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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35059. | Matthew (matthau) | 59.94 | 96% | 2023-01-11 |
| 35060. | Smine (sminerino) | 59.94 | 93% | 2017-02-14 |
| 35061. | Jonathan (sirjoblo) | 59.93 | 96% | 2013-04-16 |
| 35062. | Henry (feartheking) | 59.93 | 97% | 2024-10-05 |
| 35063. | cashmer kholo (cashmer) | 59.93 | 97% | 2024-08-24 |
| 35064. | Haak (haak_in) | 59.93 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
| 35065. | BlazeAries (blaze_aries) | 59.93 | 94% | 2021-06-08 |
| 35066. | bleh (dan1ce) | 59.93 | 97% | 2022-01-25 |
| 35067. | Kaushik (kaushik274) | 59.93 | 98% | 2012-04-13 |
| 35068. | SnoozeGod (da_snoozegod) | 59.92 | 97.2% | 2025-01-14 |
| 35069. | emma (ermich) | 59.92 | 97% | 2024-07-22 |
| 35070. | ButterflyDNS (butterflydns) | 59.92 | 93.6% | 2024-03-21 |
| 35071. | fakafel (fakafel) | 59.92 | 98.4% | 2023-12-06 |
| 35072. | Wheats (wheatstsu) | 59.92 | 96% | 2023-11-11 |
| 35073. | Mack (mackorooji8) | 59.92 | 95% | 2022-10-05 |
| 35074. | Nik (nikkad4) | 59.92 | 92% | 2014-05-13 |
| 35075. | borealiie (borealiie) | 59.91 | 97% | 2022-05-23 |
| 35076. | HawkEye (vivekpandey) | 59.91 | 96.4% | 2024-02-26 |
| 35077. | D1ck F1ngers (d_wratten18) | 59.91 | 98% | 2021-09-13 |
| 35078. | M S (mohanad_shihab) | 59.91 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 35079. | AESloth (scrin) | 59.91 | 88% | 2016-07-29 |
| 35080. | Sherry (sherru) | 59.91 | 90% | 2015-01-29 |
| 35081. | Evan (evantwo) | 59.91 | 94% | 2022-03-09 |
| 35082. | novantix (novantix) | 59.91 | 94% | 2017-03-18 |
| 35083. | Francisco Ulate (darkfra) | 59.90 | 96% | 2025-04-23 |
| 35084. | shaikha (suwaidi) | 59.90 | 95.1% | 2025-02-17 |
| 35085. | PandaScheme (pandascheme14) | 59.90 | 97% | 2024-12-22 |
| 35086. | lucyj18 (ljoan18) | 59.90 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
| 35087. | BIG MAN JENKINS (bigdaddyqtip) | 59.90 | 93% | 2023-12-05 |
| 35088. | Sen (drxxmn) | 59.90 | 94% | 2020-08-17 |
| 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 |