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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31019. | nub (buildernub) | 64.29 | 97% | 2021-11-29 |
| 31020. | Decrare (decrare) | 64.29 | 97% | 2023-03-09 |
| 31021. | Glude (glude) | 64.29 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
| 31022. | mobodott (mobodott) | 64.29 | 97% | 2023-10-16 |
| 31023. | jayR (sirkarma) | 64.29 | 94% | 2012-04-02 |
| 31024. | sidharth (sidharth_71) | 64.29 | 97% | 2021-03-04 |
| 31025. | elctp (elctplee) | 64.29 | 93% | 2013-09-16 |
| 31026. | pajaW (capstra) | 64.29 | 88% | 2013-12-02 |
| 31027. | Jantzenpaul (sstruck007) | 64.29 | 90% | 2015-12-17 |
| 31028. | Lecoolestcat (l3coolestcat) | 64.28 | 93% | 2016-04-13 |
| 31029. | Syed Zain (zainamroti) | 64.28 | 96.4% | 2024-01-03 |
| 31030. | Zephyroth (v3rg1l) | 64.28 | 97% | 2022-06-12 |
| 31031. | Nathaniel (engage) | 64.28 | 91% | 2016-07-27 |
| 31032. | JV (maxmalakas) | 64.28 | 97% | 2017-12-10 |
| 31033. | Desuc (angzhiwei) | 64.28 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
| 31034. | Siddhant (sidcipher) | 64.28 | 94% | 2014-10-31 |
| 31035. | free palestine (175cm21age1... | 64.27 | 95.6% | 2024-12-23 |
| 31036. | William (wouellette8) | 64.27 | 96% | 2023-08-30 |
| 31037. | Kody (moneybandswithbud) | 64.27 | 95% | 2024-09-29 |
| 31038. | Yousef (yousetypes) | 64.27 | 93.5% | 2024-12-04 |
| 31039. | Sinister Space (sinister_sp... | 64.27 | 96% | 2024-10-12 |
| 31040. | libby (lbilboboyp) | 64.27 | 96.1% | 2024-05-02 |
| 31041. | Albert (mudbert) | 64.27 | 87% | 2015-11-30 |
| 31042. | Zee Troung (itselisee) | 64.27 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
| 31043. | Kaycee (kaycee_) | 64.27 | 96% | 2024-07-06 |
| 31044. | whonoes (whon) | 64.27 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
| 31045. | George (shpak_george) | 64.27 | 96% | 2019-06-27 |
| 31046. | Matej (mattfid) | 64.27 | 96% | 2020-09-11 |
| 31047. | Janko (janejebach69) | 64.26 | 94% | 2025-03-17 |
| 31048. | Vinay (vinay765) | 64.26 | 96% | 2024-12-11 |
| 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 |