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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21239. | tehfu (brownmilk) | 76.57 | 93.7% | 2024-11-05 |
| 21240. | River (ronguat) | 76.57 | 98% | 2015-10-30 |
| 21241. | Zalda (zalda) | 76.56 | 95.5% | 2023-11-21 |
| 21242. | Luca Guiga (ucalay) | 76.56 | 96% | 2025-08-10 |
| 21243. | Kyle (kylegt) | 76.56 | 99.5% | 2025-05-15 |
| 21244. | Saul Evans (mctavish31) | 76.56 | 97.7% | 2024-05-14 |
| 21245. | SheQuacks (shequacks) | 76.56 | 97% | 2025-08-06 |
| 21246. | noah (noahtan) | 76.56 | 98% | 2024-09-14 |
| 21247. | Selscqa (selscqa) | 76.56 | 95% | 2022-08-03 |
| 21248. | qwertz (mynameiswayne) | 76.56 | 95% | 2014-03-22 |
| 21249. | b0bqt (duntnoticemee) | 76.56 | 97% | 2025-10-20 |
| 21250. | bag (bagduster) | 76.56 | 95.6% | 2023-09-13 |
| 21251. | Brandon (baddoodle) | 76.56 | 97% | 2025-03-06 |
| 21252. | Kamil (spritti) | 76.56 | 97% | 2021-01-31 |
| 21253. | Daniel (speed_type1) | 76.56 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
| 21254. | Bacosca (bacosca) | 76.56 | 99% | 2015-06-14 |
| 21255. | VisK (vishnu28) | 76.55 | 98% | 2025-07-30 |
| 21256. | sinlesscupid (sinlesscupid) | 76.55 | 97% | 2024-03-05 |
| 21257. | Dustin (athleticsaddict) | 76.55 | 91% | 2015-07-16 |
| 21258. | Henk (fattieruns) | 76.55 | 97.9% | 2024-01-30 |
| 21259. | R (vivavee) | 76.55 | 96% | 2019-12-26 |
| 21260. | Maeda (_maeda_) | 76.55 | 98% | 2025-01-26 |
| 21261. | james (hannjam) | 76.55 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
| 21262. | Chris (kr0n0s1nvisible) | 76.55 | 92% | 2015-11-18 |
| 21263. | DSlite (dslite) | 76.55 | 97% | 2016-05-08 |
| 21264. | sheepy (sheepyrocks) | 76.55 | 91% | 2011-09-22 |
| 21265. | flowstate (flowstatee) | 76.54 | 98% | 2024-10-09 |
| 21266. | patrick bateman (lysol_disi... | 76.54 | 96% | 2024-05-17 |
| 21267. | tejudu (tejudu) | 76.54 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 21268. | FreePalestine (dvorak_on_top) | 76.54 | 97% | 2023-12-05 |
| 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 |