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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32280. | Roi (roimanor) | 65.31 | 95% | 2019-05-24 |
| 32281. | Montri (maowmaow) | 65.31 | 95% | 2016-03-25 |
| 32282. | Chetan (encore) | 65.31 | 97% | 2011-09-23 |
| 32283. | Typer (ckyle) | 65.31 | 94% | 2015-01-16 |
| 32284. | Ananyobrata (ananyo141) | 65.30 | 97% | 2022-02-13 |
| 32285. | skrrt (ashraaf) | 65.30 | 95% | 2025-01-19 |
| 32286. | ATHARVA (atharva07) | 65.30 | 96.6% | 2025-02-10 |
| 32287. | datgrl (jlie) | 65.30 | 96% | 2023-11-26 |
| 32288. | Shubham (shubham_p) | 65.30 | 96.9% | 2023-12-05 |
| 32289. | shiva (shivatheboss) | 65.30 | 97% | 2016-03-29 |
| 32290. | Lucian (the_eighth_wonder) | 65.30 | 96% | 2023-04-14 |
| 32291. | SIVAPRASAD (sp_maharana) | 65.30 | 98% | 2026-05-03 |
| 32292. | Pedro (nonvegancyclist) | 65.30 | 95% | 2018-09-22 |
| 32293. | y̚o̵̹͉͖̻̓̇̆͒̏ͧ... | 65.30 | 95% | 2021-03-26 |
| 32294. | pfd (pfdalt) | 65.30 | 91% | 2013-11-04 |
| 32295. | Jack (detroitpistons16) | 65.30 | 96% | 2015-02-17 |
| 32296. | ragerfun (ragerfun) | 65.29 | 96% | 2025-06-04 |
| 32297. | Mindy (minnie3319) | 65.29 | 97% | 2022-04-27 |
| 32298. | Marcel (foyi) | 65.29 | 93.6% | 2024-01-19 |
| 32299. | tstats[jpatrocinio5436] (jp... | 65.29 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
| 32300. | road_to_80wpm (xy_z) | 65.29 | 97.7% | 2023-12-26 |
| 32301. | Jack (jacjack) | 65.29 | 96.1% | 2024-08-11 |
| 32302. | Emanuel (emanuelchristo) | 65.29 | 96% | 2025-08-10 |
| 32303. | Duy Thang (winx) | 65.29 | 95% | 2012-03-20 |
| 32304. | tstats[poffio] (poffio) | 65.29 | 94% | 2011-11-02 |
| 32305. | Garl (garltsagan) | 65.29 | 96% | 2012-10-10 |
| 32306. | parvej236 (parvej236) | 65.28 | 98% | 2025-11-04 |
| 32307. | Segale (barbara01) | 65.28 | 97% | 2025-01-16 |
| 32308. | Gwen (gwen_and_colette) | 65.28 | 95.8% | 2024-01-23 |
| 32309. | YEAAAAHHHHAAHHHHH (dawnbrin... | 65.28 | 96% | 2025-08-25 |
| 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 |