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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33589. | WaRnINg (rhastamaniak) | 64.12 | 88% | 2014-06-25 |
| 33590. | Nursultan (1servant96) | 64.11 | 96.8% | 2024-04-30 |
| 33591. | Eiran (nexsovia) | 64.11 | 95.2% | 2024-09-04 |
| 33592. | a_hsla.1 (floating_aqua_212) | 64.11 | 94.9% | 2024-05-12 |
| 33593. | Sidewalk (euantis) | 64.11 | 94% | 2022-05-20 |
| 33594. | Cream (pursam) | 64.11 | 96% | 2019-09-08 |
| 33595. | gDan (gdan) | 64.11 | 99% | 2026-05-04 |
| 33596. | karthik (karthik_shrooms) | 64.11 | 93% | 2024-03-21 |
| 33597. | Jensa (spacejoker) | 64.11 | 91% | 2012-09-10 |
| 33598. | NighLanding (crystalpalace) | 64.11 | 100% | 2013-04-06 |
| 33599. | Noam (noamh) | 64.11 | 97% | 2013-05-27 |
| 33600. | Suman (grgsuman) | 64.11 | 87% | 2016-03-03 |
| 33601. | Ur Sweaty Uncle (ur_sweaty_... | 64.10 | 95% | 2024-05-03 |
| 33602. | Jeff (jeffspuzzle) | 64.10 | 95% | 2022-08-04 |
| 33603. | Astra (astrame) | 64.10 | 96% | 2021-06-05 |
| 33604. | Kauã (fernandes10) | 64.10 | 97.3% | 2021-02-14 |
| 33605. | DoogieHowserMD (doogiehowse... | 64.09 | 98% | 2024-07-03 |
| 33606. | jacey (pinkma77er) | 64.09 | 96.1% | 2024-05-30 |
| 33607. | Nihat (freakybob4) | 64.09 | 95% | 2024-08-08 |
| 33608. | boofcentral (boofcentral) | 64.09 | 94% | 2024-08-31 |
| 33609. | gabe (gabe415) | 64.09 | 98% | 2024-10-17 |
| 33610. | Dgm2709 (dgm_2709) | 64.09 | 92% | 2024-04-18 |
| 33611. | Matias (matzefyr) | 64.09 | 90% | 2012-12-17 |
| 33612. | Syntrx (syntrx) | 64.09 | 97% | 2021-03-22 |
| 33613. | Dras (dras227) | 64.09 | 96.2% | 2024-04-22 |
| 33614. | Hrishikesh (bingazuran) | 64.09 | 95% | 2025-09-08 |
| 33615. | bq666 (bq666) | 64.09 | 98% | 2022-10-13 |
| 33616. | Jordan (oreodragonborn) | 64.09 | 86% | 2016-09-04 |
| 33617. | Alex (al3xx) | 64.09 | — | 2010-07-23 |
| 33618. | Flamey (flamey_2) | 64.08 | 97% | 2025-01-27 |
| 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 |