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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28192. | Asaf (musashishi) | 68.62 | 97% | 2022-12-03 |
| 28193. | NathanMaingard (nathantyping) | 68.62 | 97% | 2025-10-07 |
| 28194. | andres (arken) | 68.62 | 89% | 2014-12-02 |
| 28195. | Darryl (ikaryn) | 68.62 | 92% | 2016-09-05 |
| 28196. | leg7 (leg7_canary) | 68.61 | 97.9% | 2023-12-27 |
| 28197. | ª£€× (alexvman14) | 68.61 | 95% | 2024-07-18 |
| 28198. | niyon01 (niyon01) | 68.61 | 98.1% | 2023-12-22 |
| 28199. | wallofeyes_ (mrnusk23) | 68.61 | 95.3% | 2024-04-29 |
| 28200. | pico (picowei) | 68.61 | — | 2010-06-17 |
| 28201. | Mez69 (mezx69) | 68.61 | 95% | 2023-02-01 |
| 28202. | Mike (mikeyco) | 68.61 | 96% | 2020-09-08 |
| 28203. | Evans (xerodo) | 68.61 | 97% | 2020-12-21 |
| 28204. | MaEn (maen) | 68.61 | 91% | 2012-01-04 |
| 28205. | BOSS (ksantosh7460) | 68.61 | 95% | 2016-12-23 |
| 28206. | Aaron (cocotato) | 68.61 | 91% | 2016-05-02 |
| 28207. | Max Typo (akilles) | 68.61 | 95% | 2014-01-12 |
| 28208. | sigmasigmaboy (superduperrizz) | 68.60 | 93% | 2025-02-25 |
| 28209. | hate_islam (hate_islam) | 68.60 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 28210. | Fayez Johan (mystery420) | 68.60 | 94% | 2024-02-13 |
| 28211. | chilli_rice (friedrice1) | 68.60 | 96.6% | 2024-01-03 |
| 28212. | Alx (alxkun_) | 68.60 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 28213. | Alabox (alabox) | 68.59 | 92% | 2025-07-24 |
| 28214. | Ashley (trashleyash) | 68.59 | 95.9% | 2024-01-15 |
| 28215. | Wahoowa (wahoowa) | 68.59 | 95.1% | 2024-03-18 |
| 28216. | Noam (bugotc14) | 68.59 | 96% | 2023-01-30 |
| 28217. | Yun Chen (hhhhaura) | 68.59 | 98% | 2023-02-24 |
| 28218. | mgamble (mgamble) | 68.59 | 97% | 2013-11-05 |
| 28219. | hachi (hachinamio) | 68.59 | 94% | 2011-12-05 |
| 28220. | Erika (damayanti) | 68.59 | 92% | 2012-12-06 |
| 28221. | nocturnes (n0cturnes) | 68.58 | 94.9% | 2024-12-03 |
| 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 |