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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28307. | mofo (s1utty123) | 67.62 | 96% | 2018-04-20 |
| 28308. | Slim (fake_slim_shady) | 67.62 | 93% | 2014-10-23 |
| 28309. | Irin (nigirisushi) | 67.61 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
| 28310. | Ram Pareek (therampareek) | 67.61 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
| 28311. | roadto120 (raiyan2423) | 67.61 | 100% | 2021-01-23 |
| 28312. | Stephen (stephenrocks8) | 67.61 | 93% | 2015-03-26 |
| 28313. | Sam (busiclucho) | 67.61 | 96% | 2018-04-06 |
| 28314. | Leo (leoroy7x7) | 67.60 | 99% | 2022-05-20 |
| 28315. | Joao Felix (joao_felix) | 67.60 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
| 28316. | Jérémy Dusart (kelde) | 67.60 | 97% | 2025-06-11 |
| 28317. | Virus (virusinmotion) | 67.60 | 96% | 2022-08-07 |
| 28318. | SOM (som38) | 67.60 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 28319. | Jeff (jeff_1107) | 67.60 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
| 28320. | axos (axos411) | 67.60 | 99% | 2021-08-11 |
| 28321. | melkiyar (melkiyar3) | 67.60 | 98% | 2019-08-06 |
| 28322. | Gabe (gabe90) | 67.60 | 94% | 2016-05-19 |
| 28323. | Leo Lopez (scholarly_brutha) | 67.59 | 95.8% | 2024-12-08 |
| 28324. | loffafm (loffafm_) | 67.59 | 96.6% | 2025-01-07 |
| 28325. | Andreas (thisisnotajoke) | 67.59 | 96% | 2018-04-15 |
| 28326. | Napsta (napstaa) | 67.59 | 96.4% | 2024-03-01 |
| 28327. | Shafraz (cybertyper101) | 67.59 | 97% | 2024-07-16 |
| 28328. | Chino (chinomx) | 67.59 | 95.2% | 2024-03-22 |
| 28329. | Guest (c7ph3r) | 67.59 | 97% | 2023-10-05 |
| 28330. | goezonmeplz (zlowtypr) | 67.58 | 96% | 2025-05-04 |
| 28331. | Alf (jacv_10) | 67.58 | 99% | 2025-04-13 |
| 28332. | key_slappa (key_slappa) | 67.58 | 96% | 2024-09-27 |
| 28333. | "I'm a scatman" (bexarcocky) | 67.58 | 94.3% | 2024-05-04 |
| 28334. | Justin (justinpmd) | 67.58 | 88% | 2013-01-17 |
| 28335. | Innocent (innocentsolo) | 67.57 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
| 28336. | Nybo (nyboow) | 67.57 | 96% | 2024-11-21 |
| 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 |