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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36068. | Ernesto (lordernest) | 58.48 | 91% | 2014-10-27 |
| 36069. | 61 (longfumoon) | 58.48 | 92% | 2016-07-03 |
| 36070. | Count (countpro_21) | 58.47 | 97% | 2025-03-20 |
| 36071. | hassan (pika997) | 58.47 | 96.5% | 2025-01-10 |
| 36072. | Gaurav (xshadox99) | 58.47 | 94% | 2024-10-10 |
| 36073. | Petar (wildalmighty) | 58.47 | 96.7% | 2025-01-01 |
| 36074. | lindsay (user2341_) | 58.47 | 96.8% | 2024-03-06 |
| 36075. | 𝐵𝔬𝘂𝓷𝙏𝓎 (r... | 58.47 | 95.7% | 2024-08-17 |
| 36076. | Haeyungg (haeyungg_1) | 58.47 | 98% | 2024-05-28 |
| 36077. | Legendary (legendary0) | 58.47 | 97% | 2024-07-07 |
| 36078. | vrum vrum (elex_) | 58.47 | 96.5% | 2024-02-03 |
| 36079. | Jan (jan_tran) | 58.47 | 96% | 2023-12-10 |
| 36080. | SKY (avid_learner8) | 58.47 | 98.6% | 2024-01-30 |
| 36081. | Ogisha (ogisha150) | 58.47 | 97% | 2024-04-17 |
| 36082. | Thanh Canh (zuizui_123) | 58.47 | 92% | 2012-07-25 |
| 36083. | fronz (fronz) | 58.47 | 95% | 2012-06-01 |
| 36084. | Mikaela (flyertyper7) | 58.46 | 97% | 2023-06-20 |
| 36085. | Aaditya Sapkota (aadityabro) | 58.46 | 99% | 2025-04-17 |
| 36086. | Timotej (mistimmo) | 58.46 | 94.5% | 2024-12-14 |
| 36087. | nitin (mrnitz) | 58.46 | 94.9% | 2024-04-09 |
| 36088. | Key (stateless) | 58.46 | 95% | 2024-01-27 |
| 36089. | Cookies (cookies523) | 58.46 | 96% | 2024-01-27 |
| 36090. | Gary (vision_123) | 58.46 | 99.5% | 2024-08-27 |
| 36091. | S (spencers0730) | 58.46 | 94.5% | 2023-12-26 |
| 36092. | Ronnel (ronnel012188) | 58.46 | 95% | 2013-04-28 |
| 36093. | emo (emo2121) | 58.45 | 95.1% | 2025-05-19 |
| 36094. | Xaverius (lauxiu) | 58.45 | 97% | 2025-05-05 |
| 36095. | tstats[jianrong03] (jianron... | 58.45 | 97.2% | 2024-06-26 |
| 36096. | Colonel M. Mahinay (colonel... | 58.45 | 97% | 2024-05-12 |
| 36097. | tstats[ilaaf] (ilaaf) | 58.45 | 96.7% | 2024-09-11 |
| 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 |