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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32112. | Brad (bg2500) | 63.09 | 98% | 2013-08-14 |
| 32113. | William (wbulovas) | 63.09 | 94% | 2018-09-16 |
| 32114. | Chino (stylish1323) | 63.08 | 96.5% | 2025-02-01 |
| 32115. | RougeGod (socratic74) | 63.08 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
| 32116. | Mystic Soul (mystic_soul) | 63.08 | 96.4% | 2023-12-23 |
| 32117. | mashed_potato (hello_world199) | 63.08 | 94% | 2022-05-02 |
| 32118. | Bob (allanbarry) | 63.08 | 95% | 2021-09-28 |
| 32119. | Michael (mikeydabous) | 63.08 | 95% | 2022-07-13 |
| 32120. | Fat (fatally) | 63.08 | 94% | 2012-10-15 |
| 32121. | afiq (afiqjai33) | 63.07 | 97% | 2025-01-05 |
| 32122. | Scarlet (tongli10) | 63.07 | 95.8% | 2024-05-25 |
| 32123. | weibinium (binium) | 63.07 | 98.2% | 2024-04-07 |
| 32124. | CooBoi (reptheking) | 63.07 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
| 32125. | hydraplus (hydraplus) | 63.07 | 96.3% | 2024-05-08 |
| 32126. | Sam (vynsta) | 63.07 | 93.1% | 2023-12-19 |
| 32127. | Bharain (baobaboi) | 63.07 | 95% | 2014-08-04 |
| 32128. | Bored (bored12323) | 63.06 | 96.2% | 2025-01-12 |
| 32129. | matteo (gronkamus) | 63.06 | 96.4% | 2024-11-12 |
| 32130. | Siiz (nn2382002) | 63.06 | 98% | 2024-05-08 |
| 32131. | cat_alan3 (sukeun319) | 63.06 | 98% | 2024-05-21 |
| 32132. | Nalshiga (ecniv) | 63.06 | 91% | 2012-03-04 |
| 32133. | Ali (abth_ab) | 63.06 | 97.2% | 2025-02-19 |
| 32134. | Ho (xderpyism) | 63.06 | 96% | 2018-07-06 |
| 32135. | qwerty (poiuyt123) | 63.06 | — | 2010-08-24 |
| 32136. | av (bsod2528) | 63.05 | 95% | 2022-04-17 |
| 32137. | y (bzy107) | 63.05 | 96% | 2024-07-02 |
| 32138. | SnopeySnope (snopeysnope) | 63.05 | 96.4% | 2024-08-27 |
| 32139. | zz (zhyc) | 63.05 | 91% | 2013-04-19 |
| 32140. | naa (trixzter) | 63.05 | 96% | 2017-08-03 |
| 32141. | Sameer (sameersadiq1) | 63.05 | 93% | 2016-10-13 |
| 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 |