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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39633. | zappricious (zappricious) | 57.70 | 98% | 2026-05-12 |
| 39634. | aek (aekmrt) | 57.70 | 97% | 2022-02-23 |
| 39635. | Meheraj (meheraj2325) | 57.70 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 39636. | Jens (nofowuw) | 57.70 | 88% | 2015-08-25 |
| 39637. | Dodo (turtleknight) | 57.69 | 98% | 2024-05-03 |
| 39638. | Wahzzah (wahzzah) | 57.69 | 94% | 2025-06-08 |
| 39639. | Narki (narkivitek) | 57.69 | 96% | 2021-12-11 |
| 39640. | Perrodawgs (perrodawgs) | 57.69 | 96% | 2024-09-12 |
| 39641. | alexphoenix (alex1phoenix) | 57.69 | 95% | 2024-12-16 |
| 39642. | Rexou (minirexou) | 57.69 | 94% | 2025-09-28 |
| 39643. | zenith (zen_hell) | 57.69 | 96% | 2025-11-07 |
| 39644. | Ashton (error443) | 57.69 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 39645. | Mo_Ninja (mohameddhaouadi) | 57.69 | 97% | 2025-08-29 |
| 39646. | 3 idiots (hilhar) | 57.69 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 39647. | Adam (scud_buster) | 57.69 | 98.1% | 2024-10-03 |
| 39648. | Andrew (admiralcrunch) | 57.69 | 88% | 2011-05-22 |
| 39649. | sebastian (swallace24) | 57.68 | 93.2% | 2023-12-16 |
| 39650. | vaxo (vaxotivadze) | 57.68 | 99% | 2025-05-25 |
| 39651. | Abhishek Anant (itsabhianant) | 57.68 | 95.2% | 2025-01-22 |
| 39652. | SMoon (smoon343) | 57.68 | 97% | 2024-01-31 |
| 39653. | iType (jamesbetiz29) | 57.68 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
| 39654. | midnightsentinel (midnights... | 57.68 | 95% | 2023-11-15 |
| 39655. | subham (syt03) | 57.68 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 39656. | Dig (essaitch) | 57.68 | 94% | 2022-11-10 |
| 39657. | Allahu (drlee) | 57.68 | 95% | 2015-05-21 |
| 39658. | kleonardmsarah (kleonardmsa... | 57.68 | 94% | 2012-09-24 |
| 39659. | ANUP (typekashyap) | 57.68 | 97% | 2018-09-26 |
| 39660. | jolie (jolie_pham) | 57.68 | 92% | 2013-10-14 |
| 39661. | Iridescential (iridescential) | 57.67 | 94% | 2025-03-27 |
| 39662. | Nasus (nayedits) | 57.67 | 95.7% | 2025-03-01 |
| 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 |