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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29536. | Cow (coow) | 68.11 | 96% | 2019-12-12 |
| 29537. | Lisa (lisee) | 68.11 | 98% | 2016-04-12 |
| 29538. | guiltyasin116 (guiltyasin116) | 68.10 | 96% | 2025-09-13 |
| 29539. | Andrew (treeloop) | 68.10 | 95% | 2018-06-20 |
| 29540. | Abhijeet17o (abhijeet17o) | 68.10 | 97.6% | 2024-03-20 |
| 29541. | jurc (cruj) | 68.10 | 97.9% | 2024-12-09 |
| 29542. | shane (shanel0l) | 68.10 | 95.3% | 2024-05-03 |
| 29543. | bestmatter (sunbinyuan) | 68.10 | 94.7% | 2024-03-21 |
| 29544. | Danica (7158dandan) | 68.10 | 96% | 2022-07-05 |
| 29545. | Kunal (boomlion) | 68.10 | 95% | 2023-11-18 |
| 29546. | Ankit (anktwd) | 68.10 | 98% | 2025-09-01 |
| 29547. | Glaudio (grendise) | 68.10 | 97% | 2017-09-01 |
| 29548. | Dan (randoone) | 68.10 | 93% | 2013-09-16 |
| 29549. | Yarly (yarlyy) | 68.10 | 97% | 2019-06-22 |
| 29550. | bich (play_girl1881) | 68.10 | 96% | 2012-02-12 |
| 29551. | brooklyn (raise_the_bar) | 68.10 | 94% | 2013-01-07 |
| 29552. | J (gotanysmores) | 68.09 | 95% | 2025-04-25 |
| 29553. | VedTypes (ved_types) | 68.09 | 95% | 2025-05-01 |
| 29554. | Midnight (midnightrevenger) | 68.09 | 90% | 2017-02-17 |
| 29555. | Victor (mcturtleo) | 68.09 | 94% | 2019-01-11 |
| 29556. | Steven (chen19960615) | 68.09 | 93% | 2015-12-17 |
| 29557. | Daniel (d_tye__) | 68.09 | 95% | 2018-10-10 |
| 29558. | Jonathan (jonathanthejelly) | 68.09 | 97% | 2018-01-01 |
| 29559. | theoneaboveall (dixitgarg) | 68.09 | 95.7% | 2024-05-17 |
| 29560. | Apriores (apriores) | 68.09 | — | 2010-09-04 |
| 29561. | SR400 (goldwing1119) | 68.09 | 94% | 2014-04-30 |
| 29562. | Faizan (thesuaveguy) | 68.08 | 96% | 2026-05-10 |
| 29563. | gemini_moons (gemini_moons) | 68.08 | 96.9% | 2024-04-24 |
| 29564. | Dheerendra (dheerendra002) | 68.08 | 95% | 2024-12-19 |
| 29565. | HackerBoy (hackerboy1324) | 68.08 | 97% | 2018-04-16 |
| 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 |