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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31824. | Ben (corton1) | 63.72 | 98.1% | 2024-05-31 |
| 31825. | Saikou (saikousocial) | 63.72 | 97% | 2021-05-15 |
| 31826. | Rick (cowisboss) | 63.72 | 97% | 2022-08-31 |
| 31827. | piyopiyo (piyopiyopiyo) | 63.72 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 31828. | Davit (alpha_17) | 63.72 | 95% | 2020-12-09 |
| 31829. | sam (samracer) | 63.72 | — | 2010-12-25 |
| 31830. | thiago (thiago4) | 63.71 | 98% | 2025-05-28 |
| 31831. | Caleb (notonmylevel21) | 63.71 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 31832. | Dean (mtgapless) | 63.71 | 96.5% | 2023-11-16 |
| 31833. | Sahaj (sahaj01) | 63.71 | 96% | 2023-04-05 |
| 31834. | Mohammed (mi_14) | 63.71 | 96% | 2017-12-03 |
| 31835. | Kristoffer (koffer96) | 63.71 | 95.9% | 2024-09-28 |
| 31836. | J (greatbjowski) | 63.71 | 96% | 2020-10-21 |
| 31837. | Hyper (yo_hyper) | 63.71 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
| 31838. | Valtsu (copywriter) | 63.71 | 96% | 2020-01-09 |
| 31839. | Uriel (uriel1217) | 63.71 | 94% | 2017-02-03 |
| 31840. | huzzah6969 (jdijdiij) | 63.70 | 96% | 2025-04-10 |
| 31841. | Din (snailpacerace) | 63.70 | 95.7% | 2024-09-24 |
| 31842. | Calvin (calpowwow) | 63.70 | 97% | 2024-06-05 |
| 31843. | Gabe (gabesu17) | 63.70 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 31844. | Niko (gona01) | 63.70 | 98% | 2023-09-04 |
| 31845. | My (z0rtzp1zku) | 63.70 | 96% | 2024-07-22 |
| 31846. | Sigurdur (siggi84) | 63.70 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 31847. | Mahmoud (m_s_ali) | 63.70 | 92% | 2017-02-07 |
| 31848. | KingG (kingg) | 63.70 | — | 2011-03-31 |
| 31849. | castor (castor89) | 63.69 | 97% | 2021-04-28 |
| 31850. | Frank Nam (franknam) | 63.69 | 96% | 2023-12-09 |
| 31851. | Ng (xxxlollolxxx) | 63.69 | 92.6% | 2024-07-07 |
| 31852. | Hannah (handiangel) | 63.69 | 97% | 2011-11-18 |
| 31853. | nickyjc (nickyjcccc) | 63.68 | 94% | 2025-05-01 |
| 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 |