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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23277. | Mazui (mazui_) | 73.53 | 97% | 2025-06-04 |
| 23278. | Amaranath (amaranathfodcgisl) | 73.53 | 98.8% | 2023-09-14 |
| 23279. | Jamie (jamiela11) | 73.53 | 95% | 2021-05-14 |
| 23280. | Yoan (yoanrl) | 73.53 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
| 23281. | Marcus (mengkeshi) | 73.53 | 99% | 2015-09-05 |
| 23282. | pwr (pwr00) | 73.53 | 93% | 2013-12-18 |
| 23283. | Flansgorp (flansgorp) | 73.53 | 95% | 2015-08-09 |
| 23284. | Bartłomiej (baryla69baryla69) | 73.53 | 96.1% | 2025-03-24 |
| 23285. | N0P3NOPE (n0p3nope) | 73.52 | 98% | 2025-08-29 |
| 23286. | Max (maltshuler20) | 73.52 | 97% | 2019-04-14 |
| 23287. | Marine (reanoob) | 73.52 | 97% | 2024-04-26 |
| 23288. | DataCrusader (faruzzy) | 73.52 | 98% | 2025-05-01 |
| 23289. | Sreedev (finetard) | 73.52 | 98% | 2023-03-23 |
| 23290. | Alexander (dencyh) | 73.52 | 98% | 2022-02-15 |
| 23291. | vivek (viveklakshmank) | 73.52 | — | 2010-07-19 |
| 23292. | HMM (hmaullon_cl) | 73.52 | 95% | 2014-10-16 |
| 23293. | Seina (seina123) | 73.51 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
| 23294. | Aloun (alounv) | 73.51 | 98% | 2024-12-11 |
| 23295. | かりつた (shizuyoru) | 73.51 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
| 23296. | Sambhav (sambhavjain) | 73.51 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
| 23297. | Gregor (groovygregor) | 73.51 | 96% | 2013-10-13 |
| 23298. | Effie (nightstars) | 73.51 | 93% | 2013-05-21 |
| 23299. | Ashwin (spottedleaf2007) | 73.50 | 97% | 2024-11-28 |
| 23300. | TulipRacer (tulip_racer) | 73.50 | 96.6% | 2024-07-01 |
| 23301. | meli (m3lin) | 73.50 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
| 23302. | Justin (der1) | 73.50 | 95.3% | 2025-02-27 |
| 23303. | Mangboi (richardmang) | 73.50 | 97% | 2015-03-28 |
| 23304. | Ramin (ramin2dkami) | 73.50 | 97% | 2014-01-08 |
| 23305. | Roy Angelo (lieloh) | 73.50 | 97% | 2013-02-19 |
| 23306. | frxdella (fredellio) | 73.49 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
| 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 |