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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40082. | Desmond (night9sky) | 57.44 | 98% | 2021-06-22 |
| 40083. | Josh (joshmorgan) | 57.44 | 95% | 2021-01-13 |
| 40084. | Kaiskais (bestgirlgamer) | 57.43 | 97% | 2025-05-23 |
| 40085. | Independent Tarantula (inde... | 57.43 | 98.3% | 2024-09-07 |
| 40086. | Joshua Caleb (xiryu) | 57.43 | 95% | 2023-12-11 |
| 40087. | Vishal (vishyfishy3) | 57.43 | 96% | 2020-01-19 |
| 40088. | bad (badplayerhelp) | 57.42 | 96% | 2026-02-01 |
| 40089. | Terminator (mr_slayer14) | 57.42 | 97% | 2026-03-13 |
| 40090. | cyy (chongyy) | 57.42 | 96% | 2024-05-05 |
| 40091. | Ben (purplecan0coke) | 57.42 | 99% | 2025-08-19 |
| 40092. | daced2 (dom0_) | 57.42 | 95.7% | 2023-10-25 |
| 40093. | Cognistics (cognistics) | 57.42 | 93% | 2024-12-04 |
| 40094. | Quintes (quintez) | 57.42 | 97% | 2020-10-05 |
| 40095. | Szacko (rawqib) | 57.42 | 94% | 2016-01-18 |
| 40096. | Demetris (dremix10) | 57.42 | 94% | 2020-03-22 |
| 40097. | athosikish (athosikish) | 57.42 | 95% | 2018-08-31 |
| 40098. | Ed (ed2005) | 57.41 | 94% | 2021-11-13 |
| 40099. | dfwCraig (dfwcraig) | 57.41 | 95% | 2025-06-09 |
| 40100. | Nos (nos9160) | 57.41 | 96% | 2024-07-03 |
| 40101. | suju (notsuju) | 57.41 | 96% | 2026-01-12 |
| 40102. | mat O (mat_o) | 57.41 | 99.7% | 2024-08-19 |
| 40103. | Weilun (imhost) | 57.41 | 87% | 2013-12-22 |
| 40104. | Naruto (naruto0) | 57.41 | 98% | 2025-09-20 |
| 40105. | Violet (fierypotato) | 57.41 | 94% | 2016-02-10 |
| 40106. | Russ (russ_garcia) | 57.40 | 91% | 2014-05-07 |
| 40107. | Le Bandit (le_bandit) | 57.40 | 96% | 2025-02-02 |
| 40108. | lolotypesfast (lolotypesfast) | 57.40 | 94.3% | 2025-01-05 |
| 40109. | 0x1ance (lance03001) | 57.40 | 99% | 2024-02-06 |
| 40110. | nakscool (nakscool) | 57.40 | 94.8% | 2024-10-19 |
| 40111. | jupa1986 (jupa1986) | 57.40 | 97% | 2024-02-05 |
| 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 |