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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29784. | thuytinh (hoathuytinhst12) | 67.40 | — | 2011-02-04 |
| 29785. | Debbie (debit) | 67.40 | — | 2010-12-20 |
| 29786. | Hatman (haftam) | 67.39 | 98% | 2025-04-18 |
| 29787. | 0xfaisal (0xfaisal) | 67.39 | 96% | 2024-09-08 |
| 29788. | Pixql (pixql) | 67.39 | 95% | 2024-06-26 |
| 29789. | ohlav (ohlav) | 67.39 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
| 29790. | sol (skipknot) | 67.39 | 95% | 2024-04-22 |
| 29791. | Matthew (blazeblaz) | 67.39 | 91% | 2013-09-12 |
| 29792. | Cory (nascar_nelson) | 67.39 | 96.3% | 2023-11-26 |
| 29793. | TheHurriedRabbit (thehurrie... | 67.39 | 95% | 2023-03-21 |
| 29794. | yousef (yousefalghofaili) | 67.39 | 94.9% | 2024-01-27 |
| 29795. | Steve (snap07) | 67.39 | 92% | 2012-08-08 |
| 29796. | Gust (gustchou) | 67.39 | 97% | 2024-03-08 |
| 29797. | Criss (criss1980) | 67.39 | 96% | 2011-12-06 |
| 29798. | alejandro (mermeladov) | 67.39 | 97% | 2019-12-26 |
| 29799. | ItsSchatten (itsschatten) | 67.39 | 94% | 2019-06-20 |
| 29800. | Ruther Mike Abayon (rutherm... | 67.38 | 96% | 2025-03-07 |
| 29801. | Type Racist (typing_racer_24) | 67.38 | 95.5% | 2024-04-08 |
| 29802. | Leeta (leeta_613) | 67.38 | 99% | 2025-11-29 |
| 29803. | Jonathan (compurgator) | 67.38 | 96% | 2022-05-04 |
| 29804. | Zev (zcraig1130) | 67.38 | 96% | 2025-05-06 |
| 29805. | Jose Ortiz (jortiz1496) | 67.38 | 96% | 2021-12-01 |
| 29806. | Toan (nguoichuadangki) | 67.38 | 98% | 2022-02-11 |
| 29807. | Tanner (ayytanner) | 67.38 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
| 29808. | Tran (tdtrung17693) | 67.38 | 97% | 2015-10-13 |
| 29809. | swordy (swordy) | 67.38 | 95% | 2013-06-06 |
| 29810. | Hui (whss) | 67.37 | 98% | 2025-02-05 |
| 29811. | RUDIGER (rudiger100) | 67.37 | 98% | 2025-04-29 |
| 29812. | ARMANDFS (armand_fs69) | 67.37 | 96% | 2024-03-13 |
| 29813. | PU (pupupu) | 67.37 | 98.1% | 2024-01-16 |
| 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 |