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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19834. | Esteban (ehmenzala) | 76.23 | 96% | 2025-05-15 |
| 19835. | Mathieu Bock-Côté (gigapxl) | 76.23 | 99% | 2024-06-06 |
| 19836. | Jessie (jessie651) | 76.23 | 95.6% | 2023-11-16 |
| 19837. | KisBocy (daneew) | 76.23 | 95.6% | 2024-03-20 |
| 19838. | kazuma (kazuma1605) | 76.23 | 97% | 2023-07-26 |
| 19839. | bstone13 (bstone13) | 76.23 | — | 2010-11-11 |
| 19840. | Hawked (hawked) | 76.22 | 96% | 2025-05-05 |
| 19841. | Alex (getter) | 76.22 | 96.5% | 2025-02-12 |
| 19842. | Alberto (itsfuntotypefast) | 76.22 | 98% | 2024-11-15 |
| 19843. | Xhu (okxhu) | 76.22 | 94.9% | 2024-09-13 |
| 19844. | mike (greendaytimo2910) | 76.22 | 94% | 2011-10-24 |
| 19845. | Peter (wipper) | 76.22 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
| 19846. | VLKR (vlkr) | 76.22 | 98% | 2011-05-11 |
| 19847. | Bailey (nob0dy) | 76.22 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 19848. | bb where are youuuu (kwokhin) | 76.22 | 94% | 2013-08-11 |
| 19849. | comboBox (combobox) | 76.22 | 95% | 2013-03-13 |
| 19850. | jpoop (jpoop01) | 76.21 | 97% | 2025-05-17 |
| 19851. | jinhan (niggyjinny) | 76.21 | 97% | 2025-02-12 |
| 19852. | P.Diddy (diddymygoat) | 76.21 | 96.7% | 2024-09-17 |
| 19853. | Vee (umamive) | 76.21 | 98% | 2024-12-22 |
| 19854. | bob (texasaboy) | 76.21 | 93% | 2015-12-03 |
| 19855. | Tsenko (tsenko) | 76.21 | 97% | 2023-09-05 |
| 19856. | theepicracer99 (theepicrace... | 76.21 | 96.1% | 2023-11-20 |
| 19857. | Torrin (t0rr1n) | 76.21 | 96% | 2021-09-02 |
| 19858. | Hitscan (loonatick_src) | 76.21 | 97% | 2020-12-16 |
| 19859. | Joe (jgizzi21) | 76.21 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
| 19860. | Dank (dankmachine) | 76.21 | 97% | 2018-12-21 |
| 19861. | Ian (dna01) | 76.20 | 96.2% | 2025-01-14 |
| 19862. | Corrupt (onlyicorrupt) | 76.20 | 96% | 2024-05-25 |
| 19863. | NGONO (mnae) | 76.20 | 96.2% | 2023-12-01 |
| 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 |