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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10020. | tla (wackyracer23) | 91.62 | 96% | 2025-08-28 |
| 10021. | seodowa (seodowa) | 91.62 | 98% | 2024-10-07 |
| 10022. | Ayush (ayuza3k) | 91.62 | 97.4% | 2025-04-11 |
| 10023. | Lasse (geeks) | 91.62 | 97% | 2013-01-05 |
| 10024. | Plinkiplonk (plinkiplonk) | 91.62 | 96% | 2019-08-13 |
| 10025. | Codey (seifo16) | 91.62 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 10026. | Ashley (dazzlers110) | 91.62 | 97% | 2016-05-18 |
| 10027. | sakuu (jofwee) | 91.62 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 10028. | Solaire (solairee_) | 91.61 | 97.1% | 2024-09-04 |
| 10029. | Peari (peari) | 91.61 | 97% | 2025-10-24 |
| 10030. | willy (willywongker69) | 91.61 | 97% | 2023-04-25 |
| 10031. | fishy15 (fishy15) | 91.61 | 96% | 2019-02-20 |
| 10032. | austin (basedaustin) | 91.60 | 98% | 2020-12-08 |
| 10033. | William (bobodahobo54) | 91.60 | 98% | 2022-07-26 |
| 10034. | Joel (wiss) | 91.60 | 97% | 2016-05-01 |
| 10035. | Wade (robertswa) | 91.60 | 97% | 2014-04-11 |
| 10036. | Kushthulhu (kushthulhu) | 91.59 | 97.9% | 2024-08-26 |
| 10037. | Florim (florimi) | 91.59 | 96% | 2020-06-15 |
| 10038. | Stacey (hakushi) | 91.59 | 92% | 2016-03-09 |
| 10039. | Reeg (reeg) | 91.58 | 98% | 2025-09-17 |
| 10040. | widi (widi94) | 91.58 | 97% | 2024-06-10 |
| 10041. | Nathaniel (nmurdaa) | 91.58 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 10042. | (xtiandiaz) | 91.58 | 100% | 2023-02-17 |
| 10043. | a (abg2002) | 91.58 | 97% | 2022-04-01 |
| 10044. | enoch (sowinov) | 91.58 | 91% | 2012-09-22 |
| 10045. | c0in (c0in) | 91.57 | 97.3% | 2024-11-13 |
| 10046. | Dustin (dsthegold23) | 91.57 | 97% | 2025-10-17 |
| 10047. | Simi (simandrei) | 91.57 | 98% | 2025-03-12 |
| 10048. | Gaurav (absurd_man) | 91.57 | 98% | 2025-08-08 |
| 10049. | peckcs (opecks) | 91.57 | 98.2% | 2024-06-25 |
| 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 |