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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28320. | Case (sauceman6913) | 69.05 | 96% | 2019-09-04 |
| 28321. | Dipak (dipakv) | 69.05 | 95% | 2015-07-09 |
| 28322. | refresh_iwnl (refresh_iwnl) | 69.04 | 97% | 2024-11-17 |
| 28323. | Lia (calumhood_) | 69.04 | 97% | 2025-12-07 |
| 28324. | Vishal (vishal__) | 69.04 | 96% | 2021-06-01 |
| 28325. | Nithish (theunique_123) | 69.04 | 95% | 2022-05-31 |
| 28326. | andrey (maksay) | 69.04 | — | 2011-01-25 |
| 28327. | pook-the-bear (pookthebear) | 69.03 | 98% | 2025-12-25 |
| 28328. | Karthik (_karthik_jamadagni) | 69.03 | 95.7% | 2024-03-20 |
| 28329. | Ortemon (the_ortemon) | 69.03 | 97% | 2025-11-28 |
| 28330. | bigfatchickan (suchaslowpoke) | 69.03 | 95% | 2022-07-21 |
| 28331. | Melody (merlin1032) | 69.03 | 95% | 2024-08-05 |
| 28332. | Oper (oper24) | 69.03 | 96% | 2024-04-11 |
| 28333. | Phoenix (phoenixacxf) | 69.03 | 96% | 2024-10-10 |
| 28334. | yoyo (777yoyo777) | 69.03 | 96% | 2025-09-18 |
| 28335. | HowToWisnia (howtowisnia) | 69.03 | 93% | 2017-03-29 |
| 28336. | Muugii (m_orgilmn) | 69.02 | 95.4% | 2023-11-30 |
| 28337. | Alex (slovakianpopcorn) | 69.02 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
| 28338. | RubbrLovr (rubbrlovr) | 69.02 | 99% | 2025-07-01 |
| 28339. | Zulu14Niner (zulu14niner) | 69.02 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 28340. | Brandon (bacahe123) | 69.02 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
| 28341. | AM (amesh8301) | 69.02 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
| 28342. | Marben (skidl0ck_kazaf) | 69.02 | 97% | 2021-01-10 |
| 28343. | Meme (helix487) | 69.02 | 94% | 2017-07-24 |
| 28344. | Ahmed (ahmedkotb) | 69.02 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 28345. | hauhou (hauhou1) | 69.01 | 94.9% | 2025-02-09 |
| 28346. | Manny (mannythegoat_) | 69.01 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 28347. | Jay (thanhdzax) | 69.01 | 96% | 2025-01-20 |
| 28348. | Adam (ajask) | 69.01 | 96.1% | 2024-05-30 |
| 28349. | doctor velociraptor (doctor... | 69.01 | 96.9% | 2024-01-14 |
| 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 |