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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10152. | Trainer (trainingdiver) | 91.36 | 96.1% | 2024-10-20 |
| 10153. | frank (frankinabox) | 91.36 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
| 10154. | Vitor (vrvitor) | 91.36 | 95% | 2012-04-27 |
| 10155. | jennyjenjen (jennyjenjen) | 91.36 | 98% | 2015-11-09 |
| 10156. | Mitch (chuckiecheez) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
| 10157. | Noam (tsnoam) | 91.36 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
| 10158. | ooo0ooo (carlfriedrichgauss) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-04-06 |
| 10159. | Bisdak (schlivowitz) | 91.35 | 98% | 2026-01-20 |
| 10160. | Brian (dataslayer) | 91.35 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
| 10161. | despaciko (despaciko) | 91.35 | 98.4% | 2024-04-10 |
| 10162. | xalic23 (xalic23) | 91.35 | 96% | 2012-12-16 |
| 10163. | House (houses) | 91.34 | 98% | 2026-01-30 |
| 10164. | Siam Murshed (murshedslament) | 91.34 | 99% | 2025-01-14 |
| 10165. | stalkers (stalkers0418) | 91.34 | 97.4% | 2024-02-19 |
| 10166. | Batuhan (ftlight) | 91.34 | 90% | 2017-02-12 |
| 10167. | Ravinder (ravinder_1977) | 91.34 | 99% | 2016-05-05 |
| 10168. | Tony (frictionp) | 91.33 | 98% | 2023-04-24 |
| 10169. | Houtan (hkp92) | 91.33 | 99% | 2026-01-01 |
| 10170. | cabro (mdrmono) | 91.33 | 97% | 2025-07-30 |
| 10171. | Andy (enlightenme) | 91.33 | 98% | 2020-06-26 |
| 10172. | kururu007 (kururu007) | 91.33 | 97% | 2023-09-29 |
| 10173. | RiP (robertsr4l) | 91.33 | 99% | 2025-09-20 |
| 10174. | Lokyin (lqkii) | 91.33 | 97% | 2021-11-01 |
| 10175. | connie (conxlee) | 91.33 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
| 10176. | solariis (sol4riis) | 91.32 | 97.9% | 2024-02-28 |
| 10177. | Cyla (cylaerfiest) | 91.32 | 98% | 2022-04-03 |
| 10178. | Hot Cross Puns (hot_cross_p... | 91.32 | 96% | 2025-07-03 |
| 10179. | ProbablyButter (probablybut... | 91.32 | 99% | 2016-05-02 |
| 10180. | 2 (2getter) | 91.32 | 94% | 2011-07-13 |
| 10181. | GamerWYC (gamerwyc) | 91.31 | 97% | 2025-07-19 |
| 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 |