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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31169. | Jake (wavegamble) | 64.08 | 95% | 2017-05-24 |
| 31170. | Pratheepa (theepa) | 64.08 | — | 2010-10-12 |
| 31171. | Marwane (delma_04) | 64.07 | 96.8% | 2024-03-11 |
| 31172. | 081 (ben081) | 64.07 | 95.4% | 2025-05-17 |
| 31173. | sam_the_ham (sam_the_ham) | 64.07 | 97.7% | 2023-12-20 |
| 31174. | overlord (overlllord) | 64.07 | 96% | 2023-05-10 |
| 31175. | Oleksii (tdu819) | 64.07 | 99% | 2021-08-26 |
| 31176. | aha (channaha) | 64.07 | 93% | 2013-04-22 |
| 31177. | (tulasaeueng) | 64.07 | 97% | 2019-03-01 |
| 31178. | abhishek (akk2069) | 64.07 | 96% | 2017-06-11 |
| 31179. | riyopon (riyopon) | 64.06 | 96% | 2025-02-10 |
| 31180. | khushi Agarwal (khushiiiiii... | 64.06 | 94% | 2024-04-30 |
| 31181. | Dominique (uncledom12) | 64.06 | 95% | 2025-03-06 |
| 31182. | Thunderer (thunderer) | 64.06 | 93% | 2012-09-07 |
| 31183. | Fahim (shahriar193) | 64.06 | 97.4% | 2024-09-21 |
| 31184. | David (czhdavid) | 64.06 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
| 31185. | Gordy (thatonevietnamese) | 64.05 | 96% | 2024-11-17 |
| 31186. | Chase (noodlelou) | 64.05 | 94% | 2020-04-19 |
| 31187. | tominator (tominator_7) | 64.05 | 98% | 2022-07-07 |
| 31188. | Denis (me4ls_0n_whee1s) | 64.05 | 96% | 2021-10-03 |
| 31189. | Valentino (pugaccino) | 64.05 | 95% | 2025-01-21 |
| 31190. | DInokyd (dinokyd) | 64.05 | 96% | 2022-03-30 |
| 31191. | ok (banadagril) | 64.05 | 95% | 2020-06-19 |
| 31192. | Tristan (thavelick) | 64.05 | 98% | 2012-01-03 |
| 31193. | Jeff (jeprei) | 64.05 | 91% | 2014-07-03 |
| 31194. | Karthigeyan A (karthikishore) | 64.04 | 97.3% | 2025-02-24 |
| 31195. | Muhammad Irfan (malikirfan66) | 64.04 | 99% | 2024-05-17 |
| 31196. | boiax (boiax) | 64.04 | 95% | 2022-09-20 |
| 31197. | bee (aliceisjesus) | 64.04 | 93% | 2022-01-10 |
| 31198. | xReptoon (xreptoon) | 64.04 | 97% | 2018-01-04 |
| 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 |