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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39675. | Gear Fourth (tanitandjesse) | 53.90 | 86% | 2015-04-03 |
| 39676. | Mohammad Mobarak (rock_master) | 53.89 | 95% | 2023-07-17 |
| 39677. | Dorji Kurumpeto (barto2869) | 53.89 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
| 39678. | Shige (shiges) | 53.89 | 97% | 2024-09-14 |
| 39679. | Lucy (moca_lucy) | 53.89 | 97% | 2025-05-18 |
| 39680. | Fog (f40_g) | 53.89 | 96% | 2024-07-11 |
| 39681. | Ashley (sh3nn) | 53.89 | 96.5% | 2023-11-11 |
| 39682. | Do u evn lyft? (heavylyft) | 53.89 | 96.4% | 2024-04-30 |
| 39683. | firman (artemix22) | 53.89 | 95% | 2013-04-23 |
| 39684. | Sankar(Ind) (sankar007) | 53.89 | 94% | 2014-07-28 |
| 39685. | hehe (dinitante) | 53.88 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
| 39686. | Julius (galadril) | 53.88 | 95% | 2024-08-11 |
| 39687. | Tsuraya (hannatsura) | 53.88 | 98% | 2020-03-18 |
| 39688. | Tom (totallytom) | 53.88 | 94% | 2017-03-20 |
| 39689. | saeed (saeed_dadkhah) | 53.88 | 91% | 2015-06-17 |
| 39690. | SergeantSuper (sergeantsuper) | 53.88 | 89% | 2015-04-25 |
| 39691. | jules (jules_24) | 53.87 | 96% | 2025-03-31 |
| 39692. | bayour (oraclebee) | 53.87 | 97% | 2025-03-24 |
| 39693. | Huzaifa (mrz_mrz) | 53.87 | 94.5% | 2024-10-05 |
| 39694. | badgyalting (pl200834) | 53.87 | 93% | 2024-06-05 |
| 39695. | starDarken (stardarken) | 53.87 | 95.4% | 2024-10-20 |
| 39696. | Ron (ronincognito) | 53.87 | 96% | 2020-05-28 |
| 39697. | World (worldhello54321) | 53.87 | 94% | 2015-01-16 |
| 39698. | IAnthropos (ianthropos) | 53.86 | 96% | 2022-11-28 |
| 39699. | Taz Oldaker (toldaker) | 53.86 | 93.9% | 2023-12-13 |
| 39700. | Pink (pinkolo) | 53.86 | 97% | 2023-12-23 |
| 39701. | Neil (neil_004) | 53.86 | 94% | 2011-06-02 |
| 39702. | Tanzilal Gumz (1asabbasa1) | 53.85 | 96% | 2025-03-05 |
| 39703. | Taalyelxor (taalyelxor) | 53.85 | 95% | 2024-06-22 |
| 39704. | catchme (catch__me) | 53.85 | 94% | 2024-11-26 |
| 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 |