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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20197. | iubyont (iubyont) | 77.36 | 95% | 2011-09-02 |
| 20198. | otoy (otoy) | 77.36 | 94% | 2012-01-21 |
| 20199. | Floatharr (floatharr) | 77.36 | 96% | 2011-08-15 |
| 20200. | Kushagra (kush123_) | 77.35 | 96.8% | 2024-01-01 |
| 20201. | sherlock (chetan69) | 77.35 | 97.5% | 2024-09-20 |
| 20202. | Jo (typermac) | 77.35 | 97% | 2022-07-30 |
| 20203. | Anna (amazinggirlcuber) | 77.35 | 98% | 2022-08-06 |
| 20204. | youm (youm) | 77.35 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
| 20205. | Rift (rift84) | 77.34 | 96% | 2024-06-14 |
| 20206. | Tristan (beckonez) | 77.34 | 96% | 2021-05-18 |
| 20207. | jfab (jfab_123) | 77.34 | 98% | 2021-03-15 |
| 20208. | John (mccornville) | 77.34 | 97% | 2019-03-18 |
| 20209. | NiK0LaZ (nik0laz) | 77.34 | 91% | 2011-06-23 |
| 20210. | denny (eternal07) | 77.34 | 96% | 2011-11-14 |
| 20211. | Hammm (hammm) | 77.34 | 95% | 2013-04-22 |
| 20212. | Aidan (aidan810) | 77.34 | 96% | 2012-07-07 |
| 20213. | Kutsy057 (kutsy057) | 77.33 | 96.5% | 2025-02-06 |
| 20214. | Ewan (e_kuipers) | 77.33 | 97% | 2025-09-25 |
| 20215. | Travis (softfresh) | 77.33 | 95% | 2015-12-26 |
| 20216. | KipperCat (kippercat) | 77.33 | 95% | 2020-10-31 |
| 20217. | InnerPotat (innerpotat) | 77.33 | 96% | 2020-11-25 |
| 20218. | Gavin (worlds) | 77.33 | 96% | 2018-06-21 |
| 20219. | Garth (dragopie) | 77.33 | 95% | 2013-11-17 |
| 20220. | x (pandaman55) | 77.32 | 97% | 2025-07-03 |
| 20221. | bchillz (bchillz01) | 77.32 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 20222. | Aadiraj (aadi_types) | 77.32 | 96.2% | 2024-12-05 |
| 20223. | earlgreyyy (earlgreyy) | 77.32 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 20224. | Pepe (mrandersonneo) | 77.32 | 96% | 2023-12-16 |
| 20225. | Mezza (bigmezza) | 77.32 | 97.2% | 2023-06-20 |
| 20226. | BRUUTAL (bruutal) | 77.32 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
| 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 |