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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26037. | Sophie (leadtogreenway) | 70.55 | 97% | 2012-09-07 |
| 26038. | John (jca1987) | 70.55 | 92% | 2011-09-01 |
| 26039. | Grigory (yaroslavtsev) | 70.55 | 95% | 2014-12-06 |
| 26040. | Jamee (jhaque17) | 70.55 | 94% | 2017-06-11 |
| 26041. | PastaSmuggler (pasta_smuggler) | 70.54 | 97% | 2025-09-29 |
| 26042. | Luna (pix100) | 70.54 | 99% | 2022-10-03 |
| 26043. | Packman (packman2024) | 70.54 | 96% | 2024-03-10 |
| 26044. | Tristan (tristanfc) | 70.54 | 98% | 2024-06-11 |
| 26045. | Kris (marooned7) | 70.54 | 97% | 2024-06-28 |
| 26046. | Speedy (airflow) | 70.54 | 96.2% | 2024-11-23 |
| 26047. | Caleb (plutobrat) | 70.54 | 92% | 2015-12-27 |
| 26048. | Britton (federicobrit) | 70.54 | 97% | 2023-08-29 |
| 26049. | qiTsuk (qitsuk) | 70.54 | 94% | 2016-08-31 |
| 26050. | Pavan (pavantyperacer) | 70.54 | 95% | 2022-03-05 |
| 26051. | daniel (dsmcubingyt) | 70.54 | 96.2% | 2021-02-03 |
| 26052. | Sadie (selbe) | 70.54 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
| 26053. | asharcar (asharcar) | 70.53 | 96% | 2024-07-12 |
| 26054. | volleyball girl (volleyball... | 70.53 | 98% | 2025-03-05 |
| 26055. | kiwitriestyping (thdfjk) | 70.53 | 96.3% | 2024-09-26 |
| 26056. | cistykokot123 (adkunder300) | 70.53 | 95% | 2024-05-10 |
| 26057. | Aadi (big_person) | 70.53 | 97% | 2025-06-26 |
| 26058. | Balint (mogyorosibalin) | 70.53 | 97% | 2017-11-30 |
| 26059. | matt (mpcroft) | 70.53 | 96% | 2020-07-08 |
| 26060. | Kebbeth (kebbeth) | 70.52 | 95% | 2018-06-09 |
| 26061. | dev (evafre) | 70.52 | 97% | 2024-06-01 |
| 26062. | Seth (s31f0) | 70.52 | 96% | 2022-06-08 |
| 26063. | Dannie (mrs_lahey) | 70.52 | 96.3% | 2024-09-23 |
| 26064. | Cendiary01 (cendiary) | 70.52 | 94.6% | 2023-11-18 |
| 26065. | Steve (spapag2) | 70.52 | 88% | 2016-09-30 |
| 26066. | namdo (huynhnamdo96) | 70.52 | 97% | 2023-01-17 |
| 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 |