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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36912. | jpbeee (ethicalisbad) | 60.34 | 96.3% | 2023-11-18 |
| 36913. | Dayton (xxswagmaster9000xx) | 60.34 | 97% | 2019-11-21 |
| 36914. | arache (howeyzeh) | 60.34 | 96% | 2020-05-20 |
| 36915. | Kate (misskate) | 60.34 | 96% | 2013-06-08 |
| 36916. | byron (blam_16) | 60.34 | 90% | 2014-08-02 |
| 36917. | Marius (mariusplanes) | 60.33 | 97.6% | 2025-04-05 |
| 36918. | Giancarlo (chiqui2000) | 60.33 | 96% | 2024-09-28 |
| 36919. | nguyen le minh (leminhohoho) | 60.33 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 36920. | slyvester (slyvestear) | 60.33 | 96% | 2024-11-04 |
| 36921. | Mukul (mega_mukul) | 60.33 | 95.1% | 2025-04-12 |
| 36922. | Bayrmagnai (mrbayrmagnai) | 60.33 | 92% | 2016-05-25 |
| 36923. | Ryan (blazer60) | 60.33 | 97% | 2021-08-12 |
| 36924. | Sourav (sourav_malo) | 60.33 | 96.7% | 2024-01-28 |
| 36925. | hermogenes (borgy) | 60.33 | — | 2010-06-14 |
| 36926. | Nauman (scropio83) | 60.33 | 93% | 2012-02-26 |
| 36927. | Carol (lambfan) | 60.33 | — | 2010-07-29 |
| 36928. | v (vmtype) | 60.32 | 96% | 2025-02-27 |
| 36929. | SkyRandom (skyrandom) | 60.32 | 94.9% | 2025-01-29 |
| 36930. | Justin (20secs) | 60.32 | 95% | 2017-05-30 |
| 36931. | Md. Sabty (mr_ms) | 60.32 | 96% | 2024-08-03 |
| 36932. | josh (opticalshadow) | 60.32 | 95% | 2016-05-23 |
| 36933. | StarrFilter (rybootz) | 60.32 | 97% | 2025-02-27 |
| 36934. | Bill (billyx21) | 60.32 | 95.5% | 2024-01-17 |
| 36935. | boris (borisu) | 60.32 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 36936. | Klosure (klosure) | 60.32 | 95.7% | 2023-11-12 |
| 36937. | pythagoras (123pythagoras123) | 60.32 | 95% | 2021-04-12 |
| 36938. | Tinkureddy (tinku) | 60.32 | — | 2010-10-09 |
| 36939. | Facebook me @ (honnyhonny) | 60.32 | 96% | 2018-05-02 |
| 36940. | Janigon (janigon) | 60.31 | 94.6% | 2025-02-27 |
| 36941. | mightyoak (mightyoak) | 60.31 | 98% | 2025-05-21 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |