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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43035. | Mehanth (mehanth) | 53.24 | 92.6% | 2024-12-01 |
| 43036. | Incitatio (incitatio) | 53.24 | 96% | 2024-07-09 |
| 43037. | Josh (joshinjosh) | 53.24 | 96.7% | 2024-04-16 |
| 43038. | Nik (nikb) | 53.24 | 98.6% | 2023-12-19 |
| 43039. | Yassin (yantroboy) | 53.24 | 95% | 2021-10-18 |
| 43040. | Aukit (abossc) | 53.24 | 97% | 2012-11-15 |
| 43041. | Twily (kangxp) | 53.24 | 95% | 2014-09-09 |
| 43042. | Alyssa Kaye (bbychpstxx) | 53.23 | 97% | 2026-01-03 |
| 43043. | Umk Khan (umkkhan) | 53.23 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 43044. | tas (tahz) | 53.23 | 96% | 2016-07-28 |
| 43045. | Ario (ariothetyper) | 53.22 | 95% | 2024-05-30 |
| 43046. | Haris (undead_slayer) | 53.22 | 97% | 2021-11-24 |
| 43047. | psiphi (psiphi) | 53.22 | 94% | 2026-05-03 |
| 43048. | China (chinagundaraj) | 53.22 | 98% | 2021-02-05 |
| 43049. | Rachel (rachelboey) | 53.22 | 96% | 2013-01-17 |
| 43050. | Latrece (pearly) | 53.22 | 93% | 2016-04-24 |
| 43051. | Siri (sireon) | 53.21 | 95% | 2021-06-17 |
| 43052. | Shane (elk479) | 53.21 | 95% | 2021-09-25 |
| 43053. | Jamil (jamilkh78) | 53.21 | 98.8% | 2024-02-10 |
| 43054. | typo (typotypotypotypo) | 53.21 | 92% | 2015-05-06 |
| 43055. | tran (tranhungtdh06) | 53.20 | 96% | 2021-12-07 |
| 43056. | L (lyell) | 53.20 | 96% | 2014-08-31 |
| 43057. | Neel (neeliscool) | 53.20 | 94% | 2019-09-18 |
| 43058. | RB (rbs_) | 53.20 | 97% | 2021-08-01 |
| 43059. | tang (tangngng) | 53.20 | 94% | 2013-08-08 |
| 43060. | Dick (rock51) | 53.20 | 95% | 2016-10-19 |
| 43061. | brick (track_racer) | 53.19 | 95% | 2024-10-11 |
| 43062. | Jake (jducker27) | 53.19 | 93% | 2024-09-07 |
| 43063. | spiderman (spiderman15) | 53.19 | 96.2% | 2025-02-07 |
| 43064. | Nguyen Duc (imsun93) | 53.19 | 97% | 2012-08-24 |
| 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 |