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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30233. | Luka (cimpresovec) | 65.69 | 97% | 2020-09-02 |
| 30234. | Alex (nectarusa) | 65.69 | 98% | 2025-07-08 |
| 30235. | monk (harry_tuttle) | 65.69 | 96% | 2013-12-30 |
| 30236. | Ggeazy (gautam2003) | 65.68 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 30237. | Mats (superwceend) | 65.68 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 30238. | pak_gaza_bro (azibgondal) | 65.68 | 95.8% | 2024-10-12 |
| 30239. | NAHIAN ASH-HAB OHIN (ohin_ftw) | 65.68 | 97.9% | 2025-01-16 |
| 30240. | Adrian (kuks_12345) | 65.68 | 95% | 2024-09-17 |
| 30241. | Petrol Sniffer (petrol__sni... | 65.68 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 30242. | mohamed (mohamed_rekaya) | 65.68 | 97.9% | 2024-06-19 |
| 30243. | kyle (hiefenhoomer) | 65.68 | 96% | 2022-06-25 |
| 30244. | Forest (arcticchameleon) | 65.68 | 98.1% | 2023-12-26 |
| 30245. | Dinuka (din125) | 65.68 | 97% | 2022-12-19 |
| 30246. | No (yygt777) | 65.68 | 96% | 2020-04-20 |
| 30247. | OtiS (mitchydkid) | 65.68 | 94% | 2013-05-03 |
| 30248. | Billychen (billychen) | 65.68 | 97% | 2016-06-09 |
| 30249. | Archie Allen (archiea7) | 65.67 | 96% | 2023-02-08 |
| 30250. | Azat (boss__2007) | 65.67 | 96% | 2025-03-18 |
| 30251. | AsheEyepatch (asheyepatch) | 65.67 | 97.9% | 2024-08-12 |
| 30252. | krisztian (nordicspirit) | 65.67 | 97% | 2024-12-23 |
| 30253. | Finna (captfinn) | 65.67 | 99% | 2021-09-07 |
| 30254. | eeao (eeao) | 65.67 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
| 30255. | Ermar (armer) | 65.67 | 98% | 2024-06-20 |
| 30256. | Mauricio (0124) | 65.67 | 97% | 2020-10-13 |
| 30257. | Wachira (chiramonk) | 65.67 | 96% | 2019-01-28 |
| 30258. | Finger (buggattiveyron) | 65.67 | 93% | 2012-11-18 |
| 30259. | Jckyy (jckyy) | 65.67 | 94% | 2017-02-28 |
| 30260. | Improve (concentrate_on_speed) | 65.67 | 93% | 2012-03-21 |
| 30261. | AJ (jaded_aj) | 65.66 | 96% | 2021-12-17 |
| 30262. | qianzhou (qianzhou) | 65.66 | 97% | 2025-04-12 |
| 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 |