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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37647. | Matt (mattwolfmatt) | 56.77 | 90% | 2012-02-19 |
| 37648. | Luka (lukapuka69) | 56.77 | 93% | 2022-09-16 |
| 37649. | Jhonny (castilloj) | 56.77 | 94% | 2018-10-12 |
| 37650. | Cres (crespear) | 56.77 | 94.8% | 2021-02-21 |
| 37651. | Pepper (pepper108) | 56.76 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
| 37652. | Von (vonnn) | 56.76 | 96% | 2021-01-27 |
| 37653. | Jon (jon_loupe) | 56.76 | 96% | 2021-01-09 |
| 37654. | Windwoman (windwoman) | 56.76 | — | 2010-11-13 |
| 37655. | Slayde (sade_17) | 56.75 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 37656. | Free Palestine (iamhammad) | 56.75 | 94% | 2022-01-10 |
| 37657. | MacGregor (themacg) | 56.75 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
| 37658. | Huy (zackie2509) | 56.75 | 95% | 2022-10-06 |
| 37659. | Shakil Kabir (kopbdshakil) | 56.75 | 95% | 2021-08-16 |
| 37660. | Lonzo (lonzoball) | 56.75 | 96% | 2018-10-23 |
| 37661. | Chung Ming (ma_chung_ming) | 56.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 37662. | Antonin (antonin) | 56.75 | 87% | 2015-02-12 |
| 37663. | Slow and Old (slow_and_old) | 56.74 | 97.2% | 2025-03-27 |
| 37664. | Trystan (trystan67) | 56.74 | 95% | 2024-05-24 |
| 37665. | willliam (ewilra) | 56.74 | 95% | 2024-09-08 |
| 37666. | Yunomi2 (yunomi2) | 56.74 | 94% | 2024-10-14 |
| 37667. | Kr6hva (kr6hvan2gu) | 56.74 | 94% | 2019-05-23 |
| 37668. | Edie (edolala) | 56.74 | 92% | 2016-02-03 |
| 37669. | Pongal (decoder96) | 56.74 | 94% | 2019-09-29 |
| 37670. | Lee (a20366joseph) | 56.74 | 95% | 2015-03-30 |
| 37671. | Sebastian (thebata) | 56.74 | 93% | 2017-04-28 |
| 37672. | Jake (ajek) | 56.74 | 95% | 2017-08-11 |
| 37673. | mium (_mium) | 56.73 | 96% | 2024-10-04 |
| 37674. | bestEU_2x (best_eu) | 56.73 | 95% | 2023-11-17 |
| 37675. | Roberto (ajaxlord28) | 56.73 | 89% | 2014-11-07 |
| 37676. | Arun Kumar (slowtortoise18) | 56.72 | 94.6% | 2024-09-26 |
| 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 |