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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32496. | vlad (gilgameshx) | 63.15 | 95.6% | 2024-09-24 |
| 32497. | Luke (gidgehuet) | 63.15 | 95% | 2019-07-02 |
| 32498. | Jason (jasonh34) | 63.14 | 93% | 2021-07-09 |
| 32499. | Resky432 (resky432) | 63.14 | 98% | 2025-05-04 |
| 32500. | Loneow (amirpooya78) | 63.14 | 95% | 2025-04-07 |
| 32501. | drkcutie (drkcutie) | 63.14 | 95% | 2023-06-07 |
| 32502. | Hatem Hours (thehatems) | 63.14 | 96.3% | 2024-05-20 |
| 32503. | yunglyn (yungvlyn) | 63.14 | 95% | 2023-12-22 |
| 32504. | ♘ ℙяαвнαт (dawnavd) | 63.14 | 95% | 2014-03-03 |
| 32505. | Jatin (kumar_jatin) | 63.14 | 98.4% | 2024-08-21 |
| 32506. | Hudson (hudsizzle) | 63.14 | 92% | 2013-09-09 |
| 32507. | AAA (jfpnq3owryhtgqlafha) | 63.14 | 98.8% | 2025-02-23 |
| 32508. | Divya (divya_16) | 63.14 | 97.4% | 2021-02-16 |
| 32509. | zero errors (zero_errors) | 63.14 | 96% | 2011-08-07 |
| 32510. | Sergej (nbafan) | 63.14 | 97% | 2011-08-11 |
| 32511. | b2 (bittumon) | 63.14 | 92% | 2012-03-12 |
| 32512. | Cheah (bilem) | 63.13 | 97% | 2011-09-16 |
| 32513. | Renai (renaii) | 63.13 | 94% | 2024-06-13 |
| 32514. | James P (jjp123453) | 63.13 | 96% | 2024-02-27 |
| 32515. | Emon (emonn) | 63.13 | 96% | 2021-11-26 |
| 32516. | Sebastian (sebastigan) | 63.13 | 87% | 2014-05-18 |
| 32517. | Jakeman90210 (jakeman90210) | 63.13 | 96% | 2018-07-19 |
| 32518. | Abada (abada) | 63.13 | 97.1% | 2025-04-23 |
| 32519. | Banana__Plant (bibinprakash) | 63.13 | 96% | 2024-09-15 |
| 32520. | Winston (pixamal) | 63.13 | 96.1% | 2021-02-03 |
| 32521. | MJ (mmjj) | 63.13 | 97% | 2015-04-11 |
| 32522. | Zen (emizen) | 63.12 | 96% | 2018-09-17 |
| 32523. | Nathan (2concussions) | 63.12 | 94% | 2016-04-20 |
| 32524. | Norbs (norbs_01) | 63.12 | 97% | 2025-04-27 |
| 32525. | Amr (sakaido) | 63.12 | 97% | 2025-01-01 |
| 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 |