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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25244. | SingMingKing (singmingking) | 70.29 | 97% | 2022-04-08 |
| 25245. | Abdulla (abd_racer) | 70.29 | 95.3% | 2024-08-25 |
| 25246. | SPFover9000 (monkeyman143) | 70.29 | 96% | 2022-05-23 |
| 25247. | Umair (tastyorange) | 70.29 | 97% | 2024-07-27 |
| 25248. | ale (alexfast) | 70.29 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
| 25249. | yu (jayu94) | 70.29 | 93% | 2014-07-06 |
| 25250. | drizzt (drizzt1233) | 70.29 | 91% | 2014-05-11 |
| 25251. | John (baseball9) | 70.29 | 95% | 2015-01-31 |
| 25252. | DreamTimeZ (dreamtimez) | 70.28 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
| 25253. | Wei (xdappy) | 70.28 | 98% | 2024-11-17 |
| 25254. | brandon (pentashi) | 70.28 | 97.9% | 2024-10-21 |
| 25255. | Sophia (sophia100) | 70.28 | 94% | 2024-04-24 |
| 25256. | ХУУШУУР (erkheseee) | 70.28 | 97.7% | 2023-12-07 |
| 25257. | Shaswata (shaswata_3020) | 70.28 | 98.5% | 2023-11-11 |
| 25258. | AutumnLeaf (xx_autumnleaf_xx) | 70.28 | 95% | 2021-09-07 |
| 25259. | Lim (ac1ds) | 70.28 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
| 25260. | cheetdr (cheetdr) | 70.27 | 96.8% | 2024-10-01 |
| 25261. | ANUJ (_slowest__) | 70.27 | 98% | 2018-08-28 |
| 25262. | voyager (yada_yada) | 70.27 | 98.8% | 2025-03-04 |
| 25263. | Geb (_geb) | 70.27 | 95% | 2022-06-23 |
| 25264. | R (prind0) | 70.27 | — | 2010-11-08 |
| 25265. | tstats[easybeef] (easybeef) | 70.27 | 96.1% | 2025-02-04 |
| 25266. | James (james80401) | 70.27 | 95% | 2016-03-29 |
| 25267. | Derek (derekkeiley) | 70.27 | 98% | 2021-11-07 |
| 25268. | William (wdk5013) | 70.27 | 93% | 2013-11-24 |
| 25269. | Arthur (trickzington) | 70.27 | 91% | 2013-01-02 |
| 25270. | momentumJAY (momentumjayrac... | 70.27 | 93% | 2016-11-18 |
| 25271. | Cameron (cameroman6767) | 70.26 | 98% | 2025-04-30 |
| 25272. | Jacob (jacobebryant710) | 70.26 | 95% | 2025-02-22 |
| 25273. | LightHouse (lighthouse123) | 70.26 | 97% | 2024-09-11 |
| 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 |