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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19307. | أحمد (dr_ahmed) | 78.63 | 96% | 2015-04-27 |
| 19308. | Ryuzaki (ryuzakisultan) | 78.63 | 96% | 2016-05-19 |
| 19309. | Jack (jacknc) | 78.63 | 93% | 2016-02-11 |
| 19310. | Aarsh Shah (aarsh33) | 78.62 | 98% | 2024-04-10 |
| 19311. | greenie686 (greenie686) | 78.62 | 96% | 2025-01-05 |
| 19312. | zqud (zqud) | 78.62 | 94.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 19313. | smile (silversky666) | 78.62 | 97.3% | 2024-03-17 |
| 19314. | amlostandbored (amlost) | 78.62 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 19315. | terabvte (terabvte) | 78.62 | 93% | 2025-01-15 |
| 19316. | yRduZ (yrduz) | 78.62 | 96.4% | 2023-12-01 |
| 19317. | Travis (7yl3r) | 78.62 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 19318. | Ahnaf (ahnaf_habib) | 78.62 | 98% | 2024-12-18 |
| 19319. | Godrod (god_of_rods) | 78.62 | 98% | 2021-11-17 |
| 19320. | Rasintya (rasintya) | 78.62 | 97% | 2014-05-07 |
| 19321. | James (irishaggie) | 78.62 | 98% | 2016-06-03 |
| 19322. | DON (donnn) | 78.62 | 97% | 2018-06-20 |
| 19323. | Stormf0x (stormf0x) | 78.61 | 97.9% | 2024-08-01 |
| 19324. | Michael (yomama500) | 78.61 | 98.1% | 2024-01-30 |
| 19325. | Unknown (valo) | 78.61 | 94% | 2012-01-31 |
| 19326. | adish (adishlelnub) | 78.61 | 92% | 2015-05-08 |
| 19327. | Christopher (cmarcow10) | 78.60 | 95% | 2021-04-16 |
| 19328. | Bo Cletus (bocletus) | 78.60 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 19329. | evripidaros (evripidaros) | 78.60 | 96.8% | 2024-09-12 |
| 19330. | pakcanttype (cheesecurdboi) | 78.60 | 97% | 2026-03-31 |
| 19331. | nate (yungnate) | 78.60 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 19332. | 1st (toomtam) | 78.60 | 100% | 2019-02-20 |
| 19333. | King (kingshantha) | 78.60 | 97% | 2015-04-07 |
| 19334. | Cris (the_thesaurusrex) | 78.59 | 97% | 2026-01-04 |
| 19335. | Rosmi (rosmi) | 78.59 | 96% | 2026-01-13 |
| 19336. | AnhFam (anhfam) | 78.59 | 97.5% | 2024-03-07 |
| 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 |