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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36153. | Sky (istartedplayingat60wpm) | 59.09 | 93.6% | 2025-04-12 |
| 36154. | Nikhil (momo7636) | 59.09 | 96.7% | 2025-04-21 |
| 36155. | Bobdor (robmute) | 59.09 | 95% | 2025-02-11 |
| 36156. | SKRT (kirtechavez) | 59.09 | 94% | 2025-01-30 |
| 36157. | runa (fear_null_pointer) | 59.09 | 96% | 2024-08-11 |
| 36158. | george (gmoney712) | 59.09 | 98% | 2024-07-10 |
| 36159. | Mesopholese (mesopholese) | 59.09 | 96% | 2024-06-13 |
| 36160. | Rohan Kaju (rohank42) | 59.09 | 96% | 2024-04-01 |
| 36161. | JustEim (justeim) | 59.09 | 97.9% | 2024-09-05 |
| 36162. | Anthony (anthonynoway) | 59.09 | 94% | 2025-04-29 |
| 36163. | peaNUTS (prabeshdai) | 59.09 | 96% | 2021-06-03 |
| 36164. | Shubhang (vermashubhang) | 59.09 | 91% | 2013-08-12 |
| 36165. | joshua (joshuawilmer) | 59.08 | 96.6% | 2024-08-27 |
| 36166. | chai (darkunknown) | 59.08 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
| 36167. | madeline (thespywholovedmemes) | 59.08 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 36168. | hekima (ashery) | 59.08 | 97% | 2021-01-13 |
| 36169. | Jonathan (jdub1456) | 59.07 | 94% | 2011-09-13 |
| 36170. | Ayham (ayhamq02) | 59.07 | 94.8% | 2025-01-06 |
| 36171. | Denzel (denzel_m) | 59.07 | 97% | 2024-09-03 |
| 36172. | Scoutmeister (scoutmeister) | 59.07 | 94.8% | 2023-11-15 |
| 36173. | martinez (martinezmarkranniel) | 59.07 | 96% | 2025-05-06 |
| 36174. | Will (shneme01) | 59.07 | 92% | 2019-09-02 |
| 36175. | vengaudaraman (venkats06) | 59.07 | 95.1% | 2024-09-15 |
| 36176. | prem (atomic_samurai) | 59.07 | 95% | 2024-02-10 |
| 36177. | Gerbilyaho (davidplaysil) | 59.07 | 93% | 2018-10-14 |
| 36178. | Jaron (jaronc) | 59.07 | 88% | 2013-06-17 |
| 36179. | Islam (islam_taha) | 59.07 | 93% | 2014-08-03 |
| 36180. | Jacob (critias26) | 59.07 | 97% | 2018-09-22 |
| 36181. | Sparck (_sparck_) | 59.06 | 95% | 2025-06-25 |
| 36182. | mars (mars12) | 59.06 | 96% | 2025-06-04 |
| 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 |