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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39013. | Anda (dama) | 55.63 | 92% | 2011-08-28 |
| 39014. | Kristyl (careless_thunder) | 55.63 | — | 2010-10-27 |
| 39015. | Connor (ketsu4) | 55.62 | 95.7% | 2023-12-17 |
| 39016. | Peter Otto (potto_1992) | 55.62 | 95% | 2024-08-26 |
| 39017. | Alberto (nurdle) | 55.62 | 96% | 2023-01-02 |
| 39018. | duy (ngocduy235) | 55.62 | 92% | 2012-10-19 |
| 39019. | Minty_Darkstorm (mintydarks... | 55.61 | 97.7% | 2025-03-12 |
| 39020. | dandondon (dvncho) | 55.61 | 95% | 2024-08-20 |
| 39021. | Moochie (moochieandcrow) | 55.61 | 97% | 2017-09-06 |
| 39022. | Horned (hornedlove) | 55.61 | 94% | 2019-06-27 |
| 39023. | tomas (monkimon) | 55.61 | 95% | 2020-08-10 |
| 39024. | Ryan (afterlife) | 55.61 | 96% | 2011-12-02 |
| 39025. | Nghia (camaraderie23_7) | 55.61 | 98% | 2013-06-07 |
| 39026. | joflin (joflin) | 55.61 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 39027. | Long_man (clamptsubasa) | 55.61 | 95% | 2018-07-27 |
| 39028. | Carlos (saturnino) | 55.61 | 97% | 2014-11-28 |
| 39029. | dp (dp2001) | 55.60 | 95% | 2024-08-14 |
| 39030. | Red (redsauce) | 55.60 | 94% | 2020-02-10 |
| 39031. | Michael (sonomafioso) | 55.60 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
| 39032. | 🐌 (hsuan9705) | 55.60 | 96.3% | 2024-08-09 |
| 39033. | Sam (sam_0) | 55.60 | 96% | 2023-01-07 |
| 39034. | Jeremy (gamingbull) | 55.60 | 91% | 2016-05-07 |
| 39035. | Angel (rathgormack) | 55.60 | 91% | 2016-10-25 |
| 39036. | Dang (minhdungonly) | 55.60 | 93% | 2013-02-26 |
| 39037. | bananananananananana (banan... | 55.59 | 93% | 2024-02-23 |
| 39038. | James (jimmybibi) | 55.59 | 98% | 2024-08-26 |
| 39039. | yasin (yasin321) | 55.59 | 18% | 2016-05-25 |
| 39040. | Garlic (garlic) | 55.59 | 95% | 2011-04-06 |
| 39041. | makai kuki (haokipkuki) | 55.58 | 97% | 2025-01-18 |
| 39042. | Nandan Knight (shadowreaper... | 55.58 | 93.7% | 2024-08-12 |
| 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 |