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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14630. | Will (sinnful43) | 83.24 | 97% | 2015-03-17 |
| 14631. | Cristhian (crbonilha) | 83.24 | 99% | 2013-06-01 |
| 14632. | Al (4pfgrec) | 83.23 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 14633. | jason (thatsniceman) | 83.23 | 96% | 2021-07-12 |
| 14634. | Asewze (asewze) | 83.23 | 97% | 2020-08-10 |
| 14635. | Colin (colinhoh03) | 83.23 | 97% | 2022-02-18 |
| 14636. | Philluminati (philluminati) | 83.23 | 97% | 2021-03-17 |
| 14637. | 🔻𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴... | 83.23 | 95.8% | 2024-01-21 |
| 14638. | satish (dextermorgan) | 83.23 | 94% | 2011-06-25 |
| 14639. | soid (soids) | 83.22 | 96% | 2025-07-14 |
| 14640. | ahsan (ahsantypes) | 83.22 | 97.5% | 2025-05-29 |
| 14641. | Isabelle (bellerific) | 83.22 | 96% | 2019-02-10 |
| 14642. | Boris (bpst2k) | 83.22 | 97% | 2022-05-11 |
| 14643. | a (ierfth) | 83.22 | 96% | 2019-01-23 |
| 14644. | Noob (noobtypist) | 83.22 | 92% | 2012-02-27 |
| 14645. | d3vAn (devankitbht) | 83.22 | 97% | 2013-07-19 |
| 14646. | Veldiir (veldiir) | 83.21 | 99.5% | 2025-01-30 |
| 14647. | smtsz (smtsz) | 83.21 | 97% | 2024-08-08 |
| 14648. | Macy (macylace) | 83.21 | 97% | 2023-02-20 |
| 14649. | Kadz (kadzz) | 83.21 | 98.1% | 2024-04-29 |
| 14650. | Mooshi (mooshiboy_dvorak) | 83.21 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
| 14651. | Ag (aglutamate2) | 83.21 | 97% | 2021-07-24 |
| 14652. | The Write Tale (pchanbps1) | 83.21 | 98% | 2021-01-14 |
| 14653. | :) (yuuuhhh) | 83.21 | 95% | 2021-01-10 |
| 14654. | Josh (tinman430) | 83.21 | 96% | 2020-08-31 |
| 14655. | April (aprilrail) | 83.21 | 96% | 2013-05-03 |
| 14656. | Ian (petwoip) | 83.21 | 94% | 2013-07-16 |
| 14657. | Chaoui (chaoui) | 83.20 | 98% | 2022-07-20 |
| 14658. | proof (proof_412) | 83.20 | 97.8% | 2023-12-01 |
| 14659. | jai (predator726) | 83.20 | 98.2% | 2025-03-05 |
| 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 |