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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29084. | Andrea (gretelda) | 66.79 | 95% | 2012-03-10 |
| 29085. | Lilia (mokrica) | 66.79 | 89% | 2013-03-11 |
| 29086. | peter (petethepokerface) | 66.78 | 95% | 2025-04-28 |
| 29087. | No Mercy (nomercys) | 66.78 | 95% | 2024-07-25 |
| 29088. | Zhanb (zhanbt) | 66.78 | 95.5% | 2024-03-18 |
| 29089. | Mikeyy (mjmikey) | 66.78 | 96% | 2012-02-07 |
| 29090. | Carson (carson_a_r) | 66.78 | 97% | 2025-05-22 |
| 29091. | Tahj (mathpunsaresin) | 66.78 | 98% | 2021-10-04 |
| 29092. | Shyama Priya (srege) | 66.78 | 91% | 2013-07-25 |
| 29093. | joe (ninjoetsu) | 66.77 | 97.2% | 2024-12-31 |
| 29094. | Travis (theonekp) | 66.77 | 99% | 2015-11-12 |
| 29095. | Train (chair_gaming) | 66.77 | 97% | 2023-12-09 |
| 29096. | Free Palestine (fastest_as_... | 66.77 | 95% | 2023-11-26 |
| 29097. | гниль (kammarheit) | 66.77 | 97.2% | 2021-02-15 |
| 29098. | Francesca (franceschina) | 66.77 | 96% | 2012-04-01 |
| 29099. | The Long Road™ (lurigetsg... | 66.77 | 98% | 2017-10-02 |
| 29100. | itypeforfunnn (itypeforfunnn) | 66.76 | 96% | 2024-08-22 |
| 29101. | Yess! (tamang_010) | 66.76 | 99% | 2024-09-18 |
| 29102. | WooshWoosh (wiertsmenator) | 66.76 | 97% | 2024-04-07 |
| 29103. | KimeLime:P (kimelimederp) | 66.76 | 98.2% | 2024-08-15 |
| 29104. | Nic (nicg0x5d) | 66.76 | 95% | 2022-05-08 |
| 29105. | Shannon (shannon_v5) | 66.76 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
| 29106. | jenue (jenue) | 66.76 | 98% | 2021-04-05 |
| 29107. | Chris (splixerr) | 66.76 | 96.2% | 2024-10-22 |
| 29108. | K. (chelseamushroom) | 66.76 | 96.6% | 2024-01-09 |
| 29109. | ver (ver3000) | 66.76 | 96% | 2020-12-12 |
| 29110. | DARTH TYPER (darthdiesel) | 66.76 | 97.9% | 2021-02-07 |
| 29111. | LX (nguyenkien) | 66.76 | 95% | 2011-08-10 |
| 29112. | Neural Ninja (neural_ninja) | 66.75 | 96.4% | 2025-05-24 |
| 29113. | Christiaan (christiaanbotha) | 66.75 | 94.8% | 2024-05-31 |
| 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 |