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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34636. | Sheen (sheen88) | 60.82 | 95% | 2015-02-14 |
| 34637. | Blur (dunkrius) | 60.82 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
| 34638. | brentszn (brentszn) | 60.81 | 94% | 2025-02-16 |
| 34639. | Nothing (penminer) | 60.81 | 94.7% | 2024-08-30 |
| 34640. | juka (juka13) | 60.81 | 95% | 2024-09-21 |
| 34641. | Ma-Ku (thermalblade_2023_19... | 60.81 | 97% | 2024-07-21 |
| 34642. | SilverFlash (silverflash) | 60.81 | 95% | 2025-07-10 |
| 34643. | fsck (fsck) | 60.81 | 88% | 2013-09-21 |
| 34644. | mpb (meeepboop) | 60.81 | 96% | 2018-11-04 |
| 34645. | Jessica (jessf) | 60.81 | 98% | 2019-02-22 |
| 34646. | jaret (jitterz) | 60.81 | — | 2010-10-14 |
| 34647. | Victoria (cutemikitty) | 60.81 | 89% | 2011-07-26 |
| 34648. | DG1011 (dg1011) | 60.80 | 97% | 2024-11-13 |
| 34649. | Charlie (charcoal_3) | 60.80 | 97.1% | 2023-11-12 |
| 34650. | Min Htin (minhtinmaung) | 60.80 | 96% | 2021-02-10 |
| 34651. | hadareud (hadareud) | 60.80 | 97% | 2013-02-15 |
| 34652. | aakk (thegreatkid) | 60.79 | 88% | 2014-11-03 |
| 34653. | Eric Miller (speed_miller) | 60.79 | 97% | 2024-12-20 |
| 34654. | fred (freddybb) | 60.79 | 95% | 2024-08-22 |
| 34655. | Stefano (zolika156) | 60.79 | 96.5% | 2024-04-11 |
| 34656. | Joe (therunner09) | 60.79 | 87% | 2015-01-22 |
| 34657. | EDH (fextremecheerleader) | 60.79 | 90% | 2014-04-22 |
| 34658. | Jerome (jerome251998) | 60.79 | 97.9% | 2025-01-10 |
| 34659. | sprwhk (sprwhwk) | 60.79 | 96% | 2021-05-23 |
| 34660. | Asaha (balsamicos) | 60.79 | 99% | 2013-09-09 |
| 34661. | RedNinja (redninja007) | 60.78 | 97.1% | 2024-08-18 |
| 34662. | Chad Sykes (chadsykes26) | 60.78 | 95.4% | 2023-12-13 |
| 34663. | andi.ant (andiant) | 60.78 | 96.3% | 2025-04-11 |
| 34664. | Alan (dontpanic345) | 60.78 | 98.3% | 2024-07-19 |
| 34665. | Regie (rjsmith76) | 60.78 | 95.8% | 2024-03-05 |
| 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 |