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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40195. | Paddydapro (paddydapro) | 57.08 | 96% | 2014-08-26 |
| 40196. | John (johnsimer2) | 57.08 | 95% | 2013-12-19 |
| 40197. | Joshua (twinklestarchild) | 57.08 | 95% | 2021-08-26 |
| 40198. | Bakshi (bakashi) | 57.08 | 98% | 2021-01-22 |
| 40199. | ergin (bansheee) | 57.08 | 93% | 2014-11-26 |
| 40200. | Geo (rewaxx) | 57.08 | 91% | 2011-06-30 |
| 40201. | Marcus (oreothekid) | 57.08 | 94% | 2017-11-14 |
| 40202. | saeed (saeeeeeeeed) | 57.07 | 96% | 2025-03-12 |
| 40203. | aaaaamed (aaaaamed) | 57.07 | 96.8% | 2024-12-07 |
| 40204. | Connor (connormango) | 57.07 | 98.3% | 2024-07-12 |
| 40205. | Ela (elainaexe) | 57.07 | 97% | 2024-12-01 |
| 40206. | LeGrand (jesuislegrand) | 57.07 | 98.1% | 2024-04-19 |
| 40207. | SunShine (littlemisssunshin... | 57.07 | 92% | 2012-07-15 |
| 40208. | Ybrael (ybrael) | 57.07 | 95% | 2016-01-10 |
| 40209. | SachiN (sachin_gupta) | 57.07 | 90% | 2016-10-30 |
| 40210. | Felipe (felipekde) | 57.07 | 89% | 2015-10-03 |
| 40211. | Theo (tedd0) | 57.06 | 96% | 2026-02-18 |
| 40212. | tstats[papolochan] (papoloc... | 57.06 | 96% | 2025-12-11 |
| 40213. | prashant (p7kumbhare) | 57.06 | 92% | 2014-09-20 |
| 40214. | Threek (threek) | 57.06 | 96.7% | 2024-03-19 |
| 40215. | Tommy (pyetzu) | 57.06 | 96.4% | 2024-05-31 |
| 40216. | Rishi (inv_rishi) | 57.06 | 96.6% | 2023-12-18 |
| 40217. | Mohamed Emara (mohamed_emara) | 57.06 | 97% | 2025-07-24 |
| 40218. | Annsie (annsie) | 57.06 | 86% | 2016-02-21 |
| 40219. | uh oh (uhoh_uhoh) | 57.06 | 96% | 2020-09-04 |
| 40220. | Doozer (john00197) | 57.06 | 89% | 2013-04-12 |
| 40221. | Zach (zachlloyd) | 57.05 | 95% | 2012-08-05 |
| 40222. | archu's anna (lord_kapildev... | 57.05 | 95% | 2018-06-12 |
| 40223. | Arash (arashx12) | 57.04 | 96.2% | 2025-02-17 |
| 40224. | 2dspot (2dspot) | 57.04 | 93.2% | 2024-12-04 |
| 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 |