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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33443. | Akash Banik (0plaze0) | 64.17 | 97% | 2025-08-10 |
| 33444. | John (johnnordstrand) | 64.17 | 97.6% | 2024-10-22 |
| 33445. | Shivam (shivamg) | 64.17 | 96% | 2025-12-05 |
| 33446. | Julia (thejulia) | 64.17 | 94.1% | 2024-04-24 |
| 33447. | Pulgster (pulgster) | 64.17 | 94% | 2022-10-18 |
| 33448. | Juf (callmejuf) | 64.17 | 91% | 2013-04-30 |
| 33449. | Nenad (sima_car) | 64.17 | 94% | 2016-11-19 |
| 33450. | dunil (duniltmg1) | 64.17 | 94% | 2015-03-26 |
| 33451. | wingster (wingster) | 64.16 | 96% | 2025-10-12 |
| 33452. | Daniel (liketyping) | 64.16 | 97% | 2020-07-21 |
| 33453. | Nayan (eneskey) | 64.16 | 98% | 2024-08-05 |
| 33454. | usainbolt (zaydabdulbhari) | 64.16 | 97.4% | 2024-09-25 |
| 33455. | Silver (psilverfish) | 64.16 | 98.4% | 2024-04-25 |
| 33456. | Emeris (emeris) | 64.16 | 96.6% | 2023-11-29 |
| 33457. | Robert (rmedin04) | 64.16 | 98% | 2019-09-27 |
| 33458. | Gerhard (gkuschnik) | 64.16 | 96% | 2018-11-22 |
| 33459. | Olanrewaju (lanreewaju) | 64.15 | 96% | 2023-01-18 |
| 33460. | Matt (matthamatics) | 64.15 | 94.6% | 2025-05-09 |
| 33461. | iplayatschoolinsteadofdoing... | 64.15 | 95% | 2024-05-09 |
| 33462. | jkbjr (jkbjr) | 64.15 | 98% | 2024-12-16 |
| 33463. | Saqib (saqib733) | 64.15 | 97% | 2025-07-16 |
| 33464. | TheSaiyan (thesaiyan) | 64.15 | 96.5% | 2025-02-16 |
| 33465. | Sammy (eyybb) | 64.15 | 96% | 2019-04-26 |
| 33466. | raz (raz12451) | 64.15 | 91% | 2015-08-16 |
| 33467. | Raccoon Commander (racconco... | 64.15 | 95% | 2016-04-23 |
| 33468. | Hill (hilltopgun) | 64.15 | 93% | 2016-12-19 |
| 33469. | hristo (hritren) | 64.14 | 97% | 2025-09-05 |
| 33470. | Flockz (flockz1) | 64.14 | 95% | 2025-04-25 |
| 33471. | siganberg (siganberg) | 64.14 | 96% | 2025-01-02 |
| 33472. | choicolatte (choicolatte) | 64.14 | 96.7% | 2024-06-15 |
| 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 |