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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32864. | Echo (x_43a) | 64.41 | 96% | 2019-05-18 |
| 32865. | Yohana (yanti) | 64.41 | 94% | 2011-11-16 |
| 32866. | Yahyel (yahyel) | 64.40 | 97% | 2025-04-13 |
| 32867. | Powwie (powwie) | 64.40 | 97% | 2025-01-21 |
| 32868. | zaduari2 (zaduari2) | 64.40 | 95.9% | 2024-10-30 |
| 32869. | Valentine (kiolan) | 64.40 | 95% | 2024-06-20 |
| 32870. | kern (wroetoshaw) | 64.40 | 90% | 2015-10-15 |
| 32871. | CubeHeadWasTaken (chewts) | 64.40 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
| 32872. | johnny (fukyunigor) | 64.40 | 96% | 2023-11-13 |
| 32873. | Notinkh (notinkham) | 64.40 | 95.4% | 2021-02-23 |
| 32874. | Sebastian (kernfusionator) | 64.40 | 95% | 2019-02-07 |
| 32875. | Henrik (mnovru) | 64.40 | 92% | 2013-02-02 |
| 32876. | Hiraman (hiraman) | 64.40 | 96% | 2019-10-14 |
| 32877. | Imran (loverfellow) | 64.40 | — | 2010-08-16 |
| 32878. | anion (hysteria111) | 64.40 | 98% | 2017-06-14 |
| 32879. | Anthony ♥'s You (herbstso... | 64.40 | 94% | 2013-09-22 |
| 32880. | kneecaptain (kneecaptain) | 64.39 | 97.1% | 2024-10-07 |
| 32881. | Ali (iliyati) | 64.39 | 98% | 2025-08-20 |
| 32882. | Michle (michlexe) | 64.39 | 95% | 2024-08-18 |
| 32883. | Jon (jonksig) | 64.39 | 99% | 2014-02-26 |
| 32884. | mack (zeno_00) | 64.39 | 95.1% | 2023-07-31 |
| 32885. | Jim (jimvang8790) | 64.39 | 97% | 2021-06-11 |
| 32886. | Lucas (squids_) | 64.39 | 94% | 2021-03-02 |
| 32887. | chris (microsoft_zune) | 64.39 | 84% | 2014-05-26 |
| 32888. | Qiu (qiuqiu6699) | 64.38 | 98% | 2015-12-09 |
| 32889. | Sirapat (sirapat_asa) | 64.38 | 97.3% | 2024-09-17 |
| 32890. | Evan (evkev22) | 64.38 | 97% | 2025-08-20 |
| 32891. | akira (eternityo) | 64.38 | 94% | 2024-04-03 |
| 32892. | Fennec (fennecfox16) | 64.38 | 96% | 2024-10-24 |
| 32893. | Caiden Belzer (basicalykatie) | 64.38 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 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 |