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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15998. | Brian (taters613) | 82.57 | 96.4% | 2024-03-14 |
| 15999. | Micha (derpeus) | 82.57 | 97.5% | 2023-09-01 |
| 16000. | Guest (icqx) | 82.57 | 90% | 2012-09-30 |
| 16001. | Peaky (x101) | 82.57 | 97% | 2025-11-11 |
| 16002. | Snail's Pace (hardtack) | 82.57 | 98% | 2021-08-23 |
| 16003. | Dr. Laps (gtraballo) | 82.57 | 93% | 2015-03-26 |
| 16004. | mmm (kiwislush) | 82.56 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 16005. | ilovekiffy (ilovekiffy) | 82.56 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
| 16006. | Madeline (mustachiomadeline) | 82.56 | 98% | 2024-12-08 |
| 16007. | lisa (pflanze) | 82.56 | 97% | 2014-02-04 |
| 16008. | Taco (tacodurp) | 82.55 | 93% | 2017-04-07 |
| 16009. | MarwanMY (marwan1984) | 82.55 | 98.6% | 2024-11-19 |
| 16010. | bl33zy (bl33zy) | 82.55 | 97.9% | 2023-11-29 |
| 16011. | wrinkly (ballzak) | 82.55 | 98% | 2019-10-10 |
| 16012. | Klosure (klosure) | 82.55 | 95% | 2026-02-03 |
| 16013. | Ameer (choyun) | 82.55 | 97% | 2013-08-23 |
| 16014. | Zak (zracerr) | 82.54 | 99% | 2025-04-08 |
| 16015. | chxx_25 (chxx_25) | 82.54 | 98% | 2023-06-11 |
| 16016. | David (davidyappeter) | 82.54 | 96% | 2022-06-08 |
| 16017. | tstats[bomb_guard] (bomb_gu... | 82.54 | 97% | 2021-07-13 |
| 16018. | Alaa Kaabachi (alaa_kaabachi) | 82.53 | 97% | 2025-11-25 |
| 16019. | jun fai (momocafe527) | 82.53 | 97.1% | 2024-04-08 |
| 16020. | zageryager (zageryager) | 82.53 | 95.5% | 2024-07-25 |
| 16021. | HealingTouch (healingtouch1... | 82.53 | 97% | 2023-10-17 |
| 16022. | Jon (jonlivestrong) | 82.53 | 94% | 2017-04-26 |
| 16023. | MidnightSteph (stevenk01) | 82.53 | 98% | 2022-03-21 |
| 16024. | 🥺👉👈 (daddy_mememas... | 82.53 | 97% | 2025-10-17 |
| 16025. | Bud (pimiento7) | 82.53 | 96% | 2014-04-04 |
| 16026. | Pinapp (kirany2) | 82.52 | 96% | 2024-02-22 |
| 16027. | Jack Brad (aieeeee) | 82.52 | 97% | 2024-04-30 |
| 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 |