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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35887. | Ørnheim (ornheim123) | 61.19 | 96.5% | 2024-10-31 |
| 35888. | Benjamin (zhaoyun369) | 61.19 | 93% | 2018-10-12 |
| 35889. | type_shark (evil_retype) | 61.19 | 93% | 2023-09-12 |
| 35890. | Askhat (smallboy) | 61.19 | 84% | 2016-07-25 |
| 35891. | tstats[general_iroh] (gener... | 61.19 | 94.6% | 2025-01-28 |
| 35892. | Mary (maryjiao) | 61.19 | 98% | 2013-11-23 |
| 35893. | Rahul (russellriago) | 61.19 | 95% | 2018-03-22 |
| 35894. | Long (darkboy) | 61.19 | — | 2011-04-08 |
| 35895. | Hannah (hms4) | 61.18 | 97.5% | 2025-02-21 |
| 35896. | sasuke (sasuke_uchiwa700) | 61.18 | 97% | 2025-05-13 |
| 35897. | Organic (organicothello) | 61.18 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
| 35898. | Bibek (bibekkunnn) | 61.18 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 35899. | Vin (vin_auro) | 61.18 | 95.4% | 2024-06-03 |
| 35900. | Rb (rbzgod) | 61.18 | 98% | 2025-10-15 |
| 35901. | vari_kun (vari_kun) | 61.18 | 89% | 2013-11-30 |
| 35902. | Mimi (mimzo) | 61.18 | — | 2010-12-24 |
| 35903. | Takeshi (takeshi_workman) | 61.17 | 95% | 2021-03-25 |
| 35904. | Gerardo Pineda (gerardo_pin... | 61.17 | 97% | 2025-09-13 |
| 35905. | Maya (mariyumaya) | 61.17 | 99% | 2025-07-13 |
| 35906. | Awalt (awalt3) | 61.17 | 95% | 2024-05-16 |
| 35907. | Hermes (gadersd) | 61.17 | 97% | 2024-01-01 |
| 35908. | Samit (samitkapoor) | 61.17 | 97% | 2021-07-05 |
| 35909. | Gus (doggogus) | 61.17 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
| 35910. | Dvorak (eye_of_wither) | 61.16 | 95% | 2025-07-28 |
| 35911. | 🤑 (liljasonmoney) | 61.16 | 97% | 2025-07-31 |
| 35912. | Dena (dsehwail799) | 61.16 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
| 35913. | Rr (rrbb) | 61.16 | 95.8% | 2024-11-18 |
| 35914. | Otto (slowclapper) | 61.16 | 96.6% | 2024-09-20 |
| 35915. | Catch me Saqib (catchme_saq... | 61.16 | 95.7% | 2025-01-09 |
| 35916. | zaykovegor (zaykovegor) | 61.16 | 95% | 2024-01-31 |
| 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 |