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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23201. | Will (wsmiteh) | 74.49 | 93% | 2016-03-01 |
| 23202. | Jacob (remoobekaj) | 74.49 | 95.4% | 2024-09-19 |
| 23203. | DenJuergenWuergen (denjuerg... | 74.48 | 99% | 2025-01-05 |
| 23204. | am (almondletter) | 74.48 | 96% | 2025-03-13 |
| 23205. | Chloe (chlobbytheelf) | 74.48 | 99% | 2026-05-15 |
| 23206. | MikeRoss (mikeross12) | 74.48 | 98% | 2024-09-16 |
| 23207. | Sami (diddythe3rd) | 74.48 | 97% | 2024-09-24 |
| 23208. | Kuhlman07 (kuhlman_07) | 74.48 | 98% | 2024-12-06 |
| 23209. | Håkon (happyzpanners) | 74.48 | 96.9% | 2024-04-04 |
| 23210. | Ali (ali_yousef97) | 74.48 | 97% | 2025-07-22 |
| 23211. | BigBoyCloset (hcildolich) | 74.48 | 96.6% | 2024-12-15 |
| 23212. | Asgarnian (asgarnian) | 74.48 | 97% | 2012-06-13 |
| 23213. | Suigikawa (suigikawa) | 74.48 | 96% | 2021-11-11 |
| 23214. | oldranda1414 (oldranda1414) | 74.48 | 97.7% | 2024-11-07 |
| 23215. | Hunter (hunter1109) | 74.48 | 97% | 2019-02-21 |
| 23216. | David (taraen) | 74.48 | 95% | 2014-10-06 |
| 23217. | dxncypher (whatisthetypistd... | 74.47 | 96.4% | 2024-12-31 |
| 23218. | Anuk (motley_) | 74.47 | 96% | 2025-09-23 |
| 23219. | GRIS (gris_) | 74.47 | 96.3% | 2023-11-18 |
| 23220. | hyhu (hyhy233) | 74.47 | 95% | 2021-06-10 |
| 23221. | hai (nothing101) | 74.47 | 97% | 2012-03-29 |
| 23222. | Thanh Quế (kimmy1997) | 74.47 | — | 2010-07-17 |
| 23223. | Tim (euclid221) | 74.47 | 96% | 2016-08-28 |
| 23224. | Lucifron (lucifron) | 74.46 | 96% | 2024-06-19 |
| 23225. | toxizz23_ (toxizz23_) | 74.46 | 96% | 2025-12-17 |
| 23226. | taquan (quandeptrai123) | 74.46 | 97.3% | 2024-04-05 |
| 23227. | Zorro (fighter_2024) | 74.46 | 97% | 2024-05-26 |
| 23228. | Pinekkone (pinekkone) | 74.46 | 96% | 2022-05-31 |
| 23229. | Ekamjit Singh (ekam_kila_ra... | 74.46 | 97.3% | 2023-12-19 |
| 23230. | Daniel (danndmv01) | 74.46 | 98% | 2023-04-11 |
| 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 |