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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39786. | skycool (skycoool) | 54.16 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
| 39787. | Nick (tiegold) | 54.16 | 95% | 2015-04-11 |
| 39788. | Anders (korgull) | 54.16 | 90% | 2012-10-30 |
| 39789. | Stanislava (stashm) | 54.16 | 93% | 2018-08-27 |
| 39790. | Eden (carreras) | 54.16 | 90% | 2012-05-10 |
| 39791. | Towards (better2besimple) | 54.16 | 91% | 2014-03-03 |
| 39792. | A (aadimonk) | 54.16 | 91% | 2013-01-24 |
| 39793. | TypeRacer (hero3616) | 54.15 | 96.4% | 2024-10-30 |
| 39794. | Nathanael (nbarbettini) | 54.15 | 95% | 2015-08-03 |
| 39795. | vilis (mazgilis) | 54.15 | 95% | 2025-01-08 |
| 39796. | Osama Nofal (osamanofal) | 54.15 | 92.8% | 2024-12-19 |
| 39797. | Clint (zadan2000) | 54.15 | 98.3% | 2024-12-09 |
| 39798. | rps86000 (rps86000) | 54.15 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
| 39799. | Jean Carlo (jcbambalan) | 54.15 | 93% | 2014-05-14 |
| 39800. | Joshua (zonazone95) | 54.15 | 96% | 2016-11-22 |
| 39801. | Kissmark (kissmark) | 54.15 | 98.1% | 2024-10-05 |
| 39802. | Yvonne (vonneyrae) | 54.14 | 96% | 2024-07-16 |
| 39803. | Moses Santos (ppslayer69420) | 54.14 | 97% | 2024-02-06 |
| 39804. | Kevin (creepymk) | 54.14 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
| 39805. | zaemon (zaemon) | 54.14 | 94.5% | 2024-01-05 |
| 39806. | Roi (roi1255) | 54.14 | 95% | 2025-06-03 |
| 39807. | Saurus (saurus) | 54.14 | 94% | 2020-03-17 |
| 39808. | Yuval (yuval2b) | 54.14 | 96% | 2018-01-02 |
| 39809. | dying (anifminhaz) | 54.14 | 90% | 2017-01-20 |
| 39810. | Allan (allanx99) | 54.13 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
| 39811. | leem (leeum13) | 54.13 | 94.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 39812. | Akul Reddy (akulreddy) | 54.13 | 95.7% | 2023-11-11 |
| 39813. | Ervin (veno_23) | 54.13 | 97% | 2021-05-20 |
| 39814. | Cassi (slowerthanmolasses) | 54.13 | 95% | 2020-11-16 |
| 39815. | Josette (ceij12) | 54.13 | 89% | 2011-12-04 |
| 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 |