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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33826. | running_dog (persists) | 63.87 | 94% | 2015-08-14 |
| 33827. | LâmHoàiLinh (psamdjakht) | 63.87 | 96% | 2025-06-05 |
| 33828. | Go (rfvbnn) | 63.86 | 98% | 2025-05-14 |
| 33829. | JodsintZ (jodsintz) | 63.86 | 95% | 2019-08-31 |
| 33830. | Gelo (gelo_005) | 63.86 | 97% | 2025-07-26 |
| 33831. | Nick (ninjacat291) | 63.86 | 96% | 2024-11-07 |
| 33832. | VARUN KUMAR (varunjhd) | 63.86 | 97% | 2024-04-30 |
| 33833. | Edd (christenlanger) | 63.86 | 90% | 2014-07-31 |
| 33834. | Haseebullah (_haseebullah_) | 63.86 | 95% | 2024-06-16 |
| 33835. | Rob (rotom) | 63.86 | 95.2% | 2024-04-21 |
| 33836. | Tobi_Uchiha_Rama (tobi_uchi... | 63.86 | 95% | 2025-12-21 |
| 33837. | John (joliver1) | 63.86 | 95.8% | 2023-11-20 |
| 33838. | Yahya (mystix_100) | 63.86 | 95% | 2025-12-20 |
| 33839. | xein (xein) | 63.86 | 95% | 2021-03-11 |
| 33840. | Instinct (instinct1) | 63.86 | 95.6% | 2021-02-22 |
| 33841. | Mates (p0intone) | 63.86 | 96% | 2020-10-15 |
| 33842. | kevin (kevinwwe3911) | 63.85 | 96% | 2025-09-17 |
| 33843. | jjhoney (miahoneyboo) | 63.85 | 98.3% | 2024-11-15 |
| 33844. | ego (egovangel) | 63.85 | 97.6% | 2024-03-28 |
| 33845. | Ricardo (r_original_j) | 63.85 | 95% | 2024-03-19 |
| 33846. | Kristian (kp670) | 63.85 | 93.7% | 2023-12-24 |
| 33847. | Saitama (saitama) | 63.85 | 90% | 2015-11-18 |
| 33848. | Mochi (doglovernicoleshum) | 63.85 | 94% | 2018-01-21 |
| 33849. | trieu (trieu123) | 63.85 | — | 2010-09-16 |
| 33850. | Penny (penny6) | 63.85 | 96% | 2015-02-11 |
| 33851. | Chen (ifimverywrong) | 63.85 | 96% | 2013-08-22 |
| 33852. | Akash (akashuphade) | 63.85 | 93% | 2017-02-10 |
| 33853. | tropics (tropicswpm56) | 63.84 | 94% | 2021-07-22 |
| 33854. | bhavik (bhavik301205) | 63.84 | 96.7% | 2024-01-27 |
| 33855. | sumit (sumitmgr345) | 63.84 | 94% | 2023-12-28 |
| 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 |