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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40760. | Kaloian (forb1dd3n) | 56.78 | 93% | 2018-11-17 |
| 40761. | lovely (tenten01) | 56.78 | 97% | 2011-12-16 |
| 40762. | bonx (bonx) | 56.78 | 94% | 2015-04-13 |
| 40763. | Matt (mattwolfmatt) | 56.77 | 90% | 2012-02-19 |
| 40764. | caleb (grunkee) | 56.77 | 97% | 2026-01-21 |
| 40765. | Luka (lukapuka69) | 56.77 | 93% | 2022-09-16 |
| 40766. | solo_leveler (amar_rohith) | 56.77 | 96% | 2025-02-07 |
| 40767. | Try (tryqwerty) | 56.77 | 95.3% | 2024-11-21 |
| 40768. | Zhair (zhairahmad) | 56.77 | 97.4% | 2024-06-25 |
| 40769. | Jhonny (castilloj) | 56.77 | 94% | 2018-10-12 |
| 40770. | Cres (crespear) | 56.77 | 94.8% | 2021-02-21 |
| 40771. | Pepper (pepper108) | 56.76 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
| 40772. | Darkhan (zhora577) | 56.76 | 97% | 2025-04-19 |
| 40773. | Jon (jon_loupe) | 56.76 | 96% | 2021-01-09 |
| 40774. | Von (vonnn) | 56.76 | 96% | 2021-01-27 |
| 40775. | Windwoman (windwoman) | 56.76 | — | 2010-11-13 |
| 40776. | Rishabh dixit (sneris) | 56.75 | 96% | 2026-04-14 |
| 40777. | SiD (iamanshikgupta) | 56.75 | 96% | 2025-03-09 |
| 40778. | vvv (vicku_94) | 56.75 | 98% | 2026-01-22 |
| 40779. | Slayde (sade_17) | 56.75 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 40780. | Free Palestine (iamhammad) | 56.75 | 94% | 2022-01-10 |
| 40781. | MacGregor (themacg) | 56.75 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
| 40782. | Huy (zackie2509) | 56.75 | 95% | 2022-10-06 |
| 40783. | Shakil Kabir (kopbdshakil) | 56.75 | 95% | 2021-08-16 |
| 40784. | Lonzo (lonzoball) | 56.75 | 96% | 2018-10-23 |
| 40785. | Chung Ming (ma_chung_ming) | 56.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 40786. | Antonin (antonin) | 56.75 | 87% | 2015-02-12 |
| 40787. | Manish (manishmowall_1) | 56.74 | 95% | 2025-01-09 |
| 40788. | dafiyoung (dafiyoung) | 56.74 | 98% | 2025-07-14 |
| 40789. | Slow and Old (slow_and_old) | 56.74 | 97.2% | 2025-03-27 |
| 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 |