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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36168. | Wizard28 (wizard28) | 58.42 | 97% | 2023-12-02 |
| 36169. | (razor11223344) | 58.42 | 94% | 2020-05-17 |
| 36170. | lan (lam7camel) | 58.42 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
| 36171. | anson (76gor) | 58.42 | 92% | 2012-04-24 |
| 36172. | B (confounded) | 58.42 | 96% | 2014-02-11 |
| 36173. | Azizkhan (azizkhan) | 58.42 | 96% | 2014-12-20 |
| 36174. | Sraban (mandy_014) | 58.41 | 96% | 2024-01-14 |
| 36175. | g (gvrmaine) | 58.41 | 93% | 2021-05-24 |
| 36176. | bmx (alexgoat) | 58.41 | 95.5% | 2025-03-28 |
| 36177. | Aman (neatshot) | 58.41 | 96.2% | 2024-12-10 |
| 36178. | Gonçal (gpfpaiva16) | 58.41 | 95.7% | 2023-11-12 |
| 36179. | Alkinoos (alkonline66) | 58.41 | 96% | 2021-12-06 |
| 36180. | Sebastian (sebwazza) | 58.41 | 88% | 2016-08-23 |
| 36181. | Gianluca (subbuglio) | 58.41 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
| 36182. | Jorge (yortrosal) | 58.41 | 97% | 2017-03-09 |
| 36183. | Arijit (arijit_basu) | 58.41 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
| 36184. | mnidn (mnidn) | 58.40 | 96% | 2025-02-28 |
| 36185. | Devin (dev8246) | 58.40 | 97.9% | 2025-01-30 |
| 36186. | Katie (mkayy29) | 58.40 | 96% | 2025-02-08 |
| 36187. | BELLA+CG=SPEED (speedybcg) | 58.40 | 96.3% | 2024-09-23 |
| 36188. | Zsh (the_misanthrope) | 58.40 | 94.4% | 2024-08-19 |
| 36189. | Mai (vouchiz) | 58.40 | 97% | 2024-07-19 |
| 36190. | franks (fraenkers) | 58.40 | 95% | 2024-01-04 |
| 36191. | shady (szibrahi) | 58.40 | 99.3% | 2023-12-13 |
| 36192. | Carter (csquidy) | 58.40 | 95% | 2023-02-25 |
| 36193. | Nick (nspinner) | 58.40 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
| 36194. | Poy (poyfromraze_2) | 58.40 | 93% | 2016-01-07 |
| 36195. | Lisa (lisacabaluna) | 58.40 | 95% | 2013-01-15 |
| 36196. | Illes (szaboilles1) | 58.39 | 99% | 2024-07-02 |
| 36197. | RH (reisah) | 58.39 | 97% | 2025-05-22 |
| 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 |