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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33874. | Andres (andresguerrero) | 63.89 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 33875. | Hari (magarhari088) | 63.89 | 95% | 2020-04-23 |
| 33876. | सुरेन्द्र... | 63.89 | 95% | 2012-07-29 |
| 33877. | Eriksen (norfear) | 63.89 | 89% | 2016-04-21 |
| 33878. | Ebony (treen55555) | 63.89 | 91% | 2011-10-18 |
| 33879. | Aron (aronaranda) | 63.89 | 92% | 2015-07-07 |
| 33880. | Zell (zell_grayfox) | 63.88 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
| 33881. | Michal (rayem7) | 63.88 | 96% | 2020-04-29 |
| 33882. | Dante Alighieri (danteezy) | 63.88 | 98% | 2025-06-17 |
| 33883. | Nat (natsnuggies) | 63.88 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
| 33884. | Azuyamat (azuyamat) | 63.88 | 94% | 2022-10-30 |
| 33885. | Devin (ledguy) | 63.88 | 95% | 2020-06-12 |
| 33886. | Jason (pradogy) | 63.88 | 95% | 2022-03-29 |
| 33887. | Gert (hansonagarrett) | 63.88 | 94% | 2021-03-12 |
| 33888. | Ninheart (ninheart) | 63.88 | 96% | 2022-01-13 |
| 33889. | lyhour (lyhour_chan) | 63.88 | 93% | 2014-10-31 |
| 33890. | Max (mzc123) | 63.87 | 97% | 2025-04-17 |
| 33891. | RainbowDash (lina_rachmat) | 63.87 | 95% | 2024-08-01 |
| 33892. | Shahed Afridi (afridi112) | 63.87 | 98.6% | 2025-01-31 |
| 33893. | SaverVS (savervs) | 63.87 | 95% | 2024-08-30 |
| 33894. | Datilia (datilia) | 63.87 | 97.4% | 2025-01-06 |
| 33895. | VeRaiden (veraiden) | 63.87 | 96% | 2025-01-04 |
| 33896. | jdub (jdub1234) | 63.87 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 33897. | NumbyColemak (numby2) | 63.87 | 96.8% | 2024-09-10 |
| 33898. | Christina (ctina_lil_azn) | 63.87 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 33899. | running_dog (persists) | 63.87 | 94% | 2015-08-14 |
| 33900. | LâmHoàiLinh (psamdjakht) | 63.87 | 96% | 2025-06-05 |
| 33901. | Go (rfvbnn) | 63.86 | 98% | 2025-05-14 |
| 33902. | JodsintZ (jodsintz) | 63.86 | 95% | 2019-08-31 |
| 33903. | Gelo (gelo_005) | 63.86 | 97% | 2025-07-26 |
| 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 |