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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21994. | Sameer (sameer_2) | 74.19 | 94% | 2017-11-20 |
| 21995. | Malacca (malaysia) | 74.19 | — | 2010-07-28 |
| 21996. | i got super slow (flareisno... | 74.19 | 94% | 2019-08-26 |
| 21997. | Aram (arejmm7) | 74.19 | 97% | 2018-12-23 |
| 21998. | Tyler (tnhouse) | 74.19 | 94% | 2015-01-01 |
| 21999. | Henry (clifford_types) | 74.19 | 97% | 2019-07-17 |
| 22000. | Mazen Wershana (konix1212) | 74.18 | 98% | 2025-06-03 |
| 22001. | Kimmalyn (kimmalyn) | 74.18 | 97% | 2021-05-01 |
| 22002. | Jamal (sxboooooobs) | 74.18 | 97% | 2024-03-23 |
| 22003. | ibrahim (korapia2112) | 74.18 | 96.2% | 2024-06-26 |
| 22004. | Kyler (relykchess) | 74.18 | 95% | 2023-09-29 |
| 22005. | Narzullo (proger_narzullo) | 74.18 | 97% | 2023-03-24 |
| 22006. | Joey (joeyo2020) | 74.18 | 96% | 2021-02-13 |
| 22007. | bug (bugmenot) | 74.18 | — | 2010-11-25 |
| 22008. | gechleng (ngorgechleng) | 74.18 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
| 22009. | Absyl (absyl) | 74.18 | 97% | 2011-05-22 |
| 22010. | Raghavan G V (raghavangv1998) | 74.17 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
| 22011. | kaizel (kai_zel) | 74.17 | 98% | 2025-01-24 |
| 22012. | Kucing (nyandesuyo) | 74.17 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 22013. | dmitry (dmitry_) | 74.17 | 94.4% | 2023-12-21 |
| 22014. | Simon (siggyyo) | 74.17 | 94% | 2015-10-23 |
| 22015. | Muhammadsaid (muhammadsaid_... | 74.16 | 94.6% | 2025-05-06 |
| 22016. | George (chronictyper) | 74.16 | 97% | 2024-03-22 |
| 22017. | sean (itscalledwkey) | 74.16 | 95.8% | 2025-04-10 |
| 22018. | Jessie (jpoopknitting) | 74.16 | 96% | 2024-04-10 |
| 22019. | This is (thisiswhyweplay) | 74.16 | 96% | 2022-06-12 |
| 22020. | AR (prop_24) | 74.16 | 96% | 2025-01-28 |
| 22021. | Chase (chasechai) | 74.16 | 97% | 2022-10-08 |
| 22022. | Awoo? (voidsaidmeow) | 74.16 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 22023. | Lynx_n (lynx_n) | 74.15 | 97.3% | 2024-02-20 |
| 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 |