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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31506. | (azibgondal) | 65.68 | 95.8% | 2024-10-12 |
| 31507. | (din125) | 65.68 | 97% | 2022-12-19 |
| 31508. | (mitchydkid) | 65.68 | 94% | 2013-05-03 |
| 31509. | (billychen) | 65.68 | 97% | 2016-06-09 |
| 31510. | (nordicspirit) | 65.67 | 97.1% | 2024-12-23 |
| 31511. | Wachira (chiramonk) | 65.67 | 96% | 2019-01-28 |
| 31512. | (archiea7) | 65.67 | 96% | 2023-02-08 |
| 31513. | (boss__2007) | 65.67 | 96% | 2025-03-18 |
| 31514. | (asheyepatch) | 65.67 | 97.9% | 2024-08-12 |
| 31515. | (captfinn) | 65.67 | 99% | 2021-09-07 |
| 31516. | (eeao) | 65.67 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
| 31517. | Mauricio (0124) | 65.67 | 97% | 2020-10-13 |
| 31518. | Ermar (armer) | 65.67 | 97.8% | 2024-06-20 |
| 31519. | (buggattiveyron) | 65.67 | 93% | 2012-11-18 |
| 31520. | Jckyy (jckyy) | 65.67 | 94% | 2017-02-28 |
| 31521. | Improve (concentrate_on_speed) | 65.67 | 93% | 2012-03-21 |
| 31522. | AJ (jaded_aj) | 65.66 | 96% | 2021-12-17 |
| 31523. | qianzhou (qianzhou) | 65.66 | 97% | 2025-04-12 |
| 31524. | truemask (truemask) | 65.66 | 97.1% | 2025-04-06 |
| 31525. | ✿ (jiali_) | 65.66 | 97% | 2026-04-10 |
| 31526. | (atultypes) | 65.66 | 96.9% | 2025-01-24 |
| 31527. | 11111 (chdempty) | 65.66 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
| 31528. | (manwhoisnamed) | 65.66 | 94% | 2017-05-01 |
| 31529. | Nathan (spraycool) | 65.66 | 95% | 2018-12-29 |
| 31530. | sparks (forwardthinker) | 65.66 | 99% | 2015-06-12 |
| 31531. | (annadreya) | 65.65 | 97.3% | 2025-02-22 |
| 31532. | (deepak_chandani) | 65.65 | 98% | 2024-07-18 |
| 31533. | (povfrom5foot3) | 65.65 | 97% | 2023-08-15 |
| 31534. | (iwinters1020) | 65.65 | 96.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 31535. | (galaxy_slayer_zed_2) | 65.65 | 98.1% | 2024-10-09 |
| 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 |