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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39259. | beb (frgrgfrdf) | 55.14 | 97% | 2015-08-26 |
| 39260. | lolis (roonqvist) | 55.14 | 94% | 2025-04-07 |
| 39261. | BUTTER FINGERS (pbutterfing... | 55.13 | 95.1% | 2024-03-31 |
| 39262. | Kenilt (kenilt) | 55.13 | 93% | 2014-03-08 |
| 39263. | Isabella (bellbee) | 55.13 | 96% | 2024-09-30 |
| 39264. | Neil (bryan_19) | 55.13 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
| 39265. | gauraav (genesisck9) | 55.13 | 95% | 2025-06-05 |
| 39266. | Mizzark (mizzark54) | 55.13 | 93% | 2014-09-20 |
| 39267. | Dx†R (dxtr112591) | 55.13 | 88% | 2015-01-26 |
| 39268. | Bill (maderwc) | 55.13 | 96% | 2013-08-12 |
| 39269. | Hain (crosstoon) | 55.13 | 94% | 2013-01-01 |
| 39270. | craig david's pee sack (b0s... | 55.12 | 96% | 2025-03-13 |
| 39271. | The flash (pongpipat1420) | 55.12 | 94% | 2024-06-12 |
| 39272. | Amr (jaaba) | 55.12 | 96.8% | 2024-01-08 |
| 39273. | Vrooom...!! (blueshirtguy9) | 55.12 | 96% | 2024-04-11 |
| 39274. | Keely (ladysongbird) | 55.12 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 39275. | GNV (gnv0) | 55.11 | 96.5% | 2024-07-29 |
| 39276. | Benjamin (benye20) | 55.11 | 96% | 2024-06-14 |
| 39277. | Alex (esquiaqui) | 55.11 | 94.1% | 2023-09-06 |
| 39278. | catalin (q0werty) | 55.11 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
| 39279. | Surajit (surajit) | 55.11 | 98% | 2017-07-24 |
| 39280. | RoCio (rocio123) | 55.11 | 93% | 2015-09-16 |
| 39281. | Paulo (paulo891) | 55.10 | 94% | 2023-02-02 |
| 39282. | Deez (deez_ballers) | 55.10 | 94.7% | 2024-08-04 |
| 39283. | adgi (cooladgi) | 55.10 | 96% | 2024-01-03 |
| 39284. | Shyam (shyambkn) | 55.10 | 93% | 2015-05-26 |
| 39285. | Mike (perforatesquid) | 55.10 | 89% | 2016-11-09 |
| 39286. | defiant (aarav1) | 55.10 | 98% | 2020-06-26 |
| 39287. | Dragit (dragit) | 55.10 | 89% | 2015-09-25 |
| 39288. | Ayeal (ayeal11) | 55.09 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 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 |