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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19117. | Jeriel (jerielthetypeboss) | 77.38 | 96% | 2025-02-12 |
| 19118. | Alhussain (hsooni) | 77.38 | 98.8% | 2025-01-24 |
| 19119. | MasonColemak (masoncolemak) | 77.38 | 96.6% | 2021-02-08 |
| 19120. | chocolateknife (chocolatekn... | 77.38 | 94% | 2016-11-14 |
| 19121. | dix (cervixpaunch) | 77.38 | 94% | 2016-01-14 |
| 19122. | Zehady (brishtiteveja) | 77.38 | 99% | 2016-03-09 |
| 19123. | Klinky (klinky) | 77.37 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
| 19124. | Sean (sncubillos) | 77.37 | 98.6% | 2024-05-23 |
| 19125. | jonesOG (jonesszn) | 77.37 | 96% | 2023-05-05 |
| 19126. | jlsyber (jlsyber) | 77.37 | 97.8% | 2024-04-30 |
| 19127. | Vanel (vanelhere) | 77.37 | 98% | 2022-04-21 |
| 19128. | Catman (catmancatplan) | 77.37 | 93% | 2013-09-20 |
| 19129. | Stanley (1nvisible) | 77.37 | 93% | 2014-09-14 |
| 19130. | Nick (hyydee_) | 77.37 | 97% | 2019-05-19 |
| 19131. | EJ (clarencedc) | 77.37 | 96% | 2021-07-27 |
| 19132. | Ryan (ninjamuffin) | 77.37 | 94% | 2012-06-03 |
| 19133. | POLITEGREM (politegrem) | 77.36 | 97.3% | 2025-04-21 |
| 19134. | sammy (ohdamnitsam_) | 77.36 | 97% | 2025-03-20 |
| 19135. | shawn (shawnddawg) | 77.36 | 98% | 2024-10-08 |
| 19136. | Jargan (jargan) | 77.36 | 92% | 2015-12-04 |
| 19137. | tactile gang rise up (ibuyt... | 77.36 | 98% | 2023-05-07 |
| 19138. | Star_Platnium (steel_ball_run) | 77.36 | 97% | 2024-01-29 |
| 19139. | n0thing (kenr00t) | 77.36 | 96% | 2022-01-20 |
| 19140. | Bảo An (hoangbaoan1901) | 77.36 | 95.8% | 2024-03-24 |
| 19141. | Jeremy (jerbear27) | 77.36 | 98% | 2022-03-07 |
| 19142. | Tyler (yppah) | 77.36 | 95% | 2012-09-27 |
| 19143. | iubyont (iubyont) | 77.36 | 95% | 2011-09-02 |
| 19144. | otoy (otoy) | 77.36 | 94% | 2012-01-21 |
| 19145. | Floatharr (floatharr) | 77.36 | 96% | 2011-08-15 |
| 19146. | Jo (typermac) | 77.35 | 97% | 2022-07-30 |
| 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 |