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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23337. | Michael (macdomantay) | 74.37 | 96% | 2015-07-30 |
| 23338. | Mookk (junshimada) | 74.36 | 95% | 2019-02-20 |
| 23339. | Szympik (szympik) | 74.36 | 96% | 2026-01-27 |
| 23340. | Lia (liadali_79) | 74.36 | 98.1% | 2024-05-30 |
| 23341. | Ladolover (ferrorobroom) | 74.36 | 98% | 2024-07-18 |
| 23342. | WaFik (wafik) | 74.36 | 96% | 2024-03-18 |
| 23343. | Himanshu (pluto_ish) | 74.36 | 97.3% | 2024-01-15 |
| 23344. | Hockey (hockeygirl02) | 74.36 | 94% | 2011-07-19 |
| 23345. | Blue (tiger1080) | 74.35 | 98.8% | 2025-02-05 |
| 23346. | Gabriel (bigolgabe) | 74.35 | 91% | 2016-04-02 |
| 23347. | ahmed aboelnaga (ahmedgaboe... | 74.35 | 95.4% | 2025-01-08 |
| 23348. | Brian (briancontreras) | 74.35 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 23349. | BB (upsie) | 74.35 | 97% | 2024-09-20 |
| 23350. | meh (lrnmhl) | 74.35 | 97.9% | 2024-03-31 |
| 23351. | Alex (alexhosier) | 74.35 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
| 23352. | Alexandre (aletm) | 74.35 | — | 2010-09-03 |
| 23353. | redram3n (blackram3n) | 74.34 | 94.4% | 2021-02-07 |
| 23354. | Vishal (vishal77) | 74.34 | 96% | 2025-12-31 |
| 23355. | PhaTTypes (phattypes) | 74.34 | 95.3% | 2024-08-23 |
| 23356. | Speedo (pacmaniac) | 74.34 | 97% | 2021-08-05 |
| 23357. | Tim (thekwa) | 74.34 | 96% | 2025-12-10 |
| 23358. | Lord Xenon (lordxenon) | 74.34 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
| 23359. | Leon (squarerootbagels) | 74.34 | 92% | 2014-12-09 |
| 23360. | Akibono (akibono) | 74.34 | 91% | 2015-05-12 |
| 23361. | Jake (jackwabbit) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 23362. | Erin (meowcat123) | 74.33 | 96.5% | 2025-05-02 |
| 23363. | M. (meowing_kitcat) | 74.33 | 95% | 2025-02-21 |
| 23364. | mf-16 (mf_16) | 74.33 | 97.7% | 2025-05-07 |
| 23365. | 你好吗？ (pookybear) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-04-12 |
| 23366. | Christian (cggmaury) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-11-09 |
| 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 |