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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33175. | Yohana (yanti) | 64.41 | 94% | 2011-11-16 |
| 33176. | Bazingga (yohanes_natalius) | 64.40 | 98% | 2026-01-11 |
| 33177. | Yahyel (yahyel) | 64.40 | 97% | 2025-04-13 |
| 33178. | Powwie (powwie) | 64.40 | 97% | 2025-01-21 |
| 33179. | zaduari2 (zaduari2) | 64.40 | 95.9% | 2024-10-30 |
| 33180. | Valentine (kiolan) | 64.40 | 95% | 2024-06-20 |
| 33181. | kern (wroetoshaw) | 64.40 | 90% | 2015-10-15 |
| 33182. | CubeHeadWasTaken (chewts) | 64.40 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
| 33183. | johnny (fukyunigor) | 64.40 | 96% | 2023-11-13 |
| 33184. | Notinkh (notinkham) | 64.40 | 95.4% | 2021-02-23 |
| 33185. | Sebastian (kernfusionator) | 64.40 | 95% | 2019-02-07 |
| 33186. | Henrik (mnovru) | 64.40 | 92% | 2013-02-02 |
| 33187. | Hiraman (hiraman) | 64.40 | 96% | 2019-10-14 |
| 33188. | Imran (loverfellow) | 64.40 | — | 2010-08-16 |
| 33189. | anion (hysteria111) | 64.40 | 98% | 2017-06-14 |
| 33190. | Anthony ♥'s You (herbstso... | 64.40 | 94% | 2013-09-22 |
| 33191. | mack (zeno_00) | 64.39 | 95.1% | 2023-07-31 |
| 33192. | Aditya Yadav (ady2008ad) | 64.39 | 98% | 2026-02-11 |
| 33193. | kneecaptain (kneecaptain) | 64.39 | 97.1% | 2024-10-07 |
| 33194. | Ali (iliyati) | 64.39 | 98% | 2025-08-20 |
| 33195. | Michle (michlexe) | 64.39 | 95% | 2024-08-18 |
| 33196. | Jon (jonksig) | 64.39 | 99% | 2014-02-26 |
| 33197. | SH BIPLOB (shbiplob5231) | 64.39 | 96% | 2026-01-30 |
| 33198. | Jim (jimvang8790) | 64.39 | 97% | 2021-06-11 |
| 33199. | Lucas (squids_) | 64.39 | 94% | 2021-03-02 |
| 33200. | chris (microsoft_zune) | 64.39 | 84% | 2014-05-26 |
| 33201. | Qiu (qiuqiu6699) | 64.38 | 98% | 2015-12-09 |
| 33202. | Evan (evkev22) | 64.38 | 97% | 2025-08-20 |
| 33203. | akira (eternityo) | 64.38 | 94% | 2024-04-03 |
| 33204. | Fennec (fennecfox16) | 64.38 | 96% | 2024-10-24 |
| 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 |