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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37969. | DragonArmy (buchnejf) | 59.41 | 97.4% | 2024-06-07 |
| 37970. | Shub (shub01) | 59.41 | 95% | 2020-05-24 |
| 37971. | Felipe Bell (felipebell) | 59.41 | 97% | 2025-11-25 |
| 37972. | Zackary (realyslow) | 59.41 | 90% | 2014-04-16 |
| 37973. | Rohit (rohitind) | 59.40 | 97% | 2025-06-02 |
| 37974. | Listo (listo_star) | 59.40 | 95.6% | 2025-01-09 |
| 37975. | Beatles (beatles76) | 59.40 | 97% | 2025-08-23 |
| 37976. | AL3X (alextth) | 59.40 | 95% | 2024-04-10 |
| 37977. | sai (syrus_dhark) | 59.40 | 95.7% | 2024-11-12 |
| 37978. | Abrar (abrarahmad15) | 59.40 | 96.2% | 2024-04-14 |
| 37979. | bella (bellachai) | 59.40 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 37980. | Pragyan (swordfish999) | 59.40 | 95% | 2020-10-03 |
| 37981. | DJ (djroach) | 59.40 | 94.7% | 2021-02-19 |
| 37982. | rubimuffines (rubimuffins) | 59.40 | 96.6% | 2024-12-22 |
| 37983. | sarvar (sarvarbhat) | 59.40 | 93% | 2016-12-13 |
| 37984. | Brian (sarcoidosisism) | 59.40 | 97% | 2017-09-14 |
| 37985. | jigar (jigar13) | 59.39 | 96% | 2025-10-30 |
| 37986. | mm2325 (moinl) | 59.39 | 98% | 2026-01-05 |
| 37987. | Jesvin (j3sv1nj) | 59.39 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
| 37988. | Puan (puanpro) | 59.39 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
| 37989. | Yukifa (yukifa) | 59.39 | 90% | 2016-10-20 |
| 37990. | oregord (oregord) | 59.39 | 95% | 2017-10-20 |
| 37991. | Dan (spider_hands) | 59.39 | 97% | 2017-06-19 |
| 37992. | raymund (raymund_jerk) | 59.39 | 93% | 2011-11-07 |
| 37993. | IAmBatman (iambatmann) | 59.38 | 93% | 2024-03-04 |
| 37994. | Lauge (laugejuul) | 59.38 | 95% | 2023-06-03 |
| 37995. | Shrutik (shrutik_1623) | 59.38 | 95% | 2023-01-04 |
| 37996. | superultimate23 (superultim... | 59.38 | 95% | 2025-07-19 |
| 37997. | Potato (lovlieice) | 59.38 | 94% | 2015-07-26 |
| 37998. | Don (donbw) | 59.38 | 95.5% | 2025-03-10 |
| 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 |