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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31123. | Suman (grgsuman) | 64.11 | 87% | 2016-03-03 |
| 31124. | Ur Sweaty Uncle (ur_sweaty_... | 64.10 | 95% | 2024-05-03 |
| 31125. | Jeff (jeffspuzzle) | 64.10 | 95% | 2022-08-04 |
| 31126. | Astra (astrame) | 64.10 | 96% | 2021-06-05 |
| 31127. | Kauã (fernandes10) | 64.10 | 97.3% | 2021-02-14 |
| 31128. | jacey (pinkma77er) | 64.09 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 31129. | Nihat (freakybob4) | 64.09 | 95% | 2024-08-08 |
| 31130. | boofcentral (boofcentral) | 64.09 | 94% | 2024-08-31 |
| 31131. | gabe (gabe415) | 64.09 | 98% | 2024-10-17 |
| 31132. | Dgm2709 (dgm_2709) | 64.09 | 92% | 2024-04-18 |
| 31133. | Matias (matzefyr) | 64.09 | 90% | 2012-12-17 |
| 31134. | Syntrx (syntrx) | 64.09 | 97% | 2021-03-22 |
| 31135. | Dras (dras227) | 64.09 | 96.2% | 2024-04-22 |
| 31136. | bq666 (bq666) | 64.09 | 98% | 2022-10-13 |
| 31137. | Jordan (oreodragonborn) | 64.09 | 86% | 2016-09-04 |
| 31138. | Alex (al3xx) | 64.09 | — | 2010-07-23 |
| 31139. | Flamey (flamey_2) | 64.08 | 97% | 2025-01-27 |
| 31140. | dawdad (darkschore) | 64.08 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
| 31141. | ค໓คr𝕤ԩ (adarshkut... | 64.08 | 95.3% | 2024-07-07 |
| 31142. | uxiator (uxiator) | 64.08 | 94.6% | 2021-02-04 |
| 31143. | FreePalestine (free_palestine) | 64.08 | 95% | 2020-12-22 |
| 31144. | Micha (achim) | 64.08 | 96% | 2022-10-17 |
| 31145. | Hai (8psman) | 64.08 | 92% | 2014-09-04 |
| 31146. | Jacqueline (jacqueliner) | 64.08 | 93% | 2012-01-30 |
| 31147. | Jake (wavegamble) | 64.08 | 95% | 2017-05-24 |
| 31148. | Pratheepa (theepa) | 64.08 | — | 2010-10-12 |
| 31149. | Marwane (delma_04) | 64.07 | 96.8% | 2024-03-11 |
| 31150. | 081 (ben081) | 64.07 | 95.4% | 2025-05-17 |
| 31151. | sam_the_ham (sam_the_ham) | 64.07 | 97.7% | 2023-12-20 |
| 31152. | overlord (overlllord) | 64.07 | 96% | 2023-05-10 |
| 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 |