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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38196. | Alexander (yomummy) | 59.15 | 96% | 2020-11-25 |
| 38197. | My (xz2ne1zx) | 59.15 | 97% | 2012-05-26 |
| 38198. | Kevin (kevinptt0323) | 59.15 | 95% | 2013-12-24 |
| 38199. | hamza (darkness1523) | 59.15 | 96% | 2016-04-11 |
| 38200. | aladins (aladinsmonkey) | 59.15 | 95% | 2015-06-01 |
| 38201. | Joseph Ruppe (josephruppe) | 59.14 | 94.4% | 2024-11-26 |
| 38202. | Rezu (rezu) | 59.14 | 96% | 2025-09-05 |
| 38203. | James (watash1) | 59.14 | 96% | 2024-10-15 |
| 38204. | bakha_on_colemak (bakha_on_... | 59.14 | 96% | 2023-11-30 |
| 38205. | Rick Gomez (cxod) | 59.14 | 96% | 2023-11-30 |
| 38206. | kuo (kuowehua) | 59.14 | 99% | 2025-03-17 |
| 38207. | Jon (goneoffbread) | 59.14 | 94.1% | 2024-12-23 |
| 38208. | David (remyrium) | 59.14 | 97.7% | 2024-05-24 |
| 38209. | Mikael (linduxed) | 59.14 | 92% | 2012-03-03 |
| 38210. | Jacko (jackomx) | 59.14 | 98% | 2013-05-21 |
| 38211. | Domenico (rockstar1983) | 59.14 | 97% | 2014-11-30 |
| 38212. | Luis (_jetblack) | 59.13 | 96% | 2025-10-28 |
| 38213. | Emil (quackling) | 59.13 | 97% | 2024-01-15 |
| 38214. | trip (triphereon) | 59.13 | 91% | 2015-05-01 |
| 38215. | Jehangir (jehangirkhanafridi) | 59.13 | 97% | 2019-11-06 |
| 38216. | Si B (sibottom) | 59.12 | 96.8% | 2024-10-30 |
| 38217. | Christian (sengakris) | 59.12 | 96% | 2024-10-29 |
| 38218. | Sir Em (ephraim47) | 59.12 | 95% | 2022-10-31 |
| 38219. | Dallamas (diilamas115) | 59.12 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 38220. | Rauhan (rauhan1998) | 59.12 | 96.1% | 2024-07-14 |
| 38221. | Ferhat (feroo) | 59.12 | 90% | 2011-05-30 |
| 38222. | Kevin (despawned) | 59.12 | 88% | 2014-11-21 |
| 38223. | Slowest Noob (ayrin101) | 59.12 | 91% | 2017-05-10 |
| 38224. | BigDaddy (osentatiously) | 59.11 | 97.2% | 2025-03-27 |
| 38225. | GaryBanana (gchungsy5) | 59.11 | 96.9% | 2024-12-06 |
| 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 |