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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31631. | Ken (kengeorge) | 66.05 | 94% | 2012-08-10 |
| 31632. | Mockso (mockso21) | 66.04 | 98% | 2025-04-26 |
| 31633. | ARUGAK (arugak) | 66.04 | 96% | 2024-08-09 |
| 31634. | Artem (koberkout) | 66.04 | 95% | 2026-03-26 |
| 31635. | Adriana (add009) | 66.04 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
| 31636. | HASSAN (purno555) | 66.04 | 95.7% | 2025-01-03 |
| 31637. | deadass (rajteezy) | 66.04 | 93.4% | 2023-12-24 |
| 31638. | Jason (jasondamaso06) | 66.04 | 96% | 2025-11-03 |
| 31639. | Concentration (sighsigh) | 66.04 | 97% | 2011-12-22 |
| 31640. | Thordis (thordis) | 66.04 | 96% | 2011-06-29 |
| 31641. | Eleanor (ocbeach) | 66.04 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 31642. | Lior (liorg225) | 66.04 | 91% | 2014-08-31 |
| 31643. | Amol (amolrao) | 66.04 | 93% | 2016-02-22 |
| 31644. | Tonz (the_tonz) | 66.03 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
| 31645. | Wes (wes112) | 66.03 | 98.3% | 2025-05-15 |
| 31646. | Mentor (mentor2108) | 66.03 | 94.5% | 2024-03-14 |
| 31647. | stroobaj (stroobaj) | 66.02 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 31648. | Mohammed (md_islam) | 66.02 | 97% | 2017-04-27 |
| 31649. | Dmitry (horizon_47) | 66.02 | 97% | 2020-09-24 |
| 31650. | dotyper (dotyper) | 66.02 | 94% | 2012-05-26 |
| 31651. | Rudy (rudyvqt) | 66.02 | 95% | 2012-10-31 |
| 31652. | laurent (ajgad) | 66.02 | 98% | 2015-04-03 |
| 31653. | Olivia (orangejuice246) | 66.02 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
| 31654. | asdwe (asdwe) | 66.02 | 95% | 2015-02-01 |
| 31655. | Himanshu Singh (thakur1008a) | 66.01 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 31656. | Flash Racer (prateek_sinha) | 66.01 | 97.2% | 2024-10-21 |
| 31657. | mohamed (mylittlecreep) | 66.01 | 95% | 2025-03-07 |
| 31658. | greg (boctrorgc) | 66.01 | 98% | 2023-12-01 |
| 31659. | G (gbenz) | 66.01 | 94% | 2011-10-08 |
| 31660. | Matthew 11:28 (100percentba... | 66.00 | 95.7% | 2024-05-11 |
| 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 |