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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30283. | Derek (dhatcher42) | 66.29 | 97% | 2025-02-11 |
| 30284. | Cheese3443 (cheese3443) | 66.29 | 95.7% | 2024-04-05 |
| 30285. | Bread (breadcommander) | 66.29 | 94% | 2015-12-10 |
| 30286. | twoheadedboy (grapes_2005) | 66.29 | 97% | 2020-10-13 |
| 30287. | Sanjeev (sanjeevpanja) | 66.29 | 91% | 2016-06-02 |
| 30288. | vamsi (krish5892) | 66.29 | 91% | 2016-11-09 |
| 30289. | Chonks (chonks121199) | 66.28 | 95% | 2025-02-16 |
| 30290. | Andrea (crossstatue) | 66.28 | 97.3% | 2024-12-11 |
| 30291. | Jonas (brdrmjonas) | 66.28 | 96.4% | 2024-09-11 |
| 30292. | CruisingClouds (uxair) | 66.28 | 95% | 2024-03-16 |
| 30293. | jui (meiirisshi) | 66.28 | 95% | 2024-07-04 |
| 30294. | j (luckyslayer) | 66.28 | 94% | 2011-10-29 |
| 30295. | ROBACARDI (robacardi) | 66.28 | 97% | 2024-09-18 |
| 30296. | Type (type_racer_15) | 66.28 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
| 30297. | nonon (nonon7) | 66.28 | 97% | 2023-05-14 |
| 30298. | Mellow (mellow2k) | 66.28 | 93% | 2015-02-13 |
| 30299. | Markee (itsmarkee) | 66.27 | 96% | 2021-10-16 |
| 30300. | Dinolover2001 (dinolover2001) | 66.27 | 95% | 2019-11-05 |
| 30301. | T.T.Huy (xxhellboyxx) | 66.27 | 98% | 2012-05-25 |
| 30302. | Arturo (techxnique) | 66.27 | 96% | 2016-02-23 |
| 30303. | Fatality! (anuragrwt) | 66.26 | 94% | 2022-08-07 |
| 30304. | Josiah (josyco123) | 66.26 | 90% | 2014-09-29 |
| 30305. | Rod (alanroc) | 66.26 | 97% | 2024-11-15 |
| 30306. | Colin (peachcobbles) | 66.26 | 96% | 2017-11-18 |
| 30307. | Neeks (n3ekz) | 66.26 | 97% | 2024-11-29 |
| 30308. | Pat (rickstar) | 66.26 | 97.1% | 2024-02-16 |
| 30309. | THEAlCHEMIST (theiklil) | 66.26 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 30310. | Marco (tonypayload) | 66.26 | 98.3% | 2023-12-01 |
| 30311. | Tendinits (tendinits) | 66.26 | 95% | 2022-07-11 |
| 30312. | jentots (jentotz) | 66.26 | 98% | 2016-02-27 |
| 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 |