (evanisme) | 88.16 | 95% | 2016-05-01 |
| 12057. | AuRag (llauragll) | 88.15 | 97.9% | 2025-04-14 |
| 12058. | Roberto (bertdellefave123) | 88.15 | 97.7% | 2025-01-18 |
| 12059. | Dennis (dennislee_us) | 88.15 | 87% | 2016-06-29 |
| 12060. | Lord Kuro (lordkuro) | 88.15 | 97% | 2021-11-10 |
| 12061. | Samir (samirhanda04) | 88.15 | 96% | 2022-09-15 |
| 12062. | Prum (1sreng) | 88.15 | 97% | 2022-03-29 |
| 12063. | Andy (djentalman) | 88.15 | 96% | 2024-05-16 |
| 12064. | Julian (juliansmile) | 88.15 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
| 12065. | noah (randylehey) | 88.14 | 98% | 2021-11-05 |
| 12066. | OFCL (ofcl115) | 88.14 | 97.3% | 2025-03-18 |
| 12067. | breanna (bjr9955) | 88.14 | 99.3% | 2025-02-25 |
| 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 |