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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20822. | Dan (danmckillop) | 75.36 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
| 20823. | René (rene_) | 75.36 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
| 20824. | Lucas (123timmy321) | 75.35 | 97% | 2024-10-25 |
| 20825. | C (chautran97) | 75.35 | 96.5% | 2024-09-01 |
| 20826. | Biswajit (biswajit_maity) | 75.35 | 95.6% | 2025-01-23 |
| 20827. | Samuel (monxii) | 75.35 | 96% | 2024-07-01 |
| 20828. | Noah (typer_noah) | 75.35 | 97.7% | 2024-04-26 |
| 20829. | Broke (ftybroke) | 75.35 | 95.8% | 2024-02-20 |
| 20830. | Max Charles (mpc2) | 75.35 | 97.1% | 2024-01-07 |
| 20831. | Zhuojun (zhuojun_12) | 75.35 | 95% | 2024-04-23 |
| 20832. | Tonmaii (tonmaiii) | 75.35 | 95% | 2023-03-12 |
| 20833. | Papa (papatypist) | 75.35 | 99% | 2024-04-13 |
| 20834. | Jacob (sl_jacob) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-12-06 |
| 20835. | Max (maxijazz) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
| 20836. | Vil (vilsie) | 75.35 | 91% | 2015-12-29 |
| 20837. | randomdancemoves (human) | 75.35 | — | 2010-09-16 |
| 20838. | Ahmed Saif Eldeen (sword_83) | 75.34 | 96% | 2024-08-17 |
| 20839. | gioma (gioma) | 75.34 | 96% | 2024-03-06 |
| 20840. | Gallantino (gallantinogoldy) | 75.34 | 97% | 2023-11-10 |
| 20841. | ridicolos (ridicolos) | 75.34 | 96% | 2022-06-03 |
| 20842. | Samuel (samuel_7) | 75.34 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 20843. | Brock (brockbnntt) | 75.34 | 95.9% | 2024-04-02 |
| 20844. | Matthew (mqtthew) | 75.34 | 98% | 2018-08-11 |
| 20845. | Young (youngson) | 75.34 | 94% | 2016-09-18 |
| 20846. | deget (deget) | 75.34 | 94% | 2016-01-29 |
| 20847. | melan (melancholyy) | 75.33 | 95% | 2024-07-15 |
| 20848. | ariel (ariel9098) | 75.33 | 94% | 2024-03-24 |
| 20849. | Cynical (cynicalcitric) | 75.33 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
| 20850. | Mytch (mmytch) | 75.33 | 97% | 2024-04-20 |
| 20851. | MattSki (mattskiz) | 75.33 | 97.2% | 2023-12-11 |
| 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 |