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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37959. | suhayb (suhayb) | 56.20 | 93.8% | 2025-03-09 |
| 37960. | Yosin (yosin1616) | 56.19 | 94% | 2023-12-29 |
| 37961. | Pragadeesh V.S (pragadeeshv) | 56.19 | 94.9% | 2024-10-28 |
| 37962. | El (kandel) | 56.19 | 96% | 2025-04-18 |
| 37963. | Aurora (sparrowfan101) | 56.19 | 95% | 2019-04-04 |
| 37964. | yogesh (yogesh_1_2) | 56.19 | 97% | 2021-02-15 |
| 37965. | skrimp (skrimpo) | 56.18 | 95% | 2024-06-25 |
| 37966. | AHOMKING (ahomking_21) | 56.18 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
| 37967. | walidad khan (wali17) | 56.18 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 37968. | Mohammed (alazzouny) | 56.18 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
| 37969. | Sam (samy321) | 56.18 | 91% | 2016-10-20 |
| 37970. | Alex (kazuma_sama) | 56.17 | 92% | 2022-02-28 |
| 37971. | Naeem (neemkeys) | 56.17 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 37972. | Amir (goat_bot) | 56.17 | 94% | 2021-01-27 |
| 37973. | Hieu (lavatran) | 56.17 | 92% | 2014-07-24 |
| 37974. | Geust (flypaste) | 56.17 | 95% | 2014-02-24 |
| 37975. | Ameesha (ameeshaparveen) | 56.16 | 95% | 2024-07-19 |
| 37976. | RetroYumeko (retroyumeko) | 56.16 | 96.5% | 2024-11-16 |
| 37977. | Keyboard's wife beater (bru... | 56.16 | 95% | 2024-11-27 |
| 37978. | tstats[sidonthetroll] (sido... | 56.16 | 94.9% | 2023-11-19 |
| 37979. | Starmaster (starmasterx) | 56.16 | 94.5% | 2024-04-14 |
| 37980. | No (imtfn) | 56.16 | 91% | 2013-04-30 |
| 37981. | Perf (perfc) | 56.15 | 93% | 2025-05-20 |
| 37982. | kawanua (tiorareisqa123) | 56.15 | 95.9% | 2025-03-31 |
| 37983. | ni (nischalace) | 56.15 | 95.4% | 2024-07-25 |
| 37984. | JinnSZN (jinszn) | 56.15 | 96% | 2024-10-30 |
| 37985. | Hassan (certswagapino) | 56.15 | 93% | 2023-12-07 |
| 37986. | Carlos (calo5) | 56.15 | 96% | 2023-06-07 |
| 37987. | Indra (indram) | 56.15 | 95% | 2012-09-07 |
| 37988. | agnesasmr30 (agnesasmr30) | 56.14 | 94% | 2024-12-28 |
| 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 |