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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6017. | にぃな (nina_217) | 99.60 | 94% | 2016-01-26 |
| 6018. | Austin (maxpower991) | 99.59 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
| 6019. | Hiroc (hiroc2025) | 99.59 | 98% | 2025-03-25 |
| 6020. | Luke (lukediamond) | 99.59 | 98% | 2021-12-14 |
| 6021. | LA (leonardoas26) | 99.59 | 97% | 2023-11-23 |
| 6022. | Ted [Dvorak] (tedm) | 99.59 | 97% | 2012-01-09 |
| 6023. | Denis (carvedseven) | 99.58 | 98.1% | 2024-10-08 |
| 6024. | Matthew (the_pasta_life) | 99.58 | 97% | 2019-04-24 |
| 6025. | Abdullah (aristotlesaxolotl) | 99.58 | 99% | 2025-05-13 |
| 6026. | Megan (mprice0004) | 99.58 | 99% | 2014-10-20 |
| 6027. | Storm (aerofivek) | 99.57 | 98.3% | 2024-11-18 |
| 6028. | Anish Vijay (doobynotnooby) | 99.57 | 100% | 2023-11-27 |
| 6029. | Marnier (grandxmarnier) | 99.57 | 99% | 2017-07-10 |
| 6030. | jazzfanboy (tong_tong) | 99.57 | 91% | 2015-11-05 |
| 6031. | Edward (xxdeathcorexx) | 99.57 | 99% | 2012-11-19 |
| 6032. | Duvall (duvall) | 99.56 | — | 2011-05-01 |
| 6033. | Joshua (galidak) | 99.55 | 94% | 2015-06-11 |
| 6034. | bofa (xxx_bofa_xxx) | 99.55 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 6035. | Alex (bobbyjoe93) | 99.55 | 92% | 2015-09-10 |
| 6036. | Hammertime (mattcamgolf) | 99.55 | 98% | 2016-05-27 |
| 6037. | ȿmurɠ (smurgus) | 99.55 | 94% | 2012-12-24 |
| 6038. | blek (proking) | 99.55 | 94% | 2013-05-11 |
| 6039. | RTX21 (rtx21) | 99.54 | 97.5% | 2024-12-10 |
| 6040. | Sadge (sadge_da_amateur) | 99.54 | 98.6% | 2024-11-21 |
| 6041. | Ronak (ronakkaria) | 99.54 | 98% | 2019-02-15 |
| 6042. | John (thefilth) | 99.54 | 94% | 2011-08-29 |
| 6043. | Ruta (hensilver) | 99.53 | 99% | 2020-11-03 |
| 6044. | Doug (ishanu22) | 99.53 | 93% | 2012-11-08 |
| 6045. | Bruh (heelee) | 99.53 | 97% | 2019-10-17 |
| 6046. | shaun (tinaschizu) | 99.52 | 97% | 2024-07-07 |
| 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 |