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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40985. | Escher (escher8) | 55.98 | 96% | 2016-04-07 |
| 40986. | Andrew (andrew4ever) | 55.98 | 94% | 2020-04-05 |
| 40987. | Rachel (rachelracer97) | 55.97 | 95.1% | 2024-09-21 |
| 40988. | Otto (keymosabe) | 55.97 | 97% | 2025-02-27 |
| 40989. | Ginshi (ginshi) | 55.97 | 94% | 2023-05-09 |
| 40990. | Cleve (cyberbullyslayer) | 55.97 | 96% | 2024-07-25 |
| 40991. | swetha (swethaesp) | 55.97 | 96.7% | 2024-11-12 |
| 40992. | Paulo (frost_velo) | 55.97 | 96% | 2025-10-30 |
| 40993. | Ivo (izomorphius) | 55.97 | 95% | 2022-03-21 |
| 40994. | KEN (ken_54069) | 55.97 | 96% | 2023-11-19 |
| 40995. | yun (genuak) | 55.97 | 93.2% | 2025-02-08 |
| 40996. | Tornado (dual_deadly_dagger) | 55.97 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
| 40997. | rjey (rjey) | 55.97 | 96% | 2020-09-24 |
| 40998. | Rupesh (rupeshmor) | 55.97 | 92% | 2012-09-22 |
| 40999. | Black witch (santeriawitch1... | 55.96 | 98% | 2025-02-01 |
| 41000. | Ben (jastas) | 55.96 | 92% | 2011-09-09 |
| 41001. | TooCool (zenofast) | 55.95 | 94% | 2024-12-13 |
| 41002. | Qasim (qasim18) | 55.95 | 95.6% | 2024-10-14 |
| 41003. | Jade (macjade) | 55.95 | 96% | 2024-06-20 |
| 41004. | fudge (bigfudge08) | 55.95 | 96% | 2024-06-11 |
| 41005. | Coz (coz26) | 55.95 | 96% | 2024-04-28 |
| 41006. | Isabella (refundmybirth_21) | 55.95 | 94% | 2021-11-03 |
| 41007. | arush (arush11) | 55.95 | 94% | 2023-05-22 |
| 41008. | ☺Ballu☺ (puneetno1) | 55.95 | 93% | 2011-07-20 |
| 41009. | Jorge (jc980424) | 55.94 | 96% | 2023-05-18 |
| 41010. | Olti (olti_z) | 55.94 | 97% | 2024-04-17 |
| 41011. | meb (mebsama) | 55.94 | 96.6% | 2024-02-03 |
| 41012. | Landan (srirachafish333) | 55.94 | 95% | 2020-01-08 |
| 41013. | Mohammad Ali (01_10) | 55.93 | 96.2% | 2024-05-11 |
| 41014. | Guest (rizalalala) | 55.93 | 98% | 2025-02-28 |
| 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 |