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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32906. | jayanth_c137 (jayanth_c137) | 63.81 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
| 32907. | chris (chris_12) | 63.81 | 97.5% | 2024-06-01 |
| 32908. | hung146164 (hung146164) | 63.81 | 96.3% | 2024-07-16 |
| 32909. | A (taffing) | 63.81 | 96% | 2020-09-13 |
| 32910. | Zeldriz (zeldrizpiety_) | 63.81 | 95% | 2021-09-04 |
| 32911. | LordeQ (lordeq) | 63.81 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
| 32912. | Sushil (ultimate_warrior) | 63.81 | 93% | 2015-05-25 |
| 32913. | Andi (nimrod007) | 63.81 | 94% | 2013-10-01 |
| 32914. | Majed (vmajinv) | 63.80 | 97.1% | 2025-02-25 |
| 32915. | PeteZaroll (petezaroll) | 63.80 | 95% | 2024-04-05 |
| 32916. | PunkRockMonk (punkrockmonk) | 63.80 | 98% | 2025-02-28 |
| 32917. | Tinybrew (tinybrew) | 63.80 | 97% | 2024-11-08 |
| 32918. | Malissa (malissa07) | 63.80 | 97% | 2011-09-08 |
| 32919. | Ayan (ayan_007) | 63.80 | 98% | 2025-09-07 |
| 32920. | derHenkel (derhenkel) | 63.80 | 97.1% | 2024-10-09 |
| 32921. | John (rlawldjs) | 63.80 | 94% | 2024-07-29 |
| 32922. | camred (camred) | 63.79 | 97.9% | 2025-01-16 |
| 32923. | Muids (muids) | 63.79 | 97% | 2024-06-09 |
| 32924. | Cybharg (bhargavac) | 63.79 | 97% | 2025-06-09 |
| 32925. | Matthias (reiwok) | 63.79 | 94% | 2014-10-05 |
| 32926. | Justin (justtis) | 63.79 | 97% | 2011-10-21 |
| 32927. | cole (cmurph) | 63.79 | 93% | 2014-02-19 |
| 32928. | Sven (paindevil07) | 63.78 | 95% | 2022-09-24 |
| 32929. | Piglot (piglot44) | 63.78 | 96% | 2023-12-16 |
| 32930. | Amir (thebluebear) | 63.78 | 94% | 2021-03-13 |
| 32931. | ridan (ridanrekas) | 63.78 | 94% | 2013-02-18 |
| 32932. | typeracer (typeracer123142) | 63.77 | 95% | 2024-12-17 |
| 32933. | Florian (jordanbelfort) | 63.77 | 96% | 2021-02-12 |
| 32934. | Hannah (hrjackson7) | 63.77 | 96% | 2024-11-04 |
| 32935. | Opu (samops) | 63.77 | 95% | 2023-09-08 |
| 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 |