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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37532. | Jason (jasonpmoore123) | 59.77 | 96% | 2022-10-16 |
| 37533. | Davo (davo712) | 59.77 | 96% | 2022-10-28 |
| 37534. | Turtle (ninjaturtle) | 59.77 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 37535. | Edge (edgelao) | 59.77 | 95% | 2012-10-11 |
| 37536. | Tentative (tentative21) | 59.76 | 95% | 2025-03-11 |
| 37537. | bupd (bupd) | 59.76 | 97% | 2025-12-06 |
| 37538. | jacobno (jacobno) | 59.76 | 94% | 2024-12-15 |
| 37539. | Daniel (daniel0027) | 59.76 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 37540. | Nathan Brown (frosty_70) | 59.76 | 97% | 2024-08-19 |
| 37541. | Sherif Mesbah (sherifmesbah) | 59.76 | 96.8% | 2024-02-08 |
| 37542. | R (r333333333) | 59.76 | 96.3% | 2023-10-18 |
| 37543. | Luis (lcisnero) | 59.76 | 97% | 2014-12-30 |
| 37544. | Hassan (hassanalmatar) | 59.76 | 96% | 2021-01-11 |
| 37545. | Cheps (chepos) | 59.76 | 95% | 2025-07-19 |
| 37546. | tinieee (tinieee) | 59.76 | 97% | 2014-04-07 |
| 37547. | Karen (athenasowl78) | 59.76 | 95% | 2011-07-14 |
| 37548. | Yolostar (yolostar) | 59.75 | 97% | 2024-05-13 |
| 37549. | camlot (camlot) | 59.75 | 97.5% | 2025-03-10 |
| 37550. | Marcus (mardug) | 59.75 | 95% | 2024-10-19 |
| 37551. | Amy (heyyyitsamyy) | 59.75 | 95% | 2024-04-14 |
| 37552. | Love Ali A.s (luckyraza) | 59.75 | 95% | 2023-12-06 |
| 37553. | Meunasah (meunasahfr) | 59.75 | 94% | 2023-01-25 |
| 37554. | Yu (brain_explodes) | 59.75 | 94% | 2015-09-20 |
| 37555. | kostakis (kotloveru) | 59.75 | 96% | 2016-11-24 |
| 37556. | Rachael (rachaelpoedia) | 59.75 | 97.9% | 2023-11-14 |
| 37557. | Sagnik Samanta (sagnik445) | 59.74 | 96% | 2025-06-21 |
| 37558. | youssef shepl (goo_shepl12) | 59.74 | 97% | 2025-01-03 |
| 37559. | Repsac_bmuth (repsac_bmuth) | 59.74 | 96% | 2024-04-25 |
| 37560. | Vinh (ninjapro) | 59.74 | 96% | 2021-09-27 |
| 37561. | Chasity (ritzcrackhead) | 59.74 | 95% | 2024-05-14 |
| 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 |