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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21043. | Luis (senorteemo) | 75.52 | 97% | 2020-05-23 |
| 21044. | Sean (qpalzm123) | 75.52 | 96% | 2020-11-25 |
| 21045. | Steven (eeekom) | 75.52 | 96% | 2022-06-13 |
| 21046. | 111 (grimiv) | 75.52 | 97% | 2022-01-13 |
| 21047. | Lichhean (masterchhean) | 75.52 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
| 21048. | Your_God (your_only_god) | 75.52 | 94% | 2017-03-19 |
| 21049. | Cheater Attacker #6 (specia... | 75.52 | 97% | 2011-11-20 |
| 21050. | delete (21037102912937) | 75.51 | 97.3% | 2025-03-28 |
| 21051. | Airaku (airaku) | 75.51 | 94.4% | 2024-07-07 |
| 21052. | Numberone (numberone_1233) | 75.51 | 97.5% | 2024-01-06 |
| 21053. | thebigfloppa (thebigfloppa) | 75.51 | 96% | 2023-03-31 |
| 21054. | Guts (noob_06) | 75.51 | 97% | 2017-07-08 |
| 21055. | 정확도99이상 (corean) | 75.51 | — | 2011-01-30 |
| 21056. | matt (matterz5) | 75.51 | 97% | 2019-11-18 |
| 21057. | Daniel (demodrill) | 75.51 | 93% | 2014-10-30 |
| 21058. | Marie (savannahmc) | 75.51 | 92% | 2012-10-12 |
| 21059. | windycity2020 (cocolike621) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
| 21060. | Matthew (master_mx) | 75.50 | 97% | 2022-11-10 |
| 21061. | BugZ (string_bugz) | 75.50 | 96% | 2025-07-20 |
| 21062. | Jp (jp_mox) | 75.50 | 98.1% | 2024-09-17 |
| 21063. | songokusaiyajin (songokusai... | 75.50 | 97.1% | 2024-06-08 |
| 21064. | Sam (samblez) | 75.50 | 95% | 2020-09-01 |
| 21065. | Ken (kenzymazy) | 75.50 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
| 21066. | TurnAround (sasstyl000) | 75.50 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 21067. | Joel (jouel) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-10-12 |
| 21068. | kb noob (akh7) | 75.50 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
| 21069. | Deron (deronpianoplayer) | 75.50 | 96% | 2016-02-13 |
| 21070. | chollip (chollip) | 75.49 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 21071. | Bruce (psycho777) | 75.49 | 95% | 2024-06-10 |
| 21072. | Hmmm... (in_the_jungle) | 75.49 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
| 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 |