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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20128. | Parker (newtown54) | 76.60 | 97% | 2024-12-28 |
| 20129. | Quan (quandool) | 76.60 | 96.3% | 2023-06-20 |
| 20130. | Zuhair (zishraq) | 76.60 | 99% | 2021-07-12 |
| 20131. | Niko (refraction1) | 76.60 | 93% | 2015-10-15 |
| 20132. | Linge (dailinge) | 76.60 | 98% | 2012-04-25 |
| 20133. | Bhushan (clicktobhushan) | 76.60 | 96% | 2012-05-12 |
| 20134. | Deana (deanachou) | 76.59 | 90% | 2013-12-30 |
| 20135. | VeryFastTyper123 (very_fast... | 76.59 | 98.3% | 2024-08-31 |
| 20136. | dagger (thelaststylebender) | 76.59 | 96% | 2024-09-17 |
| 20137. | greyb (greyb) | 76.59 | 98% | 2023-02-07 |
| 20138. | Matt (rosettastoned) | 76.59 | 97% | 2023-02-17 |
| 20139. | Ayman (lumpycustards) | 76.58 | 96% | 2025-02-08 |
| 20140. | Mostafa Ahmed (mostafa24653) | 76.58 | 95% | 2025-03-02 |
| 20141. | Rimo (rimorimo) | 76.58 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
| 20142. | Gabriel (gabp) | 76.58 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
| 20143. | Hyunee (shlee) | 76.58 | 96% | 2019-05-29 |
| 20144. | Yassin (ccenoo) | 76.57 | 96.5% | 2024-11-24 |
| 20145. | Xyv1507 (xyvreod) | 76.57 | 97.5% | 2025-02-05 |
| 20146. | Ms. Duncan (ms_duncan) | 76.57 | 97.1% | 2024-08-13 |
| 20147. | QuocNhat (quocnhat143) | 76.57 | 98.3% | 2024-12-21 |
| 20148. | astroboii (keypuncher) | 76.57 | 97% | 2024-11-13 |
| 20149. | Aki (quick12) | 76.57 | 95.2% | 2024-12-03 |
| 20150. | Twilight (ribossoma) | 76.57 | 96% | 2022-05-02 |
| 20151. | Daniel (lestina) | 76.57 | 98.4% | 2024-03-20 |
| 20152. | indomitable1 (indomitable1) | 76.57 | 98% | 2021-06-15 |
| 20153. | Eternal religion (youvakish... | 76.57 | 98% | 2023-06-19 |
| 20154. | tehfu (brownmilk) | 76.57 | 93.7% | 2024-11-05 |
| 20155. | River (ronguat) | 76.57 | 98% | 2015-10-30 |
| 20156. | Saul Evans (mctavish31) | 76.56 | 97.7% | 2024-05-14 |
| 20157. | noah (noahtan) | 76.56 | 98% | 2024-09-14 |
| 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 |