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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38971. | Zsh (the_misanthrope) | 58.40 | 94.4% | 2024-08-19 |
| 38972. | Mai (vouchiz) | 58.40 | 96.9% | 2024-07-19 |
| 38973. | franks (fraenkers) | 58.40 | 95% | 2024-01-04 |
| 38974. | Lazar (itqchi_) | 58.40 | 94% | 2026-04-30 |
| 38975. | shady (szibrahi) | 58.40 | 99.3% | 2023-12-13 |
| 38976. | Carter (csquidy) | 58.40 | 95% | 2023-02-25 |
| 38977. | Nick (nspinner) | 58.40 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
| 38978. | Poy (poyfromraze_2) | 58.40 | 93% | 2016-01-07 |
| 38979. | Lisa (lisacabaluna) | 58.40 | 95% | 2013-01-15 |
| 38980. | Iris (i_miranda) | 58.39 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 38981. | Illes (szaboilles1) | 58.39 | 99% | 2024-07-02 |
| 38982. | Ravel (raveltan) | 58.39 | 93% | 2022-04-19 |
| 38983. | Shiro836 (shiro836) | 58.39 | 94.1% | 2023-12-09 |
| 38984. | Priyansh (mrpriyansh) | 58.39 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
| 38985. | Gadha (electroboiii) | 58.39 | 98% | 2021-01-05 |
| 38986. | Bjklue (bjklue) | 58.39 | 95% | 2015-02-01 |
| 38987. | oscar (eseoso) | 58.38 | 95% | 2025-06-10 |
| 38988. | mbrumy (mbrumy) | 58.38 | 97% | 2025-04-11 |
| 38989. | KaiFeng (kai_feng_lee) | 58.38 | 94% | 2025-06-30 |
| 38990. | Liang (liangsin) | 58.38 | 95.7% | 2024-08-04 |
| 38991. | AyarveD (ayarbed) | 58.38 | 97% | 2024-09-24 |
| 38992. | C (stowellcm) | 58.38 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
| 38993. | Kage (1004lin) | 58.38 | 96% | 2024-05-29 |
| 38994. | wires (walterwires) | 58.38 | 96% | 2025-08-07 |
| 38995. | Sagar (stacksagar) | 58.38 | 96.5% | 2024-05-05 |
| 38996. | Brendan (croneybaloney) | 58.38 | 95% | 2023-12-17 |
| 38997. | Connecting... (toodey) | 58.38 | 95% | 2021-10-26 |
| 38998. | Bryan (bvesey77) | 58.38 | 92% | 2012-12-27 |
| 38999. | TypeTheorum (n0_ad_view) | 58.37 | 95% | 2025-04-01 |
| 39000. | Dinesh kumar (dinesh_31) | 58.37 | 95.9% | 2024-03-16 |
| 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 |