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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37596. | Kaushik (kaushik274) | 59.93 | 98% | 2012-04-13 |
| 37597. | SnoozeGod (da_snoozegod) | 59.92 | 97.2% | 2025-01-14 |
| 37598. | emma (ermich) | 59.92 | 97% | 2024-07-22 |
| 37599. | ButterflyDNS (butterflydns) | 59.92 | 93.6% | 2024-03-21 |
| 37600. | Wheats (wheatstsu) | 59.92 | 96% | 2023-11-11 |
| 37601. | Mack (mackorooji8) | 59.92 | 95% | 2022-10-05 |
| 37602. | Nik (nikkad4) | 59.92 | 92% | 2014-05-13 |
| 37603. | Sherry (sherru) | 59.91 | 90% | 2015-01-29 |
| 37604. | borealiie (borealiie) | 59.91 | 97% | 2022-05-23 |
| 37605. | Xzotix (xzotix) | 59.91 | 96% | 2026-04-07 |
| 37606. | HawkEye (vivekpandey) | 59.91 | 96.4% | 2024-02-26 |
| 37607. | D1ck F1ngers (d_wratten18) | 59.91 | 98% | 2021-09-13 |
| 37608. | M S (mohanad_shihab) | 59.91 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 37609. | AESloth (scrin) | 59.91 | 88% | 2016-07-29 |
| 37610. | Evan (evantwo) | 59.91 | 94% | 2022-03-09 |
| 37611. | novantix (novantix) | 59.91 | 94% | 2017-03-18 |
| 37612. | Francisco Ulate (darkfra) | 59.90 | 95.9% | 2025-04-23 |
| 37613. | shaikha (suwaidi) | 59.90 | 95.1% | 2025-02-17 |
| 37614. | PandaScheme (pandascheme14) | 59.90 | 97% | 2024-12-22 |
| 37615. | biki_123 (biki_123) | 59.90 | 98% | 2025-10-10 |
| 37616. | lucyj18 (ljoan18) | 59.90 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
| 37617. | BIG MAN JENKINS (bigdaddyqtip) | 59.90 | 93% | 2023-12-05 |
| 37618. | Sen (drxxmn) | 59.90 | 94% | 2020-08-17 |
| 37619. | Oskar (oscov) | 59.90 | 95% | 2019-03-28 |
| 37620. | Smudge (cuteboi) | 59.90 | 95% | 2021-01-04 |
| 37621. | Francis (anchit30) | 59.90 | 96% | 2019-06-27 |
| 37622. | needforSPEED! (hereforspeed) | 59.90 | 94% | 2016-11-15 |
| 37623. | siva (dileep74) | 59.90 | 93% | 2012-07-22 |
| 37624. | Apple (apple_bond) | 59.89 | 92.3% | 2025-02-02 |
| 37625. | Jasmine (jazmina) | 59.89 | 96.8% | 2024-06-12 |
| 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 |