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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35164. | maxim (mxt7) | 59.96 | 95.5% | 2023-12-08 |
| 35165. | Piriyapong (peawyoyoyin) | 59.96 | 92% | 2016-11-21 |
| 35166. | Faweeza (faweeza) | 59.95 | 95% | 2011-08-28 |
| 35167. | Luke (lbrama30) | 59.95 | 95.2% | 2024-07-02 |
| 35168. | Zemo (dejmimir) | 59.95 | 97% | 2025-04-15 |
| 35169. | Ahmed (uproo) | 59.95 | 96.7% | 2024-08-28 |
| 35170. | Hayden (hlbagd0723) | 59.95 | 97% | 2014-07-10 |
| 35171. | boiitech (boiitech) | 59.94 | 96% | 2024-05-11 |
| 35172. | shard (enabenatso) | 59.94 | 94.9% | 2024-11-07 |
| 35173. | Patrick (pjtimmon) | 59.94 | 95% | 2024-03-09 |
| 35174. | Pyrodoug (pyrodoug) | 59.94 | 96% | 2024-02-24 |
| 35175. | Gaurav (nerf_godd) | 59.94 | 97% | 2024-06-26 |
| 35176. | Matěj (mates542cz) | 59.94 | 97.3% | 2023-11-22 |
| 35177. | Hamza (hamxa977) | 59.94 | 97% | 2021-03-08 |
| 35178. | Matthew (matthau) | 59.94 | 96% | 2023-01-11 |
| 35179. | Smine (sminerino) | 59.94 | 93% | 2017-02-14 |
| 35180. | Jonathan (sirjoblo) | 59.93 | 96% | 2013-04-16 |
| 35181. | Henry (feartheking) | 59.93 | 97% | 2024-10-05 |
| 35182. | cashmer kholo (cashmer) | 59.93 | 97% | 2024-08-24 |
| 35183. | Haak (haak_in) | 59.93 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
| 35184. | BlazeAries (blaze_aries) | 59.93 | 94% | 2021-06-08 |
| 35185. | bleh (dan1ce) | 59.93 | 97% | 2022-01-25 |
| 35186. | Kaushik (kaushik274) | 59.93 | 98% | 2012-04-13 |
| 35187. | SnoozeGod (da_snoozegod) | 59.92 | 97.2% | 2025-01-14 |
| 35188. | emma (ermich) | 59.92 | 97% | 2024-07-22 |
| 35189. | ButterflyDNS (butterflydns) | 59.92 | 93.6% | 2024-03-21 |
| 35190. | fakafel (fakafel) | 59.92 | 98.4% | 2023-12-06 |
| 35191. | Wheats (wheatstsu) | 59.92 | 96% | 2023-11-11 |
| 35192. | Mack (mackorooji8) | 59.92 | 95% | 2022-10-05 |
| 35193. | Nik (nikkad4) | 59.92 | 92% | 2014-05-13 |
| 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 |