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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20127. | RamboII (ramboii) | 76.09 | 98.6% | 2024-01-10 |
| 20128. | Nick (neepwithin) | 76.09 | 98% | 2021-08-31 |
| 20129. | Syed (hello_guest) | 76.09 | 97.9% | 2023-11-26 |
| 20130. | dwikydd (dwikydd) | 76.09 | 98.3% | 2024-06-09 |
| 20131. | Jorge (jquiroz728) | 76.09 | 95% | 2022-09-28 |
| 20132. | Christine (christine2812) | 76.09 | 98% | 2024-06-25 |
| 20133. | Bernie (bernie557) | 76.09 | 95% | 2021-01-20 |
| 20134. | oldaccforpracticing (xsdrea... | 76.09 | 95% | 2021-06-09 |
| 20135. | Sat (xxcoolguy101) | 76.08 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
| 20136. | Speed is relative (hvan1998) | 76.08 | 98.4% | 2025-03-03 |
| 20137. | Chuck (typer_inflation) | 76.08 | 98% | 2023-02-02 |
| 20138. | Anton (mrballsweat) | 76.08 | 95.4% | 2023-11-30 |
| 20139. | Aidan (annmeda) | 76.08 | 97% | 2020-08-08 |
| 20140. | Pepe (peperojel) | 76.08 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
| 20141. | lebron (lebron_mccain) | 76.08 | 98.8% | 2024-01-05 |
| 20142. | Meløn (__melon__) | 76.08 | 93% | 2016-02-16 |
| 20143. | sebag (sebagg) | 76.07 | 94% | 2025-01-27 |
| 20144. | Jennifer (jennom10) | 76.07 | 98% | 2024-11-27 |
| 20145. | HASAN (hasan_better) | 76.07 | 96% | 2024-06-04 |
| 20146. | Yawar (yuhao) | 76.07 | 96% | 2024-05-04 |
| 20147. | b (byron911) | 76.07 | 96.2% | 2025-04-08 |
| 20148. | Larisa (larisa402) | 76.07 | 97% | 2024-03-22 |
| 20149. | kojsot (kojsot) | 76.07 | 95% | 2016-06-13 |
| 20150. | Palutena (merebitt) | 76.06 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
| 20151. | Vladislove (vladislove) | 76.06 | 92% | 2015-08-22 |
| 20152. | pawitz (pawitzmu) | 76.06 | — | 2011-03-24 |
| 20153. | Wyatt Morgan (wyattmorgxn) | 76.05 | 98% | 2025-02-17 |
| 20154. | Makiven (maki_ven) | 76.05 | 99% | 2023-07-22 |
| 20155. | Alex (toperella) | 76.05 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
| 20156. | Aruzh (4ruzh) | 76.05 | 94.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 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 |