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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33872. | vel (velsullano) | 63.18 | 94% | 2016-01-31 |
| 33873. | Shally (shallybroken) | 63.17 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 33874. | Jess (jessibanez) | 63.17 | 97% | 2024-05-28 |
| 33875. | Henry5544 (henry5544) | 63.17 | 95% | 2024-05-12 |
| 33876. | Filvin George (filvingeorge) | 63.17 | 98% | 2024-08-28 |
| 33877. | Mr. Types (vic6) | 63.17 | 94.6% | 2024-09-27 |
| 33878. | sage (33caj) | 63.17 | 97% | 2024-01-29 |
| 33879. | Fred (acerace) | 63.17 | 95% | 2012-09-18 |
| 33880. | Hirun (hiruuuu) | 63.16 | 95% | 2024-07-25 |
| 33881. | shrapnel (shrapnelka) | 63.16 | 95.9% | 2024-12-17 |
| 33882. | Tacke (tacke_) | 63.16 | 96% | 2025-10-12 |
| 33883. | diggitydog (pdunlap47) | 63.16 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 33884. | abby (abbydadams) | 63.16 | 97.3% | 2024-12-13 |
| 33885. | Shivansh (zneth) | 63.16 | 97.7% | 2023-12-10 |
| 33886. | _akash_ (pealedpotato) | 63.16 | 96% | 2022-11-25 |
| 33887. | Markus (mircuzz) | 63.16 | — | 2010-10-28 |
| 33888. | gamergirl (gamergirll) | 63.15 | 95% | 2025-07-30 |
| 33889. | Matys (matystyping) | 63.15 | 98.5% | 2024-09-28 |
| 33890. | Nandan (cloudyviva) | 63.15 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 33891. | Emilie (powerposse) | 63.15 | 96% | 2024-04-23 |
| 33892. | vlad (gilgameshx) | 63.15 | 95.6% | 2024-09-24 |
| 33893. | Luke (gidgehuet) | 63.15 | 95% | 2019-07-02 |
| 33894. | Jason (jasonh34) | 63.14 | 93% | 2021-07-09 |
| 33895. | Resky432 (resky432) | 63.14 | 98% | 2025-05-04 |
| 33896. | Loneow (amirpooya78) | 63.14 | 95% | 2025-04-07 |
| 33897. | drkcutie (drkcutie) | 63.14 | 95% | 2023-06-07 |
| 33898. | Mercurial (ahmad_mahmoud2005) | 63.14 | 96% | 2025-09-06 |
| 33899. | Hatem Hours (thehatems) | 63.14 | 96.3% | 2024-05-20 |
| 33900. | yunglyn (yungvlyn) | 63.14 | 95% | 2023-12-22 |
| 33901. | Jatin (kumar_jatin) | 63.14 | 98.4% | 2024-08-21 |
| 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 |