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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23430. | Ashley (asherain) | 74.42 | 95% | 2013-12-12 |
| 23431. | TravelingSlug (travelingslug) | 74.41 | 98% | 2025-11-09 |
| 23432. | tstats[ayaausisthebest] (ay... | 74.41 | 96% | 2024-07-26 |
| 23433. | Anika (compass_girl) | 74.41 | 97% | 2016-10-02 |
| 23434. | Harshal (bitbeast18) | 74.41 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
| 23435. | Dassi (dassi2morr) | 74.41 | 91% | 2016-08-16 |
| 23436. | Maggie (mooftu) | 74.41 | 96% | 2013-12-24 |
| 23437. | Max (xdevilwastaken) | 74.40 | 96.3% | 2024-05-03 |
| 23438. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (warrine... | 74.40 | 96.3% | 2025-02-06 |
| 23439. | Dubba (dubba_dawg) | 74.40 | 97% | 2023-04-09 |
| 23440. | Oscar (oscrrmrz) | 74.40 | 98.8% | 2024-01-22 |
| 23441. | Alex (ninjabassist777) | 74.40 | 98% | 2015-11-07 |
| 23442. | Tim (whyouno) | 74.40 | 93% | 2012-09-07 |
| 23443. | Chareth (seacaptain5) | 74.40 | — | 2010-06-10 |
| 23444. | marc (marconijacob97) | 74.40 | 95% | 2012-12-03 |
| 23445. | Katie (klennon) | 74.40 | 90% | 2016-02-05 |
| 23446. | frz (furizan) | 74.39 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
| 23447. | Lara (chuiicdhk) | 74.39 | 96% | 2021-10-28 |
| 23448. | gimme_gimme_gimme_a_ginger_... | 74.39 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 23449. | switch (boz_switch908) | 74.39 | 96% | 2025-09-17 |
| 23450. | Casper (casper8) | 74.39 | 97.4% | 2025-03-19 |
| 23451. | Evo (evoooo) | 74.39 | 97% | 2024-08-28 |
| 23452. | Andrew (mr_orangestressbry) | 74.39 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
| 23453. | Blub (blub0) | 74.39 | 96% | 2021-03-27 |
| 23454. | a (jdlwahaha) | 74.39 | 94% | 2021-03-19 |
| 23455. | S (technicalguy) | 74.39 | 96% | 2013-05-21 |
| 23456. | Gregor (gysi) | 74.39 | 97% | 2014-12-15 |
| 23457. | Emil (emilkrogh) | 74.39 | 95% | 2017-08-21 |
| 23458. | snizz847 (snizz847) | 74.38 | 98% | 2024-06-04 |
| 23459. | Hunter Dorley (hunterdorley) | 74.38 | 99.5% | 2025-03-30 |
| 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 |