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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37507. | Alorence (alorence) | 60.20 | 90% | 2013-03-17 |
| 37508. | ASHISH (ashish252) | 60.20 | 93% | 2011-05-17 |
| 37509. | luki527 (luki527) | 60.19 | 98% | 2025-06-29 |
| 37510. | Amber (abloo) | 60.19 | 96.3% | 2024-12-23 |
| 37511. | mela (mulamoney) | 60.19 | 96% | 2024-07-08 |
| 37512. | Hafidh (hafidhnr) | 60.19 | 94.5% | 2024-03-05 |
| 37513. | the (the_dannn) | 60.19 | 96.6% | 2024-09-05 |
| 37514. | kuyasad (kuyasad) | 60.19 | 94.4% | 2023-12-24 |
| 37515. | xsharawi (xsharawi) | 60.19 | 95.3% | 2024-07-12 |
| 37516. | Micah (xtinguo) | 60.19 | 94% | 2021-04-24 |
| 37517. | Do (trando0303) | 60.19 | 96% | 2021-03-04 |
| 37518. | Mohamed (farhan2701) | 60.19 | 95% | 2019-05-17 |
| 37519. | Cinoss (cinoss) | 60.19 | 97% | 2018-03-07 |
| 37520. | Muhamad (trickster7) | 60.19 | 94% | 2015-03-03 |
| 37521. | ryan (rpearsall135) | 60.19 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
| 37522. | Henry (xylz) | 60.19 | 95% | 2013-12-10 |
| 37523. | Dian (annie_dian) | 60.18 | 96% | 2025-12-17 |
| 37524. | AllIsNull (allisnull) | 60.18 | 97% | 2026-04-26 |
| 37525. | rosa (yuzerneim) | 60.18 | 98% | 2025-01-23 |
| 37526. | alexarg23 (alexarg23) | 60.18 | 95.9% | 2025-02-12 |
| 37527. | duh (maparkski) | 60.18 | 96.4% | 2025-02-14 |
| 37528. | addokin (addokin) | 60.18 | 97% | 2023-12-28 |
| 37529. | William (will348) | 60.18 | 97.2% | 2023-11-10 |
| 37530. | fat bunny (littlemanbigboy) | 60.18 | 94% | 2021-07-03 |
| 37531. | happy (happy_meal) | 60.18 | 95.2% | 2023-11-14 |
| 37532. | K (ivory_lagi) | 60.18 | 98% | 2023-05-11 |
| 37533. | Kristen (kstuart) | 60.18 | 86% | 2015-06-04 |
| 37534. | Isaac (newtion) | 60.17 | 97% | 2017-09-24 |
| 37535. | Ins (insanic10) | 60.17 | 94% | 2021-11-19 |
| 37536. | Cesnix (cesnix) | 60.17 | 95% | 2021-09-28 |
| 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 |