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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30057. | Forest (arcticchameleon) | 65.68 | 98.1% | 2023-12-26 |
| 30058. | Dinuka (din125) | 65.68 | 97% | 2022-12-19 |
| 30059. | No (yygt777) | 65.68 | 96% | 2020-04-20 |
| 30060. | OtiS (mitchydkid) | 65.68 | 94% | 2013-05-03 |
| 30061. | Billychen (billychen) | 65.68 | 97% | 2016-06-09 |
| 30062. | Archie Allen (archiea7) | 65.67 | 96% | 2023-02-08 |
| 30063. | AsheEyepatch (asheyepatch) | 65.67 | 97.9% | 2024-08-12 |
| 30064. | krisztian (nordicspirit) | 65.67 | 97% | 2024-12-23 |
| 30065. | Finna (captfinn) | 65.67 | 99% | 2021-09-07 |
| 30066. | eeao (eeao) | 65.67 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
| 30067. | Ermar (armer) | 65.67 | 98% | 2024-06-20 |
| 30068. | Mauricio (0124) | 65.67 | 97% | 2020-10-13 |
| 30069. | Wachira (chiramonk) | 65.67 | 96% | 2019-01-28 |
| 30070. | Finger (buggattiveyron) | 65.67 | 93% | 2012-11-18 |
| 30071. | Jckyy (jckyy) | 65.67 | 94% | 2017-02-28 |
| 30072. | Improve (concentrate_on_speed) | 65.67 | 93% | 2012-03-21 |
| 30073. | AJ (jaded_aj) | 65.66 | 96% | 2021-12-17 |
| 30074. | qianzhou (qianzhou) | 65.66 | 97% | 2025-04-12 |
| 30075. | truemask (truemask) | 65.66 | 97% | 2025-04-06 |
| 30076. | just a chill guy that lwky ... | 65.66 | 95% | 2024-08-15 |
| 30077. | Atul (atultypes) | 65.66 | 97% | 2025-01-24 |
| 30078. | 11111 (chdempty) | 65.66 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
| 30079. | Maxwell (manwhoisnamed) | 65.66 | 94% | 2017-05-01 |
| 30080. | Nathan (spraycool) | 65.66 | 95% | 2018-12-29 |
| 30081. | sparks (forwardthinker) | 65.66 | 99% | 2015-06-12 |
| 30082. | meike (povfrom5foot3) | 65.65 | 97% | 2023-08-15 |
| 30083. | Isabella (iwinters1020) | 65.65 | 96.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 30084. | Senvidu (galaxy_slayer_zed_2) | 65.65 | 98.1% | 2024-10-09 |
| 30085. | Declan (thecoolcyborg) | 65.65 | 97% | 2024-06-22 |
| 30086. | Hannah (hannahchiao) | 65.65 | 97% | 2024-03-21 |
| 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 |