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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24996. | Dylan (ateleisonmybelly) | 70.07 | 92% | 2011-11-29 |
| 24997. | Chiltototl (chiltototl) | 70.06 | 96% | 2023-08-16 |
| 24998. | BOONEYA (booneya) | 70.06 | 96.8% | 2024-07-02 |
| 24999. | Bas (matsson) | 70.06 | 97% | 2024-09-01 |
| 25000. | Burhan (burhan_) | 70.06 | 95% | 2024-04-07 |
| 25001. | leetowski (leetowski) | 70.05 | 95.5% | 2024-10-16 |
| 25002. | s h o r k (nkaede) | 70.05 | 98.3% | 2024-01-10 |
| 25003. | zyrch (zyrch) | 70.05 | 95% | 2023-02-17 |
| 25004. | Ishan (ityper0020) | 70.05 | 97% | 2021-09-09 |
| 25005. | Jonathan (jonywho) | 70.05 | 93% | 2012-04-26 |
| 25006. | zmauii (zmauii) | 70.05 | 88% | 2016-06-21 |
| 25007. | herochris (hernanawah) | 70.05 | 97% | 2012-06-06 |
| 25008. | Yosefi (yosefi) | 70.05 | — | 2011-04-26 |
| 25009. | Keybot (keybot) | 70.05 | 94% | 2015-10-08 |
| 25010. | Tanver (potatoe929) | 70.05 | 95% | 2015-06-21 |
| 25011. | Kyle (chimp9240) | 70.05 | 95% | 2015-04-10 |
| 25012. | Daler (kurtka_bein) | 70.04 | 97% | 2024-03-24 |
| 25013. | Aung Kyaw Htun (akhtun) | 70.04 | 98.3% | 2024-01-15 |
| 25014. | Jordan (stanky_mogz) | 70.04 | 98% | 2021-03-25 |
| 25015. | Tristan (typeinthebox) | 70.04 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
| 25016. | James (cooplion) | 70.04 | 97% | 2015-09-21 |
| 25017. | corey (coreysuter) | 70.04 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 25018. | Wahid (wahidhalim) | 70.03 | 95.3% | 2025-01-30 |
| 25019. | JY (jy82828) | 70.03 | 96% | 2021-04-02 |
| 25020. | Yinmys (yinmys) | 70.03 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
| 25021. | an9t (an9t) | 70.03 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
| 25022. | thibault (ornicar) | 70.03 | 96% | 2012-03-30 |
| 25023. | Leo (lyzm) | 70.03 | 98% | 2025-02-14 |
| 25024. | ocdfingers (unipsykal) | 70.03 | 92% | 2015-06-29 |
| 25025. | 3oXa (rusyn) | 70.03 | 95% | 2023-05-05 |
| 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 |