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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22854. | LSouza (lobolinux) | 74.69 | 97.5% | 2024-09-05 |
| 22855. | Siddharth (siddharth_giri) | 74.69 | 99% | 2019-07-02 |
| 22856. | Mysterydon (gloriaglozz) | 74.69 | 96% | 2024-03-25 |
| 22857. | Colin (epicswimmer32) | 74.69 | 97% | 2021-03-22 |
| 22858. | Doug (x0p56) | 74.69 | 96% | 2017-09-09 |
| 22859. | H (hdawg187) | 74.69 | 95% | 2016-05-24 |
| 22860. | Carlos (curious_caillou) | 74.68 | 95.3% | 2024-12-14 |
| 22861. | cyl (cyl2024) | 74.68 | 97.7% | 2024-09-13 |
| 22862. | Maha (neonnex) | 74.68 | 96% | 2024-08-09 |
| 22863. | (6gla1ve) | 74.68 | 98.2% | 2023-12-12 |
| 22864. | Matthew (befurl) | 74.68 | 98.1% | 2024-01-26 |
| 22865. | Kalash (gekalash4791) | 74.68 | 99% | 2020-07-25 |
| 22866. | Grace (graceeunjeonglee) | 74.68 | — | 2010-12-14 |
| 22867. | bobby g (darkness2422) | 74.68 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
| 22868. | Gilberto (shesmu) | 74.68 | 97% | 2019-04-26 |
| 22869. | nymm (day12) | 74.68 | 98% | 2019-04-01 |
| 22870. | Luckyy (lucckkyy) | 74.67 | 97% | 2025-07-13 |
| 22871. | gavin (gavrh) | 74.67 | 97% | 2025-04-08 |
| 22872. | confetti (confetyi) | 74.67 | 97% | 2024-10-01 |
| 22873. | Space Invader (spaceinvader) | 74.67 | 95% | 2025-07-13 |
| 22874. | Balaji (bals_the_master) | 74.67 | 97% | 2025-11-23 |
| 22875. | Zach (encasedthought) | 74.67 | 95% | 2017-07-04 |
| 22876. | Vrexu (vrexo) | 74.67 | 99% | 2013-09-06 |
| 22877. | rob (yukoracker) | 74.67 | 95% | 2011-05-12 |
| 22878. | Daniel (danielrice) | 74.67 | 96% | 2012-08-04 |
| 22879. | Will (willdaplum) | 74.66 | 97% | 2026-04-17 |
| 22880. | thea_tale1 (thea_tale1) | 74.66 | 96% | 2024-08-18 |
| 22881. | Filip (jyunero) | 74.66 | 94% | 2016-08-07 |
| 22882. | Blue Monkey Wrench (bluemon... | 74.66 | 99% | 2025-11-18 |
| 22883. | Vulcan_Onion (top500pro) | 74.66 | 98.8% | 2025-01-22 |
| 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 |