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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38320. | Nandan Knight (shadowreaper... | 55.58 | 93.7% | 2024-08-12 |
| 38321. | Murali Prasanth (muralipras... | 55.58 | 96% | 2021-07-07 |
| 38322. | Mr. Eagle (lengher) | 55.58 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
| 38323. | asirui (asirui) | 55.57 | 95% | 2024-11-24 |
| 38324. | Rushit (rushit) | 55.57 | 95% | 2016-06-16 |
| 38325. | Arman (arminhammer) | 55.57 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
| 38326. | Oliver (rgroli) | 55.57 | 96% | 2022-10-15 |
| 38327. | RecklessCookie (recklesscoo... | 55.57 | 93.9% | 2021-01-30 |
| 38328. | Toby L (drdarkheart) | 55.56 | 95% | 2025-03-24 |
| 38329. | Lady4LeafClover (lady4leafc... | 55.56 | 97% | 2025-02-21 |
| 38330. | P Swag (pswaggg) | 55.56 | 95% | 2024-09-04 |
| 38331. | Rittwick (rittwick_bhabak) | 55.56 | 98% | 2022-08-14 |
| 38332. | e4k (e4kk) | 55.56 | 95% | 2022-06-28 |
| 38333. | mdnh (tongil123) | 55.56 | 97% | 2023-08-15 |
| 38334. | Sheref (ablshe) | 55.56 | 97% | 2023-07-01 |
| 38335. | typo11 (typo11) | 55.56 | 98% | 2021-06-07 |
| 38336. | Aubrey Milford (gladis_gori... | 55.55 | 96% | 2024-07-27 |
| 38337. | Asaad (asaadfawz) | 55.55 | 96.9% | 2025-04-05 |
| 38338. | Myx_G (tylergitt) | 55.55 | 96% | 2024-12-25 |
| 38339. | Igor (capioimtype) | 55.55 | 97% | 2024-04-06 |
| 38340. | Pakistan (ethanithiel) | 55.55 | 98% | 2019-09-10 |
| 38341. | Rabbit (sxc1979) | 55.55 | 95% | 2012-09-13 |
| 38342. | Δήμιος (dimos21) | 55.55 | 86% | 2016-07-25 |
| 38343. | Luis (_jetblack) | 55.54 | 94.9% | 2025-04-09 |
| 38344. | Abdul Basit (abdul_thetypist) | 55.54 | 97% | 2022-01-13 |
| 38345. | mayzerto (mayzerto) | 55.54 | 97% | 2021-05-19 |
| 38346. | Christina (christinacitta) | 55.54 | 95% | 2021-11-04 |
| 38347. | Syed (syed19805) | 55.54 | 96% | 2019-10-11 |
| 38348. | ExPhasma (exphasma) | 55.54 | 94% | 2023-12-16 |
| 38349. | jill (jxll) | 55.54 | 95% | 2019-02-03 |
| 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 |