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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13927. | Ch4rm3r (_ch4rm3r_) | 85.53 | 98% | 2025-03-01 |
| 13928. | Storm (storm__) | 85.53 | 96% | 2018-10-10 |
| 13929. | Jane (chancel) | 85.53 | 98% | 2013-06-27 |
| 13930. | Typeist (typeist_) | 85.52 | 95% | 2025-04-28 |
| 13931. | Aly (aly1337) | 85.52 | 98% | 2024-05-29 |
| 13932. | Alistair (aliwibar) | 85.52 | 97% | 2024-11-29 |
| 13933. | winber (winber1) | 85.52 | 95% | 2018-02-24 |
| 13934. | workman (minecraft_verteran) | 85.52 | 97% | 2021-04-16 |
| 13935. | Salvio (maraudeers) | 85.51 | 98% | 2025-12-15 |
| 13936. | wordsarewolves (wordsarewol... | 85.51 | 97% | 2025-06-19 |
| 13937. | ariel itskovich (kinesisboy) | 85.51 | 98% | 2024-04-07 |
| 13938. | nguyen dougma (nguyen_dougma) | 85.51 | 98% | 2024-04-06 |
| 13939. | Aya (dinodance) | 85.51 | 96.5% | 2024-03-26 |
| 13940. | Brett (megahash) | 85.51 | 98% | 2025-06-19 |
| 13941. | Nixon (nixon_the_cat) | 85.51 | 99% | 2018-12-18 |
| 13942. | Björn (bjoerneberhardt) | 85.51 | 96% | 2017-08-10 |
| 13943. | hello (hellobye23) | 85.50 | 96.2% | 2024-10-04 |
| 13944. | pinytypin (pinytypin) | 85.50 | 98% | 2025-01-27 |
| 13945. | I_Love_Goth_Girls (evilroy) | 85.50 | 97.5% | 2024-10-18 |
| 13946. | Hotdog Water (iamtabs) | 85.50 | 99% | 2023-03-06 |
| 13947. | Agash (agash) | 85.50 | 98% | 2022-11-05 |
| 13948. | Ceckulienka (ceckulienka) | 85.50 | 95.7% | 2023-11-05 |
| 13949. | Zyron (whizyron) | 85.50 | 98.1% | 2024-06-14 |
| 13950. | Mike (malharpshah) | 85.50 | 90% | 2015-12-22 |
| 13951. | Plantt (tplantt) | 85.50 | 97.3% | 2024-09-25 |
| 13952. | Delgerskhn (thege) | 85.50 | 98% | 2021-05-08 |
| 13953. | kian (kianyang) | 85.50 | 98% | 2011-09-05 |
| 13954. | Dwayne (dosanator) | 85.50 | 97% | 2014-07-27 |
| 13955. | janjan (guttershark) | 85.50 | 95% | 2012-03-14 |
| 13956. | Drow Ranger (traxex0924) | 85.49 | 96% | 2025-04-21 |
| 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 |