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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40921. | Dicky (dcstormrage) | 55.66 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
| 40922. | Alex (alaxe) | 55.66 | 92% | 2015-12-09 |
| 40923. | FlexerBob (boburbek) | 55.66 | 91% | 2023-07-24 |
| 40924. | ViktorT (vitr_88) | 55.66 | 88% | 2016-06-24 |
| 40925. | Ibrahim (ibrahim_habib) | 55.66 | 96% | 2015-08-09 |
| 40926. | اعجاذ حسين (s183ds... | 55.66 | 96% | 2020-11-23 |
| 40927. | Ted (tedbondhus) | 55.66 | 95% | 2013-01-04 |
| 40928. | Zuly (mychem) | 55.66 | — | 2010-10-08 |
| 40929. | hydra_bestos (hydra_bestos) | 55.65 | 94% | 2024-11-14 |
| 40930. | nato_enjoyer (nato_enjoyer) | 55.65 | 97% | 2024-12-30 |
| 40931. | sdfg (nerus_k) | 55.65 | 94% | 2024-05-12 |
| 40932. | Frauduland - CL (frauduland) | 55.64 | 95% | 2024-08-01 |
| 40933. | Payton (pransom) | 55.64 | 95.8% | 2024-04-12 |
| 40934. | Tonay (tonayy) | 55.64 | 92% | 2023-10-06 |
| 40935. | Tien (tiennvt) | 55.64 | 96% | 2017-04-26 |
| 40936. | Jason (blazer89523) | 55.64 | 96% | 2012-10-20 |
| 40937. | Ian sparks (sparksian) | 55.63 | 95% | 2021-11-22 |
| 40938. | DaDundies1121 (pinsont33) | 55.63 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
| 40939. | Abdelrahman (abdeenoz) | 55.63 | 95% | 2022-05-13 |
| 40940. | Glenn (glenn2700) | 55.63 | 95% | 2011-08-04 |
| 40941. | Garry (singhsaini) | 55.63 | 95% | 2015-06-07 |
| 40942. | Anda (dama) | 55.63 | 92% | 2011-08-28 |
| 40943. | Kristyl (careless_thunder) | 55.63 | — | 2010-10-27 |
| 40944. | HelloMan (notgreennotblue) | 55.62 | 95% | 2024-03-29 |
| 40945. | chipperSteve (chipper_steve) | 55.62 | 97% | 2025-04-11 |
| 40946. | Peter Otto (potto_1992) | 55.62 | 95% | 2024-08-26 |
| 40947. | Alberto (nurdle) | 55.62 | 96% | 2023-01-02 |
| 40948. | Connor (ketsu4) | 55.62 | 95.7% | 2023-12-17 |
| 40949. | duy (ngocduy235) | 55.62 | 92% | 2012-10-19 |
| 40950. | TOAN (duc966) | 55.61 | 96% | 2025-08-08 |
| 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 |