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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21307. | b0bqt (duntnoticemee) | 76.56 | 97% | 2025-10-20 |
| 21308. | bag (bagduster) | 76.56 | 95.6% | 2023-09-13 |
| 21309. | Brandon (baddoodle) | 76.56 | 97% | 2025-03-06 |
| 21310. | Kamil (spritti) | 76.56 | 97% | 2021-01-31 |
| 21311. | Daniel (speed_type1) | 76.56 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
| 21312. | Bacosca (bacosca) | 76.56 | 99% | 2015-06-14 |
| 21313. | VisK (vishnu28) | 76.55 | 98% | 2025-07-30 |
| 21314. | sinlesscupid (sinlesscupid) | 76.55 | 97% | 2024-03-05 |
| 21315. | Dustin (athleticsaddict) | 76.55 | 91% | 2015-07-16 |
| 21316. | Henk (fattieruns) | 76.55 | 97.9% | 2024-01-30 |
| 21317. | R (vivavee) | 76.55 | 96% | 2019-12-26 |
| 21318. | Maeda (_maeda_) | 76.55 | 98% | 2025-01-26 |
| 21319. | james (hannjam) | 76.55 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
| 21320. | Chris (kr0n0s1nvisible) | 76.55 | 92% | 2015-11-18 |
| 21321. | DSlite (dslite) | 76.55 | 97% | 2016-05-08 |
| 21322. | sheepy (sheepyrocks) | 76.55 | 91% | 2011-09-22 |
| 21323. | flowstate (flowstatee) | 76.54 | 98% | 2024-10-09 |
| 21324. | patrick bateman (lysol_disi... | 76.54 | 96% | 2024-05-17 |
| 21325. | tejudu (tejudu) | 76.54 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 21326. | FreePalestine (dvorak_on_top) | 76.54 | 97% | 2023-12-05 |
| 21327. | Wocky (wocky_slush) | 76.54 | 97% | 2025-12-29 |
| 21328. | Patrick (rick_pat) | 76.54 | 97% | 2021-07-11 |
| 21329. | Nayie (tomichtom) | 76.54 | 91% | 2014-03-19 |
| 21330. | Tondough (twitch_tondough) | 76.54 | 96% | 2018-09-14 |
| 21331. | Cheri (premium_va) | 76.54 | 96% | 2013-04-26 |
| 21332. | Ardison (arddison) | 76.54 | 99% | 2017-10-24 |
| 21333. | Zezimoz (zezimoz) | 76.54 | 96% | 2018-12-11 |
| 21334. | lswi (colmako) | 76.54 | 97% | 2014-06-26 |
| 21335. | dadada11 (dasda1) | 76.53 | 98% | 2025-06-23 |
| 21336. | LeVeryTallMidget (leverytal... | 76.53 | 94.4% | 2024-12-10 |
| 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 |