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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24315. | asianxeggroll (asianxeggrolll) | 72.34 | 96.9% | 2025-05-27 |
| 24316. | anil (anil_gupta) | 72.34 | 99% | 2025-08-02 |
| 24317. | Nareus (nareus) | 72.34 | 98% | 2025-04-03 |
| 24318. | Legion (legion5000) | 72.34 | 95.6% | 2025-04-07 |
| 24319. | Allen (xiiaan) | 72.34 | 95.7% | 2025-01-26 |
| 24320. | blumats (blumats) | 72.34 | 97% | 2024-10-28 |
| 24321. | Splunky (splunkyyy) | 72.34 | 95% | 2024-07-14 |
| 24322. | Marcin (quenthel) | 72.34 | 98% | 2024-05-02 |
| 24323. | Wilmer (wehsherrera) | 72.34 | 97% | 2025-02-23 |
| 24324. | sailveron (sailveron) | 72.34 | 95% | 2021-07-11 |
| 24325. | Ellie (sluis9_halmak) | 72.34 | 97% | 2024-10-08 |
| 24326. | ress jade (ressjade) | 72.34 | 97% | 2025-09-24 |
| 24327. | Kokis (kokis) | 72.34 | 95% | 2019-11-25 |
| 24328. | Kris (kriisp) | 72.34 | — | 2010-11-17 |
| 24329. | Wenbo (zwb1988) | 72.34 | 92% | 2015-12-03 |
| 24330. | Goethe (kiwon) | 72.34 | — | 2010-10-01 |
| 24331. | Dezhu (dezhu) | 72.33 | 97% | 2024-12-14 |
| 24332. | vinz (ypvinz) | 72.33 | 98% | 2025-08-31 |
| 24333. | HehTheHuh (heh_the_huh) | 72.33 | 96.9% | 2024-11-15 |
| 24334. | myxi (myxi) | 72.33 | 95% | 2024-02-11 |
| 24335. | pipo (p173) | 72.33 | 97.5% | 2024-03-14 |
| 24336. | MightyCrotch (dth09) | 72.33 | 97% | 2023-11-19 |
| 24337. | Rustam (rustam687) | 72.33 | 96.5% | 2024-08-13 |
| 24338. | avrial l (aviralbh) | 72.33 | 95% | 2020-02-02 |
| 24339. | Peel (peel39) | 72.33 | 93% | 2017-02-02 |
| 24340. | Shoujo (shoujo) | 72.33 | 96% | 2017-08-25 |
| 24341. | :( Type To Win ព្រះ... | 72.33 | 96% | 2012-01-30 |
| 24342. | Ze King (kaysa) | 72.33 | 97.3% | 2024-09-04 |
| 24343. | qgreenwood (qgreenwood) | 72.32 | 96% | 2024-12-20 |
| 24344. | iq142 (iq142) | 72.32 | 98.1% | 2025-01-23 |
| 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 |