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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24582. | Luis (luismiguelcopadiaz) | 71.01 | 96% | 2020-11-12 |
| 24583. | Boy (heartlessnl) | 71.01 | — | 2011-03-14 |
| 24584. | `jakeeee_ (jakee_) | 71.01 | 90% | 2012-06-14 |
| 24585. | 1ST (bestwpm) | 71.01 | — | 2010-07-24 |
| 24586. | Sushrut (xlint) | 71.00 | 93% | 2015-10-20 |
| 24587. | Maruf Hasan (marufhasan89) | 71.00 | 98% | 2025-04-29 |
| 24588. | vijyant singh (vijyant) | 71.00 | 97% | 2025-04-09 |
| 24589. | Nishal (nishalns) | 71.00 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
| 24590. | its_zaaid (its_zaaid) | 71.00 | 97% | 2024-10-30 |
| 24591. | Melisa (colorsunimaginable) | 71.00 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
| 24592. | DegageSpoon9280 (degagespoo... | 71.00 | 97.1% | 2025-05-02 |
| 24593. | Stefan (slechy) | 71.00 | 94.3% | 2024-06-14 |
| 24594. | Brenda (6renda) | 71.00 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
| 24595. | Alexander (algert) | 71.00 | 96% | 2012-10-11 |
| 24596. | Hello (pancakeparlour) | 71.00 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
| 24597. | Muhammad (as7771) | 71.00 | 95% | 2015-01-16 |
| 24598. | BugZ (string_bugz) | 70.99 | 97% | 2024-04-20 |
| 24599. | yoshi (yosh1wrld) | 70.99 | 96.4% | 2025-01-15 |
| 24600. | Soren (2129681) | 70.99 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 24601. | ppoxx (ppoxx) | 70.99 | 96.7% | 2023-11-29 |
| 24602. | Alaa Awamleh (alaa_awamleh) | 70.99 | 98.1% | 2023-10-03 |
| 24603. | yanzhi (cakeuuuu) | 70.99 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
| 24604. | flumi (aircatcher) | 70.99 | 94% | 2014-10-09 |
| 24605. | Tim (karn1vore) | 70.99 | 94% | 2012-02-22 |
| 24606. | Roderick (rayfeather) | 70.99 | 96% | 2024-09-18 |
| 24607. | Philip (pajala) | 70.99 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
| 24608. | Saideep (crickwick37) | 70.98 | 96.6% | 2025-01-25 |
| 24609. | miko (mtflynn99) | 70.98 | 89% | 2017-03-15 |
| 24610. | Abdalrhman (dynasty_bedo) | 70.98 | 96% | 2024-10-21 |
| 24611. | Mrym (mrym33) | 70.98 | 99% | 2024-03-13 |
| 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 |