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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30037. | lucy (coesor) | 66.95 | 98.3% | 2024-09-08 |
| 30038. | e_ramos2412 (eriksmdr) | 66.95 | 95.8% | 2024-03-18 |
| 30039. | Marshall (crabzy) | 66.95 | 96% | 2021-05-24 |
| 30040. | Garvit (champ_racers) | 66.95 | 96% | 2024-11-08 |
| 30041. | Márton (marconka) | 66.95 | 94.8% | 2023-05-19 |
| 30042. | Usman (omig) | 66.95 | 96% | 2019-09-09 |
| 30043. | Kiedrox (kiedrox) | 66.94 | 95.9% | 2025-05-26 |
| 30044. | Wiliam (kinderkilla21) | 66.94 | 96% | 2024-09-27 |
| 30045. | coolkid (coolkid6657) | 66.94 | 98% | 2024-02-01 |
| 30046. | NimbleFingers (nimble_fingers) | 66.94 | 96% | 2024-05-15 |
| 30047. | Paul (paulie28) | 66.94 | 94% | 2012-04-03 |
| 30048. | azzkykr (nbl_86) | 66.94 | 98.4% | 2025-02-11 |
| 30049. | life (lifeadventurer) | 66.94 | 94.4% | 2024-06-16 |
| 30050. | Quan (tmquan98) | 66.94 | 95% | 2023-01-02 |
| 30051. | Aaron (germoose) | 66.94 | 90% | 2011-11-20 |
| 30052. | Thonycar (54tpb) | 66.94 | 97% | 2018-07-20 |
| 30053. | BFJeanP (bfjeanp) | 66.93 | 97% | 2024-12-02 |
| 30054. | veca (vecaxon) | 66.93 | 97% | 2025-09-10 |
| 30055. | Fuego09 (fuego09) | 66.93 | 98% | 2024-03-04 |
| 30056. | ByEarth (byearth) | 66.93 | 95% | 2024-11-15 |
| 30057. | BLANK (thors) | 66.93 | 97% | 2025-07-02 |
| 30058. | Mahmoud (mahmoudalbadarin) | 66.93 | 94% | 2025-07-09 |
| 30059. | leonteonnew (leonteonnew) | 66.92 | 94.2% | 2024-01-08 |
| 30060. | Marijus (mahryo) | 66.92 | 94% | 2023-06-09 |
| 30061. | Viito Scaletta (vitto2005) | 66.92 | 97% | 2025-11-03 |
| 30062. | Eri (maryy) | 66.92 | 95% | 2014-06-08 |
| 30063. | Yang (tydty1617) | 66.92 | 95.6% | 2024-12-07 |
| 30064. | noto32 (noto32) | 66.92 | 95% | 2024-05-27 |
| 30065. | Piyabuht (nekktheredsand) | 66.92 | 99% | 2021-11-02 |
| 30066. | musa (initial_m) | 66.92 | 98% | 2012-06-03 |
| 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 |