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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39218. | Angus (zestypepper) | 54.26 | 96% | 2024-08-14 |
| 39219. | Scenicals (scenicboulevard) | 54.26 | 93% | 2024-04-02 |
| 39220. | Ethan (ethanxxxl) | 54.26 | 90% | 2016-10-01 |
| 39221. | Shady (shady_merchant) | 54.26 | 95% | 2018-04-11 |
| 39222. | Wu (jonlinwu) | 54.26 | 97% | 2012-05-09 |
| 39223. | J (gruzdak) | 54.25 | 97% | 2023-09-05 |
| 39224. | Ricardo (rickyki) | 54.25 | 97% | 2024-02-28 |
| 39225. | Lee (lulee) | 54.25 | 94.9% | 2025-02-16 |
| 39226. | Karan (karanyadav153) | 54.24 | 97% | 2022-11-05 |
| 39227. | panuto2 (panuto2) | 54.24 | 89% | 2012-12-25 |
| 39228. | josh (guthrie_radnam) | 54.23 | 96% | 2025-04-12 |
| 39229. | JD (jdlmao_) | 54.23 | 95.9% | 2024-04-24 |
| 39230. | Evonymus (evonymus) | 54.23 | 98% | 2024-03-17 |
| 39231. | enmum (enmum) | 54.23 | 95% | 2012-04-12 |
| 39232. | Sandeep (s_indian) | 54.23 | 94% | 2014-08-19 |
| 39233. | Gail (jade2) | 54.23 | — | 2010-12-20 |
| 39234. | Dole (dolepeeg) | 54.22 | 94% | 2024-05-15 |
| 39235. | Jorand (jorand) | 54.22 | 95% | 2024-02-19 |
| 39236. | center store (cstore_295) | 54.22 | 96% | 2024-12-03 |
| 39237. | Kareem Rafat (karim_rafat) | 54.22 | 95% | 2024-05-08 |
| 39238. | Don (blop9) | 54.22 | 94.9% | 2024-01-12 |
| 39239. | Hudson (hudson_the_cat) | 54.22 | 94% | 2022-04-24 |
| 39240. | blitter (blitter56) | 54.22 | 94% | 2021-06-26 |
| 39241. | Taco (taco_mann) | 54.22 | 97% | 2012-09-16 |
| 39242. | Petter (noclue) | 54.22 | 93% | 2015-09-17 |
| 39243. | MArcel (marcel01) | 54.22 | 91% | 2013-12-18 |
| 39244. | Cayman (cayman) | 54.22 | 96% | 2013-04-17 |
| 39245. | ROCKET+ (zalvinz_7) | 54.21 | 94% | 2024-05-16 |
| 39246. | nate (usernamenate) | 54.21 | 97.3% | 2024-10-29 |
| 39247. | Lambit Dohotia (ilambit) | 54.21 | 96% | 2024-05-31 |
| 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 |