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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40795. | Akoga (akoga) | 56.04 | 96.3% | 2024-04-02 |
| 40796. | gugu (gugu777) | 56.04 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
| 40797. | Freaking Mc'Twisted (kaflug... | 56.04 | 96.4% | 2024-09-08 |
| 40798. | MnM (mnm_0069) | 56.04 | 96% | 2023-12-19 |
| 40799. | Cliff (cliff_i_guess) | 56.04 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
| 40800. | guill_mach (guill_mach) | 56.04 | 95% | 2022-12-31 |
| 40801. | dinh (dinhvantu110) | 56.04 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 40802. | rita (rirota) | 56.04 | 96% | 2013-06-07 |
| 40803. | Luke (lhauflin) | 56.04 | 90% | 2013-03-07 |
| 40804. | Virus (__virus__) | 56.03 | 95.3% | 2025-03-19 |
| 40805. | Richard (cholade) | 56.03 | 93.9% | 2025-01-20 |
| 40806. | Tim (swordiguy) | 56.03 | 94.1% | 2024-11-14 |
| 40807. | Altoplayer (altoplayer) | 56.03 | 96% | 2025-05-19 |
| 40808. | Leo (fahimfahadleon) | 56.03 | 95% | 2025-04-25 |
| 40809. | Fran (faki4) | 56.03 | 95.2% | 2024-09-18 |
| 40810. | Anthony (aconn90) | 56.03 | 89% | 2013-05-19 |
| 40811. | Yurii (yura198) | 56.02 | 94% | 2021-09-25 |
| 40812. | notyou (notyou2x) | 56.02 | 96% | 2025-04-11 |
| 40813. | this you??? (yourprettyslow... | 56.02 | 94% | 2025-07-03 |
| 40814. | Lian (lian99) | 56.02 | 97.1% | 2024-08-11 |
| 40815. | AbdoStrong1 (abdostrong) | 56.02 | 95% | 2024-02-28 |
| 40816. | Karam (karamsayegh) | 56.02 | 97% | 2023-01-08 |
| 40817. | TrubaSnorlax (trubasnorlax) | 56.02 | 94% | 2023-09-22 |
| 40818. | Benjamin (superdupersushi) | 56.02 | 95% | 2021-01-10 |
| 40819. | Alex (amamone) | 56.02 | 94% | 2024-08-14 |
| 40820. | Yoby (yobynad) | 56.02 | 96% | 2019-05-03 |
| 40821. | tu (turobin) | 56.02 | 98% | 2015-06-19 |
| 40822. | dhanush (dhanu5h) | 56.01 | 95.5% | 2024-07-11 |
| 40823. | BountifulFever5 (nguyenanhn... | 56.01 | 99% | 2023-08-31 |
| 40824. | Judy (xxtonka13xx) | 56.01 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 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 |