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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28997. | Charlie (charlie_in_school) | 66.36 | 96% | 2024-09-12 |
| 28998. | troy (little_bro) | 66.36 | 95% | 2019-11-24 |
| 28999. | Lenn (the_lenn) | 66.36 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
| 29000. | Chirag (chirag11032000) | 66.36 | 97% | 2019-01-20 |
| 29001. | Cindy (cindysummer) | 66.36 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 29002. | Ahmed (thelegend07) | 66.36 | 94% | 2015-01-06 |
| 29003. | meos (meos) | 66.36 | 93% | 2014-09-20 |
| 29004. | Shikanokonoko (folufofof) | 66.35 | 99% | 2024-07-29 |
| 29005. | Jangtin (jangtin) | 66.35 | 97% | 2024-07-05 |
| 29006. | Yuta (aketchmouse) | 66.35 | 96% | 2024-06-10 |
| 29007. | Anthony Martinez (anthony12... | 66.35 | 95% | 2024-06-25 |
| 29008. | FieryThunderPoo (fierythund... | 66.35 | 93.3% | 2024-02-10 |
| 29009. | Al (sdb23) | 66.35 | 91% | 2012-06-24 |
| 29010. | Necro (necroeater) | 66.35 | 97% | 2015-06-03 |
| 29011. | Kebbi (kebbi) | 66.35 | 97% | 2012-05-12 |
| 29012. | AEF_V (ama1998) | 66.35 | 95% | 2019-01-23 |
| 29013. | DIpak (dipak_basnet) | 66.34 | 98% | 2025-02-21 |
| 29014. | Finnix (itzfinnix) | 66.34 | 95% | 2024-08-02 |
| 29015. | Jamal (kalpertine) | 66.34 | 97% | 2024-08-07 |
| 29016. | Mateo Rodriguez (mateorodri... | 66.34 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
| 29017. | Braedyn (madhatterson) | 66.34 | 95% | 2022-12-23 |
| 29018. | Insane (insane2go) | 66.34 | 96.5% | 2024-02-22 |
| 29019. | Barry (shahkulu) | 66.34 | 96% | 2021-11-20 |
| 29020. | lim (yeeping1) | 66.34 | 95% | 2015-05-29 |
| 29021. | Dawn (dragons471) | 66.34 | 95% | 2017-07-11 |
| 29022. | Ja Rule (chuckiek) | 66.34 | 96% | 2014-01-25 |
| 29023. | Amit Sherman (shermanito) | 66.33 | 95% | 2024-06-11 |
| 29024. | Aryan (aryantodi13) | 66.33 | 96.5% | 2024-11-19 |
| 29025. | Ryan (buffalo5) | 66.33 | 95.7% | 2024-01-23 |
| 29026. | ntxhoo (ntxhoo) | 66.32 | 98% | 2025-05-27 |
| 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 |