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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34107. | Askhat (smallboy) | 61.19 | 84% | 2016-07-25 |
| 34108. | tstats[general_iroh] (gener... | 61.19 | 94.6% | 2025-01-28 |
| 34109. | Mary (maryjiao) | 61.19 | 98% | 2013-11-23 |
| 34110. | Rahul (russellriago) | 61.19 | 95% | 2018-03-22 |
| 34111. | Long (darkboy) | 61.19 | — | 2011-04-08 |
| 34112. | Hannah (hms4) | 61.18 | 97% | 2025-02-21 |
| 34113. | Organic (organicothello) | 61.18 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
| 34114. | Bibek (bibekkunnn) | 61.18 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 34115. | Vin (vin_auro) | 61.18 | 95.4% | 2024-06-03 |
| 34116. | vari_kun (vari_kun) | 61.18 | 89% | 2013-11-30 |
| 34117. | Mimi (mimzo) | 61.18 | — | 2010-12-24 |
| 34118. | Takeshi (takeshi_workman) | 61.17 | 95% | 2021-03-25 |
| 34119. | Awalt (awalt3) | 61.17 | 95% | 2024-05-16 |
| 34120. | Hermes (gadersd) | 61.17 | 97% | 2024-01-01 |
| 34121. | Samit (samitkapoor) | 61.17 | 97% | 2021-07-05 |
| 34122. | Gus (doggogus) | 61.17 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
| 34123. | Dena (dsehwail799) | 61.16 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
| 34124. | Catch me Saqib (catchme_saq... | 61.16 | 95.7% | 2025-01-09 |
| 34125. | Rr (rrbb) | 61.16 | 96% | 2024-11-18 |
| 34126. | Otto (slowclapper) | 61.16 | 96.6% | 2024-09-20 |
| 34127. | Awesoma (osama_haque) | 61.16 | 95% | 2024-06-18 |
| 34128. | zaykovegor (zaykovegor) | 61.16 | 95% | 2024-01-31 |
| 34129. | S (st_bertie) | 61.16 | 97% | 2014-09-14 |
| 34130. | Moses (moses297) | 61.16 | 95% | 2017-08-28 |
| 34131. | subodh999 (subodh999) | 61.15 | 94% | 2025-01-30 |
| 34132. | LeoR (leor256) | 61.15 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
| 34133. | Violet (violet_k1) | 61.15 | 99.3% | 2024-09-07 |
| 34134. | Ehsan Poursaeed (hsnprsd) | 61.15 | 95.6% | 2025-02-23 |
| 34135. | Liang (liangg) | 61.15 | 96% | 2023-11-10 |
| 34136. | Nate (ngb125) | 61.15 | 93% | 2024-04-08 |
| 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 |