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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24084. | Tuan (tuansoibk) | 73.06 | 93% | 2011-08-08 |
| 24085. | Accolade Resources (accolad... | 73.05 | 96% | 2025-02-01 |
| 24086. | Chebruhhh (caydenyoung3) | 73.05 | 97% | 2025-04-21 |
| 24087. | _Cosmos_ (_cosmos_) | 73.05 | 96.2% | 2024-10-28 |
| 24088. | ameerahtyas (ameerahtyas) | 73.05 | 98% | 2025-01-01 |
| 24089. | Berry (berry_boring) | 73.05 | 99% | 2025-01-30 |
| 24090. | Blake Leise (blakeleisetypes) | 73.05 | 96% | 2023-11-24 |
| 24091. | Joshua (jkm711) | 73.05 | 97% | 2021-10-15 |
| 24092. | eddy (yourmom22) | 73.05 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 24093. | Kugan (kugan) | 73.05 | 93% | 2012-08-25 |
| 24094. | Jammy (jammyj0) | 73.05 | 92% | 2016-02-03 |
| 24095. | Dvorak (aeoryth1) | 73.05 | 93% | 2011-11-03 |
| 24096. | Ivan (fanarill) | 73.04 | 94% | 2024-01-26 |
| 24097. | martinc (yumac) | 73.04 | 94.8% | 2025-01-20 |
| 24098. | Dylan (dilly1) | 73.04 | 96.1% | 2023-12-08 |
| 24099. | Harry (xdkrak3n) | 73.04 | 95% | 2020-12-22 |
| 24100. | Kai (shin__) | 73.03 | 94% | 2025-03-06 |
| 24101. | kenkon (kennykena) | 73.03 | 95% | 2024-03-13 |
| 24102. | Peter (petejim) | 73.03 | 97% | 2024-06-12 |
| 24103. | KROM (soniqua_krom) | 73.02 | 96.3% | 2024-06-21 |
| 24104. | Garrett (gare_jordans) | 73.02 | 90% | 2015-09-12 |
| 24105. | barmanrahul (nothisisrahul) | 73.02 | 97% | 2023-11-15 |
| 24106. | pizza (jsoccerdude@msn.com) | 73.02 | 94% | 2014-01-20 |
| 24107. | David (gamer50519) | 73.02 | 95% | 2016-10-22 |
| 24108. | BBTech19 (bbtech19) | 73.01 | 96.7% | 2025-04-25 |
| 24109. | WolfieWolf (wolfiewolf) | 73.01 | 96.3% | 2024-08-31 |
| 24110. | ddo (detdetjo) | 73.01 | 96.9% | 2024-06-28 |
| 24111. | Robert (dondebonde) | 73.01 | 85% | 2011-09-12 |
| 24112. | jm (colaycoding) | 73.01 | 95% | 2016-02-09 |
| 24113. | Oscar (nicoya007) | 73.01 | 97% | 2025-10-10 |
| 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 |