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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27939. | Alu (genome_) | 69.50 | 95% | 2021-02-11 |
| 27940. | Brock (brocky) | 69.50 | 93% | 2016-02-08 |
| 27941. | Jozef (jozef.gloncak@gmail.... | 69.50 | 97% | 2013-05-21 |
| 27942. | prithvi (vihanvek) | 69.50 | 90% | 2012-07-07 |
| 27943. | rand (rand10) | 69.50 | 90% | 2014-05-30 |
| 27944. | George (playlikeneverb4) | 69.50 | 94% | 2016-03-28 |
| 27945. | Apoap (apoapojak) | 69.50 | 97% | 2013-11-19 |
| 27946. | Kenzie (shifting) | 69.49 | — | 2010-07-13 |
| 27947. | Casey (clamarca) | 69.49 | 96% | 2022-11-28 |
| 27948. | KCUFOTEMOC (kcufotemoc1234_) | 69.49 | 95% | 2021-06-27 |
| 27949. | Quitalot (tylertylerooo) | 69.49 | 96% | 2021-04-29 |
| 27950. | Ezikel (ezikel40) | 69.48 | 96% | 2022-06-17 |
| 27951. | mihal277 (mihal277) | 69.48 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 27952. | John (dregz) | 69.48 | 96% | 2023-11-26 |
| 27953. | Lantastik (_lantastik_) | 69.48 | 95% | 2024-12-24 |
| 27954. | ⠀ (ksven) | 69.48 | 99% | 2019-08-15 |
| 27955. | Meg (megtato) | 69.47 | 98% | 2025-05-01 |
| 27956. | Li Yuen (liyuen) | 69.47 | 99.7% | 2024-07-05 |
| 27957. | Sajal (ssreal) | 69.47 | 97% | 2022-10-15 |
| 27958. | myliwg (myliwg) | 69.47 | 96.7% | 2024-10-10 |
| 27959. | Ethan M (ethanmccutcheon) | 69.47 | 97.1% | 2025-03-07 |
| 27960. | Luke (yoishy63) | 69.47 | 97% | 2024-06-21 |
| 27961. | milk (milkmommy) | 69.47 | 96% | 2024-04-25 |
| 27962. | hasan (hasanpiker) | 69.47 | 97.3% | 2024-02-25 |
| 27963. | typer (turbo360) | 69.47 | 98% | 2017-11-02 |
| 27964. | Aman maheshwari (aman0123) | 69.46 | 99% | 2026-03-03 |
| 27965. | Macarius (macarius_banuelos) | 69.46 | 96% | 2024-12-29 |
| 27966. | Kelvin (kelvinwelter) | 69.46 | 97% | 2025-05-16 |
| 27967. | GraceyMary (graceymary) | 69.46 | 98.8% | 2025-05-03 |
| 27968. | herracoo (herracoo) | 69.46 | 97% | 2025-05-27 |
| 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 |