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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37966. | Salvatore (salvatore3) | 56.14 | 95% | 2024-09-14 |
| 37967. | Green Dragon (green_dragon32) | 56.14 | 97% | 2024-08-23 |
| 37968. | Mello (hammadak03) | 56.14 | 95% | 2022-06-20 |
| 37969. | inactive_potato (dinhnguyen08) | 56.14 | 93% | 2021-03-22 |
| 37970. | milan (milanff) | 56.14 | 93% | 2013-04-04 |
| 37971. | andrew (kankyu) | 56.14 | 92% | 2013-01-05 |
| 37972. | Igor (igorrt) | 56.13 | 95.8% | 2023-11-21 |
| 37973. | Zecio (zeciolen) | 56.13 | 96% | 2024-11-27 |
| 37974. | Nathaniel (nathanielm20) | 56.13 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
| 37975. | Julien (saversux) | 56.13 | 97% | 2017-08-10 |
| 37976. | quin2 (quintonluong) | 56.13 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
| 37977. | aks (aksx) | 56.13 | 96% | 2018-04-14 |
| 37978. | Alex (alexpacer) | 56.13 | 97% | 2025-01-28 |
| 37979. | Long (hercules8844) | 56.13 | 97% | 2011-12-10 |
| 37980. | Increasespeed (increasespeed) | 56.13 | 96% | 2012-07-17 |
| 37981. | Bikram (bikramthapa) | 56.13 | 96% | 2014-02-12 |
| 37982. | zEfN (zefn) | 56.12 | 95% | 2025-01-26 |
| 37983. | Karana (kcammer) | 56.12 | 94% | 2024-05-15 |
| 37984. | IDK (alan567) | 56.12 | 96.2% | 2025-01-28 |
| 37985. | anthony (freesubs) | 56.12 | 97.1% | 2024-04-09 |
| 37986. | riyad (riyadtheracer) | 56.12 | 96% | 2022-06-11 |
| 37987. | Kian (kian32) | 56.12 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
| 37988. | Kirin (kgbot) | 56.11 | 94.4% | 2024-01-16 |
| 37989. | Bumitha Weerakkodi (ambatuk... | 56.11 | 94% | 2024-12-06 |
| 37990. | Keane (keanerino) | 56.11 | 94.5% | 2023-12-28 |
| 37991. | Will (awesomeguy1427) | 56.11 | 95% | 2022-04-05 |
| 37992. | I Love Pakistan (sunnyinam786) | 56.11 | 94% | 2014-11-10 |
| 37993. | shashi (shashikant) | 56.11 | — | 2011-03-10 |
| 37994. | arhean (arhean) | 56.11 | 90% | 2016-10-14 |
| 37995. | Neo (ivyrohunter) | 56.10 | 95% | 2018-11-08 |
| 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 |