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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29949. | Barnes (barnacle) | 67.15 | 87% | 2011-09-29 |
| 29950. | Luffy-dono (luffy_dono) | 67.15 | 94% | 2022-02-23 |
| 29951. | cosmo30k (cosmo30k) | 67.14 | 97.3% | 2024-12-05 |
| 29952. | Rigi (rigor789) | 67.14 | 93% | 2016-10-01 |
| 29953. | Juan (juanto) | 67.14 | 97% | 2021-10-22 |
| 29954. | billybob (billybobjoeman) | 67.14 | 95.6% | 2025-01-05 |
| 29955. | dexter5551 (dexter5551) | 67.14 | 96.2% | 2024-02-11 |
| 29956. | mdot (mdot) | 67.14 | 96.8% | 2024-02-23 |
| 29957. | Zack (zackmm) | 67.14 | 95.4% | 2024-09-26 |
| 29958. | GXFighter (gxfighter) | 67.14 | 97% | 2024-02-08 |
| 29959. | Bilal (kingbismack) | 67.14 | 95% | 2023-09-18 |
| 29960. | Luke (lwwk) | 67.14 | 98% | 2025-09-24 |
| 29961. | kousik (cmdtype) | 67.14 | 91% | 2013-11-20 |
| 29962. | eri (nanoeri) | 67.14 | 98% | 2013-12-23 |
| 29963. | pingx (jpairat) | 67.14 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
| 29964. | Fred (geekhideout) | 67.14 | 92% | 2011-09-26 |
| 29965. | Barik Suhail (barik22) | 67.13 | 98% | 2025-11-10 |
| 29966. | speedy_ (__speedy__) | 67.13 | 96.5% | 2024-07-24 |
| 29967. | SlimyFingers (slimyfingers8) | 67.13 | 96% | 2023-12-25 |
| 29968. | Ashwin (ashwinrajeshcube) | 67.13 | 94% | 2022-01-06 |
| 29969. | Kostakis (arrmageddon) | 67.13 | 96% | 2019-10-25 |
| 29970. | Daredevil (piyush_123) | 67.13 | 96.7% | 2024-09-21 |
| 29971. | TyPoPolice (ermafish) | 67.12 | 95% | 2020-10-14 |
| 29972. | Umar (umar_irl) | 67.12 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
| 29973. | fastihope (fastihope) | 67.12 | 96% | 2025-04-27 |
| 29974. | Arun Kumar (slowtortoise18) | 67.12 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 29975. | Domantinis (domantinis) | 67.12 | 96% | 2024-12-09 |
| 29976. | Rabbit (rabbit1) | 67.12 | 99% | 2024-02-10 |
| 29977. | 123Bananas (123bananas) | 67.12 | 97.4% | 2024-01-11 |
| 29978. | Paul (kwisatz_haderach) | 67.12 | 95% | 2023-11-25 |
| 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 |