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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37791. | Alex (sano7748) | 56.35 | 98% | 2017-09-27 |
| 37792. | vicky (vickyy) | 56.35 | — | 2010-09-02 |
| 37793. | smilelamp99 (smilelamp99) | 56.34 | 96% | 2025-04-05 |
| 37794. | NoMercy00 (tylung) | 56.34 | 97% | 2025-02-02 |
| 37795. | septick (sepitck) | 56.34 | 96% | 2024-02-07 |
| 37796. | desean (ueatmydust) | 56.34 | 95.2% | 2024-10-31 |
| 37797. | chimp2k (chimp2k) | 56.34 | 94% | 2024-04-26 |
| 37798. | Italo (italo_x) | 56.34 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
| 37799. | BasisPursuit (basis_pursuit_1) | 56.34 | 97% | 2023-03-09 |
| 37800. | 2oh3 (andrew2oh3) | 56.34 | 93.2% | 2021-01-27 |
| 37801. | Nick (krown) | 56.34 | — | 2011-02-01 |
| 37802. | cold (coldmind) | 56.33 | 99% | 2017-08-28 |
| 37803. | lhdrive (kickmic) | 56.33 | 96% | 2021-11-27 |
| 37804. | Serkan BJK (ankara06) | 56.33 | 94% | 2016-06-05 |
| 37805. | Jenny (jenny25) | 56.33 | 95% | 2012-11-18 |
| 37806. | spiros (spiros) | 56.33 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
| 37807. | sunny (sunny1314) | 56.32 | 94.9% | 2024-07-08 |
| 37808. | ShubhamKumar (shubham991) | 56.32 | 95.8% | 2024-06-18 |
| 37809. | Will (thewonkychemist) | 56.32 | 94.7% | 2024-02-28 |
| 37810. | Emily (eal123) | 56.32 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 37811. | Robert (consistentlycaffein... | 56.32 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
| 37812. | Akatsuki (akatsuki_1018) | 56.32 | 95% | 2023-01-12 |
| 37813. | lucas (lucas757) | 56.32 | 92% | 2014-08-03 |
| 37814. | Dale (garmonbozia) | 56.32 | 98.3% | 2023-10-05 |
| 37815. | Sagittarius (deelicious) | 56.32 | 90% | 2014-12-23 |
| 37816. | karthick (cprogramkarthick@... | 56.32 | 91% | 2012-09-09 |
| 37817. | Lil V (lilv823) | 56.31 | 99% | 2025-04-05 |
| 37818. | Arttu (patu556) | 56.31 | 94.1% | 2024-01-18 |
| 37819. | Han (hansaki08) | 56.30 | 95% | 2024-10-09 |
| 37820. | ruby1234 (rubychia1234) | 56.30 | 96% | 2024-12-28 |
| 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 |