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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34745. | Juan (archangel615) | 60.56 | 89% | 2014-04-07 |
| 34746. | Siddhartha Rao (sidfreak) | 60.55 | 94% | 2025-06-05 |
| 34747. | Elias (dillenn) | 60.55 | 95% | 2021-04-19 |
| 34748. | Keiji (keiji453) | 60.55 | 95% | 2021-10-24 |
| 34749. | simon (kusin_simon) | 60.55 | 92% | 2012-11-19 |
| 34750. | Pewpewpew (paradoxon) | 60.55 | 97% | 2015-09-09 |
| 34751. | Simo (cimoa) | 60.54 | 96% | 2023-01-29 |
| 34752. | Sean ny (bufortjonesy) | 60.54 | 95.2% | 2025-02-04 |
| 34753. | Sangam Sunar (sangamsunar) | 60.54 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
| 34754. | Jacques (jacques007) | 60.54 | 96.5% | 2025-01-17 |
| 34755. | Luke_ (luke____) | 60.54 | 95.4% | 2024-12-19 |
| 34756. | Thirsha (thirsha_of_zohn) | 60.54 | 96% | 2024-08-20 |
| 34757. | Mug Hill (mug_hill) | 60.54 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
| 34758. | Sultan (sultannawazkhan) | 60.54 | 90% | 2016-05-09 |
| 34759. | Ajay (ajaytyper) | 60.54 | 98% | 2019-04-30 |
| 34760. | gerald (gbzapico) | 60.54 | 90% | 2012-07-16 |
| 34761. | Eveline (evergreen30) | 60.53 | 97% | 2025-06-04 |
| 34762. | Daniel (imagoodcitizen) | 60.53 | 93.7% | 2025-01-28 |
| 34763. | Jolyon (deltics) | 60.53 | 97% | 2021-05-28 |
| 34764. | Eva (niejingtan) | 60.53 | 94% | 2016-04-26 |
| 34765. | Mr (mrminerva) | 60.53 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
| 34766. | Thorben (thorben009) | 60.53 | 97% | 2020-12-17 |
| 34767. | Hugh (bbyhc) | 60.53 | 94% | 2021-04-13 |
| 34768. | johann (juski) | 60.53 | — | 2011-01-21 |
| 34769. | LW (nowrongtype) | 60.53 | 96% | 2019-09-04 |
| 34770. | Orsan (kilnnt) | 60.53 | 95% | 2014-07-17 |
| 34771. | 王子成 (hugowang1525) | 60.52 | 94% | 2024-03-29 |
| 34772. | Sayooj (syjmohn) | 60.52 | 97% | 2024-12-23 |
| 34773. | alienembryo (alienembryo) | 60.52 | 95.8% | 2024-10-27 |
| 34774. | Makayla (makaylavarhaug) | 60.52 | 96.2% | 2024-06-18 |
| 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 |