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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36672. | hinotori (hinotori) | 60.60 | 96.9% | 2024-01-28 |
| 36673. | Brotty (brotty) | 60.60 | 96.9% | 2024-05-15 |
| 36674. | HgClock (hgclock) | 60.60 | 94.2% | 2025-03-09 |
| 36675. | Tim (eternalwind) | 60.60 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
| 36676. | for the girls (charaaaaaaaa... | 60.59 | 95% | 2025-06-11 |
| 36677. | YourBoi (iamnotfast_) | 60.59 | 97% | 2022-07-27 |
| 36678. | SAOBLUE (saoblue) | 60.59 | 97% | 2024-05-21 |
| 36679. | Esala (vaderr23) | 60.59 | 95% | 2025-07-31 |
| 36680. | Anass (anass33) | 60.59 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 36681. | Vikram (indian_vikarm) | 60.59 | 97% | 2025-10-23 |
| 36682. | Eli (perezinator8) | 60.59 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
| 36683. | waga (wagadroid) | 60.59 | 96% | 2013-10-26 |
| 36684. | llama (eliengler) | 60.59 | 99% | 2016-11-22 |
| 36685. | tan (ghost15102009) | 60.59 | 94% | 2011-09-06 |
| 36686. | adam (wtl1998) | 60.59 | 90% | 2017-01-06 |
| 36687. | Adi33 (aditutu69) | 60.59 | 93% | 2011-07-27 |
| 36688. | Rattle (rattlevenom_200) | 60.58 | 95% | 2025-07-09 |
| 36689. | Ponyboy (ponyboycurtis) | 60.58 | 96% | 2021-06-07 |
| 36690. | uint32 (abroor) | 60.58 | 94% | 2024-11-28 |
| 36691. | NoOne (no_one1234) | 60.58 | 97% | 2024-06-10 |
| 36692. | Jared (yojareds) | 60.58 | 97.7% | 2025-03-18 |
| 36693. | haloka (zze33mans) | 60.58 | 96% | 2025-10-18 |
| 36694. | los (typossarevalid) | 60.58 | 93.4% | 2024-06-24 |
| 36695. | Toxic (toxic_rsl) | 60.58 | 93.8% | 2024-02-11 |
| 36696. | MalhotraJI (chetaklal) | 60.58 | 97% | 2021-03-05 |
| 36697. | Annie (wibbie) | 60.58 | 94% | 2015-03-11 |
| 36698. | huang (huangmax) | 60.58 | — | 2011-04-03 |
| 36699. | Rico (rico1928) | 60.57 | 97% | 2025-05-13 |
| 36700. | Ugur (apparro) | 60.57 | 95.7% | 2024-01-18 |
| 36701. | Jeff (navigation07) | 60.57 | 95% | 2022-03-14 |
| 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 |