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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37549. | Boyka (boyka_) | 60.26 | 94.5% | 2024-06-11 |
| 37550. | Prithbiraj (prithy) | 60.26 | 97% | 2022-11-30 |
| 37551. | Doofy (bwarkee) | 60.26 | 98% | 2013-06-22 |
| 37552. | ugur (u280) | 60.25 | 95.4% | 2024-02-19 |
| 37553. | Agha (agha11) | 60.25 | 94.7% | 2025-05-18 |
| 37554. | ChickenBro (chicken_bro) | 60.25 | 96% | 2025-01-26 |
| 37555. | Georgios (asciitype) | 60.25 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 37556. | Manou (kayieni) | 60.25 | 94% | 2024-02-02 |
| 37557. | Aaron (mountrr) | 60.25 | 94% | 2021-12-09 |
| 37558. | Sabrina (banana2) | 60.25 | — | 2010-08-28 |
| 37559. | Magmamite (magmamite) | 60.24 | 97% | 2025-11-29 |
| 37560. | Ritesh (ritesh_98) | 60.24 | 95% | 2023-04-28 |
| 37561. | Silver (dogbeewolfie) | 60.24 | 94.9% | 2024-04-30 |
| 37562. | Stefan (zaphodb) | 60.24 | 96% | 2012-05-03 |
| 37563. | Kostas (orange_inc) | 60.24 | 94% | 2019-01-23 |
| 37564. | Nolan (nolbennett) | 60.24 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 37565. | Ireon (ireonus) | 60.23 | 96.3% | 2025-03-16 |
| 37566. | Rei (sleepyray) | 60.23 | 94% | 2021-11-30 |
| 37567. | virtuoso (vixplays) | 60.23 | 95% | 2024-11-16 |
| 37568. | zumrethoul (zumrethoul) | 60.23 | 96% | 2024-02-21 |
| 37569. | Ricciardo (maverickm4a1) | 60.23 | 98.6% | 2024-11-15 |
| 37570. | Julius (jus_kidding) | 60.23 | 94.7% | 2024-09-02 |
| 37571. | dani (xenobun) | 60.23 | 97.2% | 2024-01-28 |
| 37572. | ravi (ravi76) | 60.23 | 94% | 2016-05-07 |
| 37573. | dewy (dewy03) | 60.23 | 97% | 2021-09-07 |
| 37574. | Dominic (domg913) | 60.23 | 94% | 2021-01-30 |
| 37575. | Naifis (perfecterror) | 60.23 | 92% | 2011-05-10 |
| 37576. | rheyys (alxzarey) | 60.22 | 95% | 2025-12-22 |
| 37577. | Manish (grandpaa) | 60.22 | 95% | 2026-03-05 |
| 37578. | InitialTester (initialtester) | 60.22 | 95.4% | 2024-07-21 |
| 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 |