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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22255. | thebigfloppa (thebigfloppa) | 75.51 | 96% | 2023-03-31 |
| 22256. | Numberone (numberone_1233) | 75.51 | 97.5% | 2024-01-06 |
| 22257. | Airaku (airaku) | 75.51 | 94.4% | 2024-07-07 |
| 22258. | delete (21037102912937) | 75.51 | 97.3% | 2025-03-28 |
| 22259. | kb noob (akh7) | 75.50 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
| 22260. | Deron (deronpianoplayer) | 75.50 | 96% | 2016-02-13 |
| 22261. | windycity2020 (cocolike621) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
| 22262. | Joel (jouel) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-10-12 |
| 22263. | TurnAround (sasstyl000) | 75.50 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 22264. | Ken (kenzymazy) | 75.50 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
| 22265. | Sam (samblez) | 75.50 | 95% | 2020-09-01 |
| 22266. | songokusaiyajin (songokusai... | 75.50 | 97.1% | 2024-06-08 |
| 22267. | Jp (jp_mox) | 75.50 | 98.1% | 2024-09-17 |
| 22268. | Matthew (master_mx) | 75.50 | 97% | 2022-11-10 |
| 22269. | OnlyUprise (onlyuprise1) | 75.50 | 96% | 2025-09-17 |
| 22270. | BugZ (string_bugz) | 75.50 | 96% | 2025-07-20 |
| 22271. | Pawel (japi) | 75.49 | 99% | 2013-01-03 |
| 22272. | Justin (jwtalbott) | 75.49 | 90% | 2016-02-13 |
| 22273. | Noe (noe7) | 75.49 | 94% | 2016-04-29 |
| 22274. | Daniel (daniel24jan) | 75.49 | 94% | 2013-10-20 |
| 22275. | amongla (kagez) | 75.49 | 95% | 2021-01-14 |
| 22276. | RAMs3c (xander360) | 75.49 | 96.7% | 2024-12-21 |
| 22277. | Hmmm... (in_the_jungle) | 75.49 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
| 22278. | Bruce (psycho777) | 75.49 | 95% | 2024-06-10 |
| 22279. | SpeedBoat (flintflanagan) | 75.49 | 97% | 2026-01-12 |
| 22280. | chollip (chollip) | 75.49 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 22281. | realahhnigg (realahhnigg) | 75.49 | 97% | 2025-10-19 |
| 22282. | George (georgedmi) | 75.49 | 97% | 2017-06-01 |
| 22283. | daniel30 (daniel0330) | 75.48 | 96.2% | 2024-08-25 |
| 22284. | YADU (yadu_types) | 75.48 | 96.7% | 2024-12-16 |
| 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 |