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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21128. | Lifer (walklife) | 76.61 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
| 21129. | jack (speedytrigger) | 76.61 | 99% | 2022-04-03 |
| 21130. | owex (owex5714) | 76.61 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 21131. | B (bjwong) | 76.61 | 93% | 2014-05-27 |
| 21132. | Marko (ggx4rtv_fast) | 76.60 | 98.1% | 2025-04-03 |
| 21133. | Olaf (wedeczka) | 76.60 | 96% | 2024-12-09 |
| 21134. | jmich (sharksbballer12) | 76.60 | 96% | 2025-05-29 |
| 21135. | Natchanon (irmia223) | 76.60 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
| 21136. | MoshuFingers (scotscottie) | 76.60 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 21137. | actual (hanipop) | 76.60 | 94% | 2018-04-07 |
| 21138. | Parker (newtown54) | 76.60 | 97% | 2024-12-28 |
| 21139. | Quan (quandool) | 76.60 | 96.3% | 2023-06-20 |
| 21140. | Zuhair (zishraq) | 76.60 | 99% | 2021-07-12 |
| 21141. | Niko (refraction1) | 76.60 | 93% | 2015-10-15 |
| 21142. | Linge (dailinge) | 76.60 | 98% | 2012-04-25 |
| 21143. | Bhushan (clicktobhushan) | 76.60 | 96% | 2012-05-12 |
| 21144. | Matt (rosettastoned) | 76.59 | 97% | 2023-02-17 |
| 21145. | Deana (deanachou) | 76.59 | 90% | 2013-12-30 |
| 21146. | VeryFastTyper123 (very_fast... | 76.59 | 98.3% | 2024-08-31 |
| 21147. | dagger (thelaststylebender) | 76.59 | 96% | 2024-09-17 |
| 21148. | Alex (chucky9022_) | 76.59 | 98% | 2025-12-31 |
| 21149. | greyb (greyb) | 76.59 | 98% | 2023-02-07 |
| 21150. | Josh (joshiepoops) | 76.58 | 97% | 2024-05-16 |
| 21151. | Ayman (lumpycustards) | 76.58 | 96% | 2025-02-08 |
| 21152. | Mostafa Ahmed (mostafa24653) | 76.58 | 95% | 2025-03-02 |
| 21153. | Rimo (rimorimo) | 76.58 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
| 21154. | Gabriel (gabp) | 76.58 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
| 21155. | Hyunee (shlee) | 76.58 | 96% | 2019-05-29 |
| 21156. | Eternal religion (youvakish... | 76.57 | 97.6% | 2023-06-19 |
| 21157. | Ms. Duncan (ms_duncan) | 76.57 | 97.1% | 2024-08-13 |
| 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 |