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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25495. | alan (pinealan) | 72.13 | 95% | 2013-10-21 |
| 25496. | Rostislav (kam2play) | 72.13 | 96% | 2024-02-15 |
| 25497. | Erin (erinbrgss) | 72.13 | 95% | 2016-09-02 |
| 25498. | Daniel (danbroncos) | 72.13 | 97.9% | 2024-05-02 |
| 25499. | KingOfShad (piengsd4) | 72.13 | 97% | 2025-06-25 |
| 25500. | Henry Ford (henryford_513) | 72.13 | 98% | 2025-04-04 |
| 25501. | Rory Gower (rxryag) | 72.13 | 97% | 2025-09-03 |
| 25502. | buttbag (letsbecatstogether) | 72.12 | 94% | 2016-11-15 |
| 25503. | Jeremy (sundown779) | 72.12 | 96% | 2017-08-02 |
| 25504. | Ken (slowmode1) | 72.12 | 97% | 2015-01-15 |
| 25505. | Stian (borgermester) | 72.12 | 88% | 2013-01-28 |
| 25506. | Pierce (nitten) | 72.12 | 97% | 2017-02-07 |
| 25507. | Daniel (dankeykang1248) | 72.12 | 97.2% | 2025-01-06 |
| 25508. | ajay (ajay007007) | 72.12 | 98% | 2024-05-29 |
| 25509. | Bob (brunofernades) | 72.12 | 97% | 2021-09-22 |
| 25510. | Hasan (hasan10khan) | 72.12 | 96% | 2024-06-04 |
| 25511. | Lazukr (lazukr) | 72.11 | 93% | 2012-05-05 |
| 25512. | Niek (revenants) | 72.11 | 91% | 2014-05-22 |
| 25513. | sc4x (pucymae) | 72.11 | 97% | 2022-11-23 |
| 25514. | Anthony (anthonydsr) | 72.11 | 96% | 2022-04-21 |
| 25515. | Hichael (rotibom) | 72.11 | 95% | 2014-10-15 |
| 25516. | tushka (tushka9) | 72.11 | 96.3% | 2023-11-13 |
| 25517. | Dancin (tranvinhkhang07) | 72.11 | 97.1% | 2024-09-01 |
| 25518. | Devesh (devesh_shetty) | 72.11 | 96.8% | 2024-07-10 |
| 25519. | bitute (bitute) | 72.11 | 96% | 2024-11-19 |
| 25520. | tinypixels (tinypixels) | 72.11 | 97.4% | 2024-01-23 |
| 25521. | Frazcier (frazcier) | 72.11 | 96% | 2025-02-25 |
| 25522. | spoodser (spoods_) | 72.11 | 96.3% | 2023-12-21 |
| 25523. | Pysaxc (sebaspertuz) | 72.10 | 96.7% | 2024-06-07 |
| 25524. | TeddyHan (teddyhan) | 72.10 | 96% | 2024-05-16 |
| 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 |