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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33888. | Amie (asears76) | 63.33 | 97% | 2012-08-29 |
| 33889. | sanju (sanjusingh) | 63.33 | 93% | 2015-02-18 |
| 33890. | SynthH4v0k (synthh4v0k) | 63.32 | 95% | 2025-07-10 |
| 33891. | Jack (jshea306) | 63.32 | 98% | 2025-05-19 |
| 33892. | ek (_ekq_) | 63.32 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 33893. | Carlos Reyes (carlosking11) | 63.32 | 96% | 2024-11-23 |
| 33894. | ProfLL (profllat_typing12) | 63.32 | 97% | 2024-08-15 |
| 33895. | (kingkalamkari) | 63.32 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 33896. | Maddie (maddietessier) | 63.32 | 95.7% | 2024-08-09 |
| 33897. | Hemn (hemaghazab) | 63.32 | 95.2% | 2023-08-28 |
| 33898. | Rift (rifterk) | 63.32 | 95% | 2024-10-08 |
| 33899. | Jimi (jimi_io) | 63.32 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
| 33900. | a (stanrude) | 63.32 | 97% | 2023-01-04 |
| 33901. | snape (snape_94) | 63.32 | 94% | 2014-12-03 |
| 33902. | Eson (miehunyou) | 63.32 | 96% | 2013-11-08 |
| 33903. | Kamiye (kamiye) | 63.32 | 89% | 2016-07-11 |
| 33904. | Christoffer (toffiemate) | 63.31 | 97.6% | 2025-02-27 |
| 33905. | itypeforbyron (remez) | 63.31 | 97% | 2020-09-29 |
| 33906. | palanisamy (palanisamy88) | 63.31 | 97% | 2025-05-10 |
| 33907. | Themi (themis3000) | 63.31 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
| 33908. | rafelas (rafelas) | 63.31 | 95% | 2024-01-23 |
| 33909. | Aaryan (ryn1105) | 63.31 | 96.3% | 2024-01-08 |
| 33910. | Ethan (ethan_crypto) | 63.31 | 96.2% | 2024-01-17 |
| 33911. | Knight (khayadimu101) | 63.31 | 97% | 2024-06-01 |
| 33912. | Mahmudul Hasan🕋🕌 (abo... | 63.31 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
| 33913. | Lucie (lulumn) | 63.31 | 95.2% | 2025-04-23 |
| 33914. | David (rundnc13) | 63.31 | 95.3% | 2024-06-17 |
| 33915. | Brett (bca701) | 63.31 | 95% | 2016-04-01 |
| 33916. | RayDaren (raydaren) | 63.31 | 97% | 2019-02-10 |
| 33917. | leah (leahthepotato) | 63.30 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
| 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 |