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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37185. | cj_dv (duser) | 60.51 | 97% | 2023-08-31 |
| 37186. | Thomas (mrmystery100) | 60.51 | 85% | 2015-05-31 |
| 37187. | the one (qaisianas) | 60.51 | 96% | 2023-05-26 |
| 37188. | j (clearestblue221) | 60.51 | 94% | 2025-08-24 |
| 37189. | Alesandro (alebianco) | 60.51 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
| 37190. | Cite (cite_berlin) | 60.51 | 91% | 2015-09-29 |
| 37191. | AmbrosiA (ambrosialeeann) | 60.50 | 95.2% | 2024-11-05 |
| 37192. | Wampir (wampir_) | 60.50 | 97% | 2025-06-17 |
| 37193. | Melanie (myfatdogsallly) | 60.50 | 98% | 2025-02-21 |
| 37194. | bamz (8aam) | 60.50 | 93% | 2024-09-11 |
| 37195. | Aibar (aibari4) | 60.50 | 95.6% | 2024-07-15 |
| 37196. | Chandra (bagofmayo) | 60.50 | 96% | 2021-03-05 |
| 37197. | King Dan (king_dan) | 60.50 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 37198. | mfkr (mfkrbo) | 60.50 | 96% | 2017-08-11 |
| 37199. | monty (mintos) | 60.50 | 96% | 2012-07-25 |
| 37200. | adrian (heeretic) | 60.50 | 96% | 2013-08-29 |
| 37201. | Simeon (alode) | 60.49 | 95% | 2018-04-19 |
| 37202. | Dodo (anime44) | 60.49 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 37203. | Raven (aldraena) | 60.49 | 97% | 2024-02-23 |
| 37204. | Si Liang (l1ang_03) | 60.49 | 94.4% | 2025-02-18 |
| 37205. | alibaba (alibaba_) | 60.49 | 94.2% | 2023-11-18 |
| 37206. | shiki (squidsunfish) | 60.49 | 94.8% | 2024-01-12 |
| 37207. | Jose (jgeer) | 60.49 | 96% | 2020-11-16 |
| 37208. | Tushar (tushar_3) | 60.49 | 95.1% | 2025-02-28 |
| 37209. | Aditya (timmyaditya) | 60.49 | 96% | 2020-12-25 |
| 37210. | Agge (lasweeking) | 60.49 | 91% | 2015-01-09 |
| 37211. | EndlessWhite (rowanl3) | 60.49 | 98% | 2017-04-12 |
| 37212. | Ricardo (arpasusi) | 60.49 | 93% | 2012-10-30 |
| 37213. | Ｗaffle (waffleking337) | 60.48 | 97.5% | 2024-01-22 |
| 37214. | Amrit (am_rit) | 60.48 | 97% | 2024-01-27 |
| 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 |