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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16902. | Sylvamas (sylvamas) | 80.45 | 96% | 2016-11-23 |
| 16903. | Mostafa Ahmed (mostafa_22) | 80.44 | 98% | 2025-06-22 |
| 16904. | lelax (lelax) | 80.44 | 97.5% | 2025-04-30 |
| 16905. | Adham (adhooom) | 80.44 | 97.4% | 2025-04-17 |
| 16906. | Ian Hovander (cosmiclightning) | 80.44 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
| 16907. | Bing (turbosucker) | 80.44 | 97% | 2024-04-27 |
| 16908. | Dylan (dylanlikescake) | 80.44 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
| 16909. | Daniel (smartdevilno) | 80.43 | 98% | 2021-12-05 |
| 16910. | luckyjoy (luckyjoy) | 80.43 | 97% | 2022-08-21 |
| 16911. | Elpropalface (elpropalface) | 80.43 | 96% | 2024-06-24 |
| 16912. | nerond (alambek) | 80.43 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
| 16913. | john (sharks445) | 80.43 | 97% | 2025-01-12 |
| 16914. | Matt (hoth17) | 80.43 | — | 2010-07-20 |
| 16915. | ryan (ryan10132) | 80.43 | 96% | 2012-12-05 |
| 16916. | Simone (simone79) | 80.43 | 99% | 2012-11-05 |
| 16917. | Asad (don_t) | 80.43 | 92% | 2015-01-01 |
| 16918. | typeMonkey (type_monkey_fast) | 80.42 | 97.9% | 2025-03-24 |
| 16919. | DivineWz (divinewz) | 80.42 | 98.1% | 2024-01-30 |
| 16920. | Abhinav (foxxy1176) | 80.42 | 96.7% | 2024-04-22 |
| 16921. | zeny (_zeny_) | 80.42 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
| 16922. | Gmorcad (gmorcad) | 80.42 | 98.3% | 2021-02-13 |
| 16923. | JJ (catalans16) | 80.42 | 99% | 2024-06-08 |
| 16924. | Tranzor Z (ravinder) | 80.42 | 95% | 2013-02-02 |
| 16925. | Patrick (patrickb25) | 80.42 | 100% | 2018-02-15 |
| 16926. | Meh (liszt) | 80.42 | 97% | 2011-07-29 |
| 16927. | adib (jaguhan02) | 80.41 | 99% | 2023-08-05 |
| 16928. | Loc (paultoan123) | 80.41 | 97.3% | 2025-04-27 |
| 16929. | Gothel (mothergothel) | 80.41 | 94.3% | 2025-04-19 |
| 16930. | Matthew (matthew12942) | 80.41 | 97.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 16931. | nik (bxnis) | 80.41 | 98% | 2024-09-12 |
| 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 |