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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31449. | Kyle (ktharp25) | 66.09 | 94% | 2012-05-21 |
| 31450. | Minh (sep_complex) | 66.09 | — | 2010-08-27 |
| 31451. | Laughing Gor (jump9miles) | 66.09 | — | 2011-01-16 |
| 31452. | John (asushibowl) | 66.08 | 95% | 2025-08-08 |
| 31453. | Conner (vandecon) | 66.08 | 98.3% | 2024-09-25 |
| 31454. | kndl (kndl) | 66.08 | 96% | 2025-04-13 |
| 31455. | Youssef Elsheikh (fullgut) | 66.08 | 94.5% | 2025-02-11 |
| 31456. | Ruwaid Louis (ruwaidlouis) | 66.08 | 93.1% | 2024-11-25 |
| 31457. | Typo_Typer (typo_is_in_your... | 66.08 | 96.3% | 2024-10-21 |
| 31458. | Philbert (extreme0wnership) | 66.08 | 98% | 2024-10-01 |
| 31459. | V (vsanchez1) | 66.08 | 95% | 2025-06-24 |
| 31460. | HyperCusor (hyprc) | 66.08 | 95.8% | 2024-06-19 |
| 31461. | GreenOwl (green_owl_1_head) | 66.08 | 97.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 31462. | Michael (i_am_fast_im_very_... | 66.08 | 97.9% | 2021-01-31 |
| 31463. | Rodrigo (banr_) | 66.08 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
| 31464. | Saika (totsuka_saika) | 66.08 | 97% | 2021-05-21 |
| 31465. | Omer (om72rr) | 66.07 | 96% | 2025-06-24 |
| 31466. | VAK (vakvak) | 66.07 | 95.7% | 2025-05-02 |
| 31467. | Kali (kdancisak) | 66.07 | 98% | 2024-02-17 |
| 31468. | Victor (viktorian3d) | 66.07 | 98.1% | 2024-06-17 |
| 31469. | HoYau (hoyau) | 66.07 | 96% | 2025-02-04 |
| 31470. | Ramsays (ramsays17) | 66.07 | 96% | 2021-12-17 |
| 31471. | DrKip (kip93339) | 66.07 | 96.7% | 2023-11-27 |
| 31472. | VaryFarny (icade) | 66.07 | 97.4% | 2023-11-16 |
| 31473. | Felicia (feliciay99) | 66.07 | 93% | 2013-03-07 |
| 31474. | Jenny (arimii) | 66.07 | 96% | 2015-12-10 |
| 31475. | krushnadev (sadbrain) | 66.06 | 96% | 2025-07-17 |
| 31476. | solo (solofudgindolo) | 66.06 | 96% | 2025-05-18 |
| 31477. | bob (simoninsley) | 66.06 | 96% | 2026-03-13 |
| 31478. | Traveler (traveler1_4748448... | 66.06 | 95% | 2025-08-21 |
| 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 |