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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39403. | Rudolf (grudi) | 54.09 | 96% | 2013-08-14 |
| 39404. | Jags (jags_0101) | 54.09 | 93% | 2015-10-13 |
| 39405. | Pradhan (gurjar_pradhan) | 54.08 | 96.6% | 2025-03-09 |
| 39406. | Oscypciek (oscypciek) | 54.08 | 95% | 2024-07-28 |
| 39407. | pascal (rezuto) | 54.08 | 96% | 2024-11-20 |
| 39408. | tagnaa (tagnaa) | 54.08 | 96% | 2024-09-08 |
| 39409. | Gregory (gregoryh) | 54.08 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 39410. | Stercus (hemantkatiyar) | 54.08 | 94% | 2013-06-19 |
| 39411. | Daniel M. (madmax0407) | 54.08 | 95% | 2024-09-18 |
| 39412. | cucurkurma (cucurkurma98) | 54.08 | 97% | 2025-05-08 |
| 39413. | Somebody2425 (somebody2425) | 54.07 | 94% | 2024-10-20 |
| 39414. | Michael (dudemanmichael) | 54.07 | 95% | 2017-06-08 |
| 39415. | ATA (ataxia) | 54.07 | 92% | 2013-06-09 |
| 39416. | Deep (dsg16) | 54.07 | 96.6% | 2023-11-27 |
| 39417. | alex (pluto3324) | 54.07 | 96% | 2021-03-18 |
| 39418. | Funeral Party (scudvirus2018) | 54.07 | 97% | 2021-04-03 |
| 39419. | caesar (caesarrrr) | 54.06 | 96% | 2025-03-04 |
| 39420. | ShadowSniper (shadowsniper) | 54.06 | 95% | 2024-04-11 |
| 39421. | Jazz Terrier (jazz_terrier) | 54.06 | 96% | 2024-06-10 |
| 39422. | Novian (novian) | 54.06 | 93% | 2016-10-01 |
| 39423. | Jatin (jatingarg) | 54.06 | 97% | 2020-12-10 |
| 39424. | Ed (zimmy) | 54.06 | — | 2010-11-08 |
| 39425. | Nicolai (niccofyren) | 54.06 | 95% | 2016-09-01 |
| 39426. | Natalia (ngrcia) | 54.05 | 97% | 2024-03-08 |
| 39427. | Luki_essa (lukiessa) | 54.05 | 95.9% | 2023-11-19 |
| 39428. | Madhu (madhugul) | 54.05 | 97.7% | 2023-11-12 |
| 39429. | Ron (idobbyy) | 54.05 | 95.1% | 2023-12-27 |
| 39430. | Romar (romarpatacsil) | 54.05 | 93% | 2012-09-26 |
| 39431. | Faizan (fmahmood) | 54.05 | 96% | 2013-01-30 |
| 39432. | Xi (cenariusxz) | 54.05 | 93% | 2017-06-02 |
| 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 |