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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33876. | hhg (hhg2) | 61.11 | 99% | 2021-09-26 |
| 33877. | ggggg (prpgift) | 61.11 | 96% | 2017-07-27 |
| 33878. | Duy Nguyen (ducduy642005) | 61.10 | 95% | 2024-10-19 |
| 33879. | rdm (rdmk) | 61.10 | 93.6% | 2024-08-11 |
| 33880. | decozzy (decozzy) | 61.10 | 94.7% | 2024-02-12 |
| 33881. | Devesh (devesh_agarwal) | 61.10 | 96.4% | 2023-12-18 |
| 33882. | T (peacecraft_m) | 61.10 | 97% | 2023-04-10 |
| 33883. | Daniel (dantyping) | 61.10 | 97% | 2021-05-10 |
| 33884. | Joe (ibelaxin) | 61.10 | 85% | 2014-08-19 |
| 33885. | Thomas (cyrez) | 61.10 | 94% | 2012-12-09 |
| 33886. | shadu (shadurealm) | 61.09 | 95% | 2025-03-20 |
| 33887. | Chandrahas (chandrahas1219) | 61.09 | 97% | 2025-05-14 |
| 33888. | Tristan (turbo566) | 61.09 | 92% | 2016-07-30 |
| 33889. | luz (luzyb92109) | 61.09 | 95% | 2023-03-10 |
| 33890. | Corey (crimelord) | 61.09 | 94% | 2012-12-29 |
| 33891. | JaSu (jasu) | 61.09 | — | 2010-09-14 |
| 33892. | WaseeM (w4seem) | 61.08 | 91.7% | 2024-04-21 |
| 33893. | Panos (panos12) | 61.08 | 94.2% | 2024-10-27 |
| 33894. | anil (anil_gupta) | 61.08 | 97.7% | 2025-04-04 |
| 33895. | aominedaiki378 (aominedaiki... | 61.08 | 96.4% | 2024-08-11 |
| 33896. | Phalgooni (phalguni) | 61.08 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
| 33897. | Jingle (jinglegordon) | 61.08 | 95% | 2014-02-21 |
| 33898. | Nhat (abels) | 61.08 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 33899. | Dung (nguyenvuthuydung) | 61.08 | 96% | 2019-06-26 |
| 33900. | Tushar (tusharip) | 61.07 | 96% | 2023-08-10 |
| 33901. | Rukshan (rukshan_26) | 61.07 | 98% | 2025-02-26 |
| 33902. | Faizan (faizan372) | 61.07 | 96% | 2023-09-24 |
| 33903. | Tamar (ta_mar907) | 61.07 | 98% | 2024-07-27 |
| 33904. | Andie (andiejc) | 61.07 | 95% | 2015-12-20 |
| 33905. | Wobble (devil23_11) | 61.07 | — | 2010-11-12 |
| 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 |