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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23782. | Ciceronianus (ciceronianus) | 73.46 | 98% | 2012-04-07 |
| 23783. | Joshua (jdong820) | 73.46 | 97% | 2019-03-08 |
| 23784. | zlarosav (zlarosav) | 73.45 | 96% | 2025-06-16 |
| 23785. | Corey (pretty_star) | 73.45 | 98% | 2025-07-18 |
| 23786. | gog (guanquan) | 73.45 | 96% | 2024-02-20 |
| 23787. | Blaze (klblaz) | 73.45 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 23788. | Chris Cunningham (chcunning... | 73.45 | 97% | 2024-07-08 |
| 23789. | SabinShrestha (horrendousre... | 73.45 | 92% | 2011-11-12 |
| 23790. | Jillian (bretonburke) | 73.44 | 94% | 2023-05-22 |
| 23791. | ZeReF (zeref_001) | 73.44 | 96% | 2023-08-04 |
| 23792. | Katja (avielle) | 73.44 | 100% | 2025-03-04 |
| 23793. | Lukas (braxn) | 73.44 | 97.8% | 2024-07-11 |
| 23794. | Renee (booboohead) | 73.44 | 99% | 2020-01-15 |
| 23795. | Clay (clay10swag) | 73.44 | 96.5% | 2024-04-04 |
| 23796. | Ibrahim (ibrahimker) | 73.44 | 96% | 2015-09-11 |
| 23797. | Joel (xsinova) | 73.44 | 93% | 2016-07-11 |
| 23798. | Tebs (tebs1) | 73.43 | 95% | 2024-07-26 |
| 23799. | demondog (demondog627) | 73.43 | 98.6% | 2024-05-31 |
| 23800. | Meels (meels910) | 73.43 | 97% | 2024-11-18 |
| 23801. | She_Left_Me (she_left_me) | 73.43 | 96.3% | 2024-10-10 |
| 23802. | AlejoGDOfficial (alejogdoff... | 73.43 | 96% | 2020-12-02 |
| 23803. | Salman (kagami48) | 73.43 | 97% | 2023-03-21 |
| 23804. | A (lvorg) | 73.43 | 97% | 2022-05-15 |
| 23805. | Turkey (xtra_large) | 73.43 | 95% | 2020-08-18 |
| 23806. | (shaun022) | 73.43 | 97% | 2021-12-13 |
| 23807. | Roshan (roshan_satare) | 73.43 | 98.1% | 2025-03-15 |
| 23808. | Arnold (jintropin) | 73.43 | 96% | 2012-09-25 |
| 23809. | Manick (manickspeed) | 73.43 | 97% | 2019-12-02 |
| 23810. | pablo (pablo_rm1197) | 73.42 | 96% | 2021-10-16 |
| 23811. | ashok (ashokkasi) | 73.42 | 98% | 2021-10-04 |
| 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 |