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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36716. | Long (darkboy) | 61.19 | — | 2011-04-08 |
| 36717. | Hannah (hms4) | 61.18 | 97.5% | 2025-02-21 |
| 36718. | sasuke (sasuke_uchiwa700) | 61.18 | 97% | 2025-05-13 |
| 36719. | Organic (organicothello) | 61.18 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
| 36720. | Bibek (bibekkunnn) | 61.18 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 36721. | Vin (vin_auro) | 61.18 | 95.4% | 2024-06-03 |
| 36722. | Rb (rbzgod) | 61.18 | 98% | 2025-10-15 |
| 36723. | vari_kun (vari_kun) | 61.18 | 89% | 2013-11-30 |
| 36724. | Mimi (mimzo) | 61.18 | — | 2010-12-24 |
| 36725. | Gerardo Pineda (gerardo_pin... | 61.17 | 97% | 2025-09-13 |
| 36726. | Takeshi (takeshi_workman) | 61.17 | 95% | 2021-03-25 |
| 36727. | Maya (mariyumaya) | 61.17 | 99% | 2025-07-13 |
| 36728. | Awalt (awalt3) | 61.17 | 95% | 2024-05-16 |
| 36729. | Hermes (gadersd) | 61.17 | 97% | 2024-01-01 |
| 36730. | Samit (samitkapoor) | 61.17 | 97% | 2021-07-05 |
| 36731. | Gus (doggogus) | 61.17 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
| 36732. | Dvorak (eye_of_wither) | 61.16 | 95% | 2025-07-28 |
| 36733. | 🤑 (liljasonmoney) | 61.16 | 97% | 2025-07-31 |
| 36734. | Dena (dsehwail799) | 61.16 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
| 36735. | Catch me Saqib (catchme_saq... | 61.16 | 95.7% | 2025-01-09 |
| 36736. | Rr (rrbb) | 61.16 | 95.8% | 2024-11-18 |
| 36737. | Otto (slowclapper) | 61.16 | 96.6% | 2024-09-20 |
| 36738. | zaykovegor (zaykovegor) | 61.16 | 95% | 2024-01-31 |
| 36739. | S (st_bertie) | 61.16 | 97% | 2014-09-14 |
| 36740. | Moses (moses297) | 61.16 | 95% | 2017-08-28 |
| 36741. | subodh999 (subodh999) | 61.15 | 94% | 2025-01-30 |
| 36742. | Thomas (thomasqc) | 61.15 | 95% | 2025-07-11 |
| 36743. | LeoR (leor256) | 61.15 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
| 36744. | Ehsan Poursaeed (hsnprsd) | 61.15 | 95.6% | 2025-02-23 |
| 36745. | Liang (liangg) | 61.15 | 96% | 2023-11-10 |
| 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 |