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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30612. | Lu Phone Maw (richard15) | 66.89 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
| 30613. | AJamal31 (ajamal31) | 66.89 | 95% | 2021-09-06 |
| 30614. | andre (saliry) | 66.89 | 96.7% | 2025-02-11 |
| 30615. | Danny (arbitori) | 66.89 | 95.3% | 2021-02-13 |
| 30616. | Luke (superluke) | 66.89 | 97% | 2012-12-04 |
| 30617. | Z4ZI3 (z4zi3) | 66.88 | 94% | 2023-03-12 |
| 30618. | Miranda (catdogmanna) | 66.88 | 97% | 2025-05-29 |
| 30619. | Raghav (epic_r_g) | 66.88 | 97.3% | 2024-04-09 |
| 30620. | RagingPandak (ragingpanda1) | 66.88 | 95% | 2025-06-10 |
| 30621. | sophie (sophiehahah) | 66.88 | 96% | 2025-12-14 |
| 30622. | Killer (killer_vr) | 66.88 | 96% | 2023-09-18 |
| 30623. | KSons (soupinmybowl) | 66.88 | 96% | 2022-09-30 |
| 30624. | Auburn30YT (auburn30yt) | 66.88 | 96.6% | 2024-02-19 |
| 30625. | Lisa (lisanick64) | 66.88 | — | 2010-10-28 |
| 30626. | Laama (laamasweg) | 66.88 | 86% | 2017-01-30 |
| 30627. | Ginta (allstar50) | 66.88 | 97% | 2017-06-07 |
| 30628. | BeepBeep (corsairshadow) | 66.87 | 97% | 2025-08-09 |
| 30629. | . (ralqen8) | 66.87 | 97% | 2024-09-15 |
| 30630. | Payson (payson12) | 66.87 | 98.1% | 2024-11-24 |
| 30631. | Vitaliy (rey1) | 66.87 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
| 30632. | Tinaa (tina_r) | 66.87 | 97% | 2011-07-07 |
| 30633. | Andrej (andy144) | 66.86 | 98% | 2025-10-28 |
| 30634. | Mus (m_ust_y) | 66.86 | 96% | 2025-05-20 |
| 30635. | Gray Turner (gjbear) | 66.86 | 96% | 2024-01-22 |
| 30636. | stratos (themng69) | 66.86 | 96.6% | 2024-08-27 |
| 30637. | Jason (jm2084) | 66.86 | 98% | 2025-07-27 |
| 30638. | Melanie (mellijade) | 66.86 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
| 30639. | Bovinova (bovinovain) | 66.86 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
| 30640. | Ewokker (ewokker) | 66.86 | 93.6% | 2024-04-05 |
| 30641. | LordMackerel (lordmackerel) | 66.86 | 96% | 2021-09-15 |
| 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 |