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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35880. | Hexa (hexaa) | 61.40 | 95% | 2021-09-05 |
| 35881. | WhoYou (whoyou1) | 61.40 | 99% | 2023-11-18 |
| 35882. | Ismail (ismail51) | 61.40 | 94% | 2013-02-13 |
| 35883. | sjorn (sjorn) | 61.40 | 93% | 2016-05-03 |
| 35884. | Shawn04 (shawn04_2009) | 61.40 | 88% | 2012-01-04 |
| 35885. | masoniya (masoniya) | 61.40 | 94% | 2018-05-22 |
| 35886. | Strange (jrstrage) | 61.39 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 35887. | Type (naught1usmaximus) | 61.39 | 98% | 2023-03-16 |
| 35888. | BlueFootedBooby (bluefooted... | 61.39 | 96.3% | 2025-04-16 |
| 35889. | Not57 (not57) | 61.39 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 35890. | TheCandyMan (creepycatpasta) | 61.39 | 96.7% | 2024-12-01 |
| 35891. | Mickle (whomper) | 61.39 | 98% | 2024-03-06 |
| 35892. | Dan Olivera (dannn1e) | 61.39 | 95% | 2024-06-17 |
| 35893. | _trillbits_ (trillbits) | 61.39 | 94% | 2026-05-13 |
| 35894. | Kake (emokid69) | 61.39 | 97% | 2017-11-21 |
| 35895. | Tyler (inamorta) | 61.39 | 95% | 2012-04-11 |
| 35896. | Kirubaraj (kirubaraj) | 61.38 | 98% | 2026-02-10 |
| 35897. | Helloween (tranduclocbkmail1) | 61.38 | 97% | 2024-02-02 |
| 35898. | Christos (__christos__) | 61.38 | 98% | 2021-03-09 |
| 35899. | Doug (napster1) | 61.38 | 97% | 2013-01-19 |
| 35900. | Karen (karenf) | 61.38 | 92% | 2016-04-30 |
| 35901. | Gormack (gormack) | 61.38 | 91% | 2015-04-15 |
| 35902. | Horikita (noob_typer_420) | 61.37 | 97% | 2025-08-10 |
| 35903. | King (flamingpheonix) | 61.37 | 95% | 2025-09-28 |
| 35904. | Tyler (vietdong) | 61.37 | 96.5% | 2025-04-27 |
| 35905. | Krystian Nadeau (krox_) | 61.37 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
| 35906. | Cole (pierre_menard) | 61.37 | 98% | 2022-04-09 |
| 35907. | Robert (pollo_grande) | 61.37 | 94% | 2012-10-01 |
| 35908. | Ji (jeeble) | 61.37 | 90% | 2011-07-02 |
| 35909. | Wang (brotherzhi) | 61.36 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
| 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 |