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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20224. | Adam (sirfartigus) | 76.26 | 98% | 2019-05-03 |
| 20225. | FOO (mintaly_unstable) | 76.26 | 98% | 2022-04-19 |
| 20226. | Jana (janazeyada) | 76.26 | 99% | 2024-09-14 |
| 20227. | Mark (mtatom) | 76.26 | 95% | 2014-02-18 |
| 20228. | Connor (lastiy) | 76.25 | 96.5% | 2021-02-05 |
| 20229. | tstats[mnhracer] (mnhracer) | 76.25 | 98% | 2023-06-27 |
| 20230. | Oddy (0ddy_hum4an) | 76.25 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
| 20231. | Jared (jrod44) | 76.25 | 97% | 2018-01-21 |
| 20232. | Mister (ducky9008) | 76.25 | 94% | 2013-07-14 |
| 20233. | Enzo (enzobenzo) | 76.25 | 95% | 2020-02-09 |
| 20234. | Ram (sunia32) | 76.25 | 96% | 2021-06-28 |
| 20235. | H (carltonbanks1) | 76.25 | 96% | 2023-11-27 |
| 20236. | jakub (jakub177) | 76.25 | 97% | 2021-05-14 |
| 20237. | Calvin (calvinb) | 76.25 | 97% | 2012-02-18 |
| 20238. | Vikki (vinka) | 76.25 | 95% | 2015-02-06 |
| 20239. | RedClown (redclown) | 76.25 | 96% | 2017-05-01 |
| 20240. | Yol (yol56) | 76.24 | 95% | 2024-12-04 |
| 20241. | Shiva (shivajreddy) | 76.24 | 97.5% | 2024-04-21 |
| 20242. | Cromus (cromus) | 76.24 | 92% | 2013-05-09 |
| 20243. | Thomas (unc4me4568) | 76.24 | 97% | 2016-07-28 |
| 20244. | Cheesetoast (cheesetoastman) | 76.24 | 96.7% | 2023-11-29 |
| 20245. | Will (carbohydra) | 76.24 | 99% | 2022-07-28 |
| 20246. | Meinrad (meinrad) | 76.24 | 96% | 2016-03-03 |
| 20247. | Ferat (gadreel) | 76.24 | 96% | 2016-08-01 |
| 20248. | Andrew (ahalle) | 76.24 | 98% | 2018-08-17 |
| 20249. | Moby (s0uthxpark) | 76.24 | 98% | 2018-09-30 |
| 20250. | Crystal (crystal_rhodes) | 76.24 | 94% | 2012-07-27 |
| 20251. | Esteban (ehmenzala) | 76.23 | 96% | 2025-05-15 |
| 20252. | Mathieu Bock-Côté (gigapxl) | 76.23 | 99% | 2024-06-06 |
| 20253. | jlfa (sdo1) | 76.23 | 96% | 2025-06-26 |
| 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 |