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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34312. | Amie (asears76) | 63.33 | 97% | 2012-08-29 |
| 34313. | sanju (sanjusingh) | 63.33 | 93% | 2015-02-18 |
| 34314. | ek (_ekq_) | 63.32 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 34315. | Hemn (hemaghazab) | 63.32 | 95.2% | 2023-08-28 |
| 34316. | SynthH4v0k (synthh4v0k) | 63.32 | 95% | 2025-07-10 |
| 34317. | Jack (jshea306) | 63.32 | 98% | 2025-05-19 |
| 34318. | Carlos Reyes (carlosking11) | 63.32 | 96% | 2024-11-23 |
| 34319. | ProfLL (profllat_typing12) | 63.32 | 97% | 2024-08-15 |
| 34320. | a (stanrude) | 63.32 | 97% | 2023-01-04 |
| 34321. | (kingkalamkari) | 63.32 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 34322. | Maddie (maddietessier) | 63.32 | 95.7% | 2024-08-09 |
| 34323. | Rift (rifterk) | 63.32 | 95% | 2024-10-08 |
| 34324. | Jimi (jimi_io) | 63.32 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
| 34325. | snape (snape_94) | 63.32 | 94% | 2014-12-03 |
| 34326. | Eson (miehunyou) | 63.32 | 96% | 2013-11-08 |
| 34327. | Kamiye (kamiye) | 63.32 | 89% | 2016-07-11 |
| 34328. | V:) (valpaca) | 63.31 | 95% | 2025-12-10 |
| 34329. | itypeforbyron (remez) | 63.31 | 97% | 2020-09-29 |
| 34330. | palanisamy (palanisamy88) | 63.31 | 97.5% | 2025-05-10 |
| 34331. | Christoffer (toffiemate) | 63.31 | 97.6% | 2025-02-27 |
| 34332. | Kurt (4wko) | 63.31 | 95% | 2025-12-21 |
| 34333. | Themi (themis3000) | 63.31 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
| 34334. | rafelas (rafelas) | 63.31 | 95% | 2024-01-23 |
| 34335. | Aaryan (ryn1105) | 63.31 | 96.3% | 2024-01-08 |
| 34336. | Ethan (ethan_crypto) | 63.31 | 96.2% | 2024-01-17 |
| 34337. | Knight (khayadimu101) | 63.31 | 97% | 2024-06-01 |
| 34338. | Lucie (lulumn) | 63.31 | 95.2% | 2025-04-23 |
| 34339. | Mahmudul Hasan🕋🕌 (abo... | 63.31 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
| 34340. | David (rundnc13) | 63.31 | 95.3% | 2024-06-17 |
| 34341. | Brett (bca701) | 63.31 | 95% | 2016-04-01 |
| 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 |