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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22680. | Alex (alexhosier) | 74.35 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
| 22681. | Alexandre (aletm) | 74.35 | — | 2010-09-03 |
| 22682. | redram3n (blackram3n) | 74.34 | 94.4% | 2021-02-07 |
| 22683. | PhaTTypes (phattypes) | 74.34 | 95.3% | 2024-08-23 |
| 22684. | Speedo (pacmaniac) | 74.34 | 97% | 2021-08-05 |
| 22685. | Lord Xenon (lordxenon) | 74.34 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
| 22686. | Leon (squarerootbagels) | 74.34 | 92% | 2014-12-09 |
| 22687. | Akibono (akibono) | 74.34 | 91% | 2015-05-12 |
| 22688. | Jake (jackwabbit) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 22689. | Erin (meowcat123) | 74.33 | 96.5% | 2025-05-02 |
| 22690. | M. (meowing_kitcat) | 74.33 | 95% | 2025-02-21 |
| 22691. | mf-16 (mf_16) | 74.33 | 97.7% | 2025-05-07 |
| 22692. | 你好吗？ (pookybear) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-04-12 |
| 22693. | Christian (cggmaury) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-11-09 |
| 22694. | farz35 (farz35) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-05-31 |
| 22695. | Kelc (hoxfrey909) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
| 22696. | Andy (stakaman) | 74.32 | 98% | 2025-07-21 |
| 22697. | Shaitaan (shaitaan_go) | 74.32 | 96% | 2024-12-15 |
| 22698. | Schmantir (schmantir) | 74.32 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
| 22699. | Kevin (kevinlei324) | 74.32 | 93% | 2013-11-22 |
| 22700. | A (pinebug) | 74.32 | 99% | 2021-05-07 |
| 22701. | Gabybytes (gabybytes) | 74.32 | 94.4% | 2024-06-23 |
| 22702. | Chris (chrisjordan23) | 74.32 | 96.5% | 2024-01-16 |
| 22703. | Eskil (eskizzle) | 74.32 | 94% | 2014-05-12 |
| 22704. | duonghoang05@gmail.com (duo... | 74.32 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
| 22705. | ナンドカ (augustus_dvk) | 74.31 | 96% | 2023-02-27 |
| 22706. | Gas on the pass with a side... | 74.31 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
| 22707. | Adilkan (adilkan) | 74.31 | 96.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 22708. | Fryyed (fryyedup) | 74.31 | 96.9% | 2023-12-19 |
| 22709. | Martin (telery_95) | 74.31 | 96% | 2021-12-06 |
| 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 |