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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38806. | Brandon Briley (milob) | 58.70 | 96% | 2024-04-27 |
| 38807. | Juan (juandz) | 58.70 | 96% | 2024-03-15 |
| 38808. | 707 (nadhirhos) | 58.70 | 97.4% | 2023-05-19 |
| 38809. | BoxingNguyen (boxingnguyen) | 58.70 | 96.9% | 2023-11-22 |
| 38810. | polina (polina1) | 58.70 | — | 2010-07-13 |
| 38811. | Bustard (bustarddd) | 58.69 | 97% | 2024-03-21 |
| 38812. | Ignacy (robert_kvbica) | 58.69 | 97.1% | 2024-09-13 |
| 38813. | Nactive (nactive) | 58.69 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
| 38814. | Luke (lviv325) | 58.69 | 96% | 2024-07-11 |
| 38815. | Tharun krishna (tharun007) | 58.69 | 94% | 2026-04-17 |
| 38816. | Ferdous Jamil Pranto (ferdo... | 58.69 | 95.1% | 2024-11-12 |
| 38817. | Nova (haleni) | 58.69 | 95% | 2024-12-05 |
| 38818. | Shrijan Tiwari (shrijantiwa... | 58.69 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
| 38819. | HYYH (hyyh_yf) | 58.69 | 96.3% | 2023-12-17 |
| 38820. | Patrick (datexe) | 58.69 | 91% | 2014-12-12 |
| 38821. | XXX (pitago) | 58.69 | 90% | 2015-11-12 |
| 38822. | Asger (asger3460) | 58.68 | 89% | 2013-03-05 |
| 38823. | fei (feiamor) | 58.68 | 96% | 2024-05-22 |
| 38824. | bec (cherrybex) | 58.68 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
| 38825. | Kira Nerys (kira_nerys) | 58.68 | 94% | 2022-01-28 |
| 38826. | awesome_di (awesome_di) | 58.68 | 95.6% | 2024-01-20 |
| 38827. | skriveleif (scoopa) | 58.68 | 91% | 2013-05-26 |
| 38828. | Hiep (hiepvh) | 58.68 | 97% | 2023-02-07 |
| 38829. | Jonathan (dirtyrice) | 58.68 | 95% | 2018-02-16 |
| 38830. | Kim (ntk02) | 58.68 | 95% | 2022-07-02 |
| 38831. | Nate (natopotato262) | 58.68 | 90% | 2016-11-20 |
| 38832. | George (geopap) | 58.67 | 95.4% | 2025-01-22 |
| 38833. | Gelo (gelogelo123) | 58.67 | 96% | 2024-12-25 |
| 38834. | Bob (sandeo) | 58.67 | 95% | 2024-06-13 |
| 38835. | Elise (lc86) | 58.67 | 99% | 2021-10-27 |
| 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 |