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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35131. | Wake (awriter) | 59.65 | 97% | 2019-06-24 |
| 35132. | Vishal (vishal345verma) | 59.65 | 97% | 2018-04-28 |
| 35133. | Karan (sofastkaran) | 59.65 | 91% | 2014-12-20 |
| 35134. | Jacob (slickserpent99) | 59.64 | 81% | 2016-10-04 |
| 35135. | balianofibelin (balianofibe... | 59.64 | 98% | 2025-03-18 |
| 35136. | Laptop keyboard (laptop_key... | 59.64 | 95% | 2024-12-24 |
| 35137. | Nikhil (nikhil_parab) | 59.64 | 94.2% | 2023-11-22 |
| 35138. | Kevin (lordofwreck) | 59.64 | 95% | 2022-07-22 |
| 35139. | Jeje McCallister (jejemccal... | 59.64 | 98% | 2023-08-23 |
| 35140. | Florian (bflorian) | 59.64 | 95% | 2012-10-24 |
| 35141. | szarvas (nomenestomen) | 59.64 | 91% | 2014-11-27 |
| 35142. | Nani (karlord) | 59.64 | 95% | 2018-02-28 |
| 35143. | Sahil (sahil_9861) | 59.63 | 93% | 2024-02-11 |
| 35144. | A Smokin' (alucardx) | 59.63 | 86% | 2016-09-07 |
| 35145. | Udun (udun) | 59.63 | 93% | 2015-01-17 |
| 35146. | Sarah ✌(◕‿◕)✌ (s... | 59.63 | 93% | 2014-03-06 |
| 35147. | Chandan (alexchandan) | 59.62 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 35148. | Bill Nye (crowdcontrol) | 59.62 | 93% | 2016-01-05 |
| 35149. | Azimjon (azimjonn) | 59.62 | 97.5% | 2024-08-10 |
| 35150. | Ming (shemilly) | 59.62 | 93% | 2012-09-17 |
| 35151. | Clarys (clarys) | 59.62 | 99% | 2020-07-27 |
| 35152. | snooze (sn0oze) | 59.62 | 91% | 2013-11-22 |
| 35153. | Skoozey (skoozey) | 59.62 | 94% | 2015-04-25 |
| 35154. | Gerard (venzdrake) | 59.62 | 88% | 2012-09-28 |
| 35155. | Viz (viz_124) | 59.61 | 95% | 2025-06-02 |
| 35156. | tim rawcliffe (nakedeyes) | 59.61 | 97.6% | 2025-05-17 |
| 35157. | nicki (nicki31) | 59.61 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 35158. | Jeremy (jeremywinst) | 59.61 | 97% | 2024-09-06 |
| 35159. | Sebastian (seabass1) | 59.61 | 97.2% | 2023-11-28 |
| 35160. | Samuel (sammassam) | 59.61 | 96.5% | 2024-02-01 |
| 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 |