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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31061. | Jason (jasondamaso06) | 66.04 | 96% | 2025-11-03 |
| 31062. | Thordis (thordis) | 66.04 | 96% | 2011-06-29 |
| 31063. | Eleanor (ocbeach) | 66.04 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 31064. | Lior (liorg225) | 66.04 | 91% | 2014-08-31 |
| 31065. | Amol (amolrao) | 66.04 | 93% | 2016-02-22 |
| 31066. | Mentor (mentor2108) | 66.03 | 94% | 2024-03-14 |
| 31067. | Tonz (the_tonz) | 66.03 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
| 31068. | Wes (wes112) | 66.03 | 98.3% | 2025-05-15 |
| 31069. | stroobaj (stroobaj) | 66.02 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 31070. | Mohammed (md_islam) | 66.02 | 97% | 2017-04-27 |
| 31071. | Dmitry (horizon_47) | 66.02 | 97% | 2020-09-24 |
| 31072. | dotyper (dotyper) | 66.02 | 94% | 2012-05-26 |
| 31073. | Rudy (rudyvqt) | 66.02 | 95% | 2012-10-31 |
| 31074. | laurent (ajgad) | 66.02 | 98% | 2015-04-03 |
| 31075. | Olivia (orangejuice246) | 66.02 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
| 31076. | asdwe (asdwe) | 66.02 | 95% | 2015-02-01 |
| 31077. | Himanshu Singh (thakur1008a) | 66.01 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 31078. | Flash Racer (prateek_sinha) | 66.01 | 97.2% | 2024-10-21 |
| 31079. | mohamed (mylittlecreep) | 66.01 | 95% | 2025-03-07 |
| 31080. | greg (boctrorgc) | 66.01 | 98% | 2023-12-01 |
| 31081. | G (gbenz) | 66.01 | 94% | 2011-10-08 |
| 31082. | Matthew 11:28 (100percentba... | 66.00 | 95.7% | 2024-05-11 |
| 31083. | Phương Nguyễn (phuongso... | 66.00 | 94% | 2025-07-27 |
| 31084. | Mharl Sev (MharlSev) (mharl... | 66.00 | 96% | 2024-07-12 |
| 31085. | Erik (rocketdog_23) | 66.00 | 97% | 2023-02-03 |
| 31086. | Abdulrahman (abody_alizzi) | 66.00 | 94.8% | 2024-07-30 |
| 31087. | alec (alexrqs) | 66.00 | 98% | 2021-03-01 |
| 31088. | saad (eljarida) | 65.99 | 96% | 2025-10-31 |
| 31089. | Emi (typeraceremi267) | 65.99 | 98% | 2024-07-02 |
| 31090. | JdG (jdg1) | 65.99 | 95.4% | 2024-05-26 |
| 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 |