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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12220. | Valdis (kamis1232) | 86.70 | 98% | 2018-03-07 |
| 12221. | mrmine (mrmine) | 86.69 | 98% | 2025-06-06 |
| 12222. | iloveeggs (alamatu) | 86.69 | 97% | 2024-08-09 |
| 12223. | armadillo638 (armadillo638) | 86.69 | 97% | 2024-03-17 |
| 12224. | Taro Misaki (tm_1970) | 86.69 | 98.6% | 2024-01-09 |
| 12225. | x (hchen732) | 86.69 | 94% | 2012-03-11 |
| 12226. | Jerry (jyoung2gu) | 86.69 | 98% | 2015-12-16 |
| 12227. | 12 Pixels (lukakrn) | 86.68 | 97.7% | 2025-02-12 |
| 12228. | Simi (simandrei) | 86.68 | 97% | 2024-12-11 |
| 12229. | Paul (bmwonton) | 86.68 | 97% | 2020-12-28 |
| 12230. | Omar (infus3d) | 86.68 | 98% | 2023-01-25 |
| 12231. | Austin (air_tree) | 86.68 | 98% | 2020-11-19 |
| 12232. | Ryan (pingu51472) | 86.68 | 91% | 2016-09-16 |
| 12233. | senturyo (senturyo) | 86.67 | 97.5% | 2024-03-10 |
| 12234. | Aaron (fox_mulder) | 86.67 | 97% | 2014-07-07 |
| 12235. | Kevin (pubhub) | 86.67 | 98% | 2018-12-30 |
| 12236. | Joseph R. (r_jo51) | 86.66 | 97.2% | 2024-04-14 |
| 12237. | Michał (mlotmen) | 86.66 | 98% | 2024-05-08 |
| 12238. | Jotaro (commandercuber) | 86.66 | 97% | 2021-06-11 |
| 12239. | Andrew (00117) | 86.66 | 95% | 2014-09-29 |
| 12240. | Romil (aidag) | 86.66 | 97% | 2022-07-21 |
| 12241. | blue (bluedragon_) | 86.65 | 98% | 2021-08-07 |
| 12242. | neo (eliteneo_dvo) | 86.65 | 97.3% | 2024-04-12 |
| 12243. | Shakespeare (ib_ra_heem_22) | 86.64 | 96% | 2025-02-17 |
| 12244. | MyPhoneDied (deadphone) | 86.64 | 97% | 2024-05-27 |
| 12245. | Brent (brentosis) | 86.64 | 98% | 2013-07-17 |
| 12246. | Asif (arshadasif0312) | 86.63 | 98% | 2020-07-14 |
| 12247. | space 65 (jacob1361) | 86.63 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 12248. | Filipo (filipomarcel) | 86.63 | 98% | 2021-03-24 |
| 12249. | Tevye (sammydvorak) | 86.63 | 98% | 2015-06-13 |
| 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 |