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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33043. | Martin (mpenkov) | 63.63 | 94% | 2021-01-30 |
| 33044. | I'm tired, boss. (boss_boss... | 63.62 | 97% | 2025-05-01 |
| 33045. | TooSlow (tooslow2023) | 63.62 | 98% | 2023-12-06 |
| 33046. | murtle (lemonloli) | 63.62 | 94% | 2020-03-31 |
| 33047. | gab (ohchlorine) | 63.62 | 96.2% | 2023-11-30 |
| 33048. | BNB (hzung) | 63.62 | 95.5% | 2021-02-24 |
| 33049. | shobhit (shobhit99) | 63.62 | 95% | 2017-12-30 |
| 33050. | Kenneth (bicboiken) | 63.62 | 96% | 2018-09-24 |
| 33051. | Surya (suryayadavalli) | 63.62 | 93% | 2013-08-28 |
| 33052. | Rand al'Thor (reuben_kid) | 63.61 | 98% | 2025-09-01 |
| 33053. | tom (zztom) | 63.61 | 96% | 2012-10-03 |
| 33054. | Krishna (rk4500) | 63.61 | 96% | 2024-01-21 |
| 33055. | charles (charliett) | 63.61 | 96.7% | 2024-05-31 |
| 33056. | Collin Smith (cbsmit514) | 63.61 | 97% | 2024-05-21 |
| 33057. | Joona (waks4ik) | 63.61 | 97% | 2012-10-26 |
| 33058. | Temirulan (mtemirulan) | 63.61 | 90% | 2015-03-01 |
| 33059. | NotUrType (pavith97) | 63.60 | 96% | 2016-04-30 |
| 33060. | Callum (real_stacky) | 63.60 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
| 33061. | Abd elmouiz (mouiz2006) | 63.60 | 96.4% | 2024-10-28 |
| 33062. | qbux (qbux) | 63.60 | 95.8% | 2024-09-28 |
| 33063. | Anas (annas_ss) | 63.60 | 97.1% | 2024-02-04 |
| 33064. | lele (lelelawar310) | 63.60 | 96% | 2022-12-14 |
| 33065. | iAserty (iaserty) | 63.60 | 94% | 2016-09-13 |
| 33066. | SQUIDN636 (squidn636) | 63.60 | 94% | 2024-02-13 |
| 33067. | Blyon (avocado_punched) | 63.60 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 33068. | Last (last220) | 63.60 | 95% | 2022-04-30 |
| 33069. | daVinzyDANCE (davinzydance) | 63.60 | — | 2011-02-10 |
| 33070. | Urgency (urgency) | 63.60 | 94% | 2020-02-01 |
| 33071. | teewaybi (tipitipii) | 63.59 | 98% | 2022-06-21 |
| 33072. | Bocthard (bocthard) | 63.59 | 97% | 2024-10-02 |
| 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 |