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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37599. | Lonzo (lonzoball) | 56.75 | 96% | 2018-10-23 |
| 37600. | Chung Ming (ma_chung_ming) | 56.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 37601. | Antonin (antonin) | 56.75 | 87% | 2015-02-12 |
| 37602. | Slow and Old (slow_and_old) | 56.74 | 97.2% | 2025-03-27 |
| 37603. | Trystan (trystan67) | 56.74 | 95% | 2024-05-24 |
| 37604. | willliam (ewilra) | 56.74 | 95% | 2024-09-08 |
| 37605. | Yunomi2 (yunomi2) | 56.74 | 94% | 2024-10-14 |
| 37606. | Kr6hva (kr6hvan2gu) | 56.74 | 94% | 2019-05-23 |
| 37607. | Edie (edolala) | 56.74 | 92% | 2016-02-03 |
| 37608. | Pongal (decoder96) | 56.74 | 94% | 2019-09-29 |
| 37609. | Lee (a20366joseph) | 56.74 | 95% | 2015-03-30 |
| 37610. | Sebastian (thebata) | 56.74 | 93% | 2017-04-28 |
| 37611. | Jake (ajek) | 56.74 | 95% | 2017-08-11 |
| 37612. | mium (_mium) | 56.73 | 96% | 2024-10-04 |
| 37613. | bestEU_2x (best_eu) | 56.73 | 95% | 2023-11-17 |
| 37614. | Roberto (ajaxlord28) | 56.73 | 89% | 2014-11-07 |
| 37615. | Arun Kumar (slowtortoise18) | 56.72 | 94.6% | 2024-09-26 |
| 37616. | naresh lohar (naresh86) | 56.72 | 99% | 2025-01-16 |
| 37617. | kirbyhashair (kirbyhashair) | 56.72 | 95.2% | 2024-01-28 |
| 37618. | ProfTheDev (profperson) | 56.72 | 97.1% | 2024-05-31 |
| 37619. | Lucas (thisdotlucas) | 56.72 | 96% | 2024-02-03 |
| 37620. | anonym (thefencr) | 56.72 | 94.2% | 2024-01-06 |
| 37621. | Brenden (embracesc2) | 56.72 | 97% | 2021-11-18 |
| 37622. | Achilles (areeengkingking) | 56.72 | 96.2% | 2024-01-12 |
| 37623. | Nolan (slimyshady420) | 56.72 | 95.5% | 2021-02-17 |
| 37624. | Masashi (nakamasa38) | 56.72 | 96% | 2011-08-10 |
| 37625. | Eugene (eugenemsc) | 56.72 | 93% | 2014-06-11 |
| 37626. | Mazin (wardyz94) | 56.71 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
| 37627. | muclduck (muckduck) | 56.71 | 93.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 37628. | Karan (karansinghgi18) | 56.71 | 96% | 2022-06-10 |
| 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 |