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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29813. | Lord Girth (wantsomemilk) | 64.43 | 97% | 2020-07-28 |
| 29814. | Naveen Kumar (naveen_1729) | 64.43 | 95% | 2025-03-02 |
| 29815. | Jade (thanhchuyen) | 64.43 | 96% | 2016-08-02 |
| 29816. | Sairen Kisaki (sairenkisaki) | 64.43 | 92% | 2012-09-12 |
| 29817. | Muhammad (muhammadshahid) | 64.43 | 96% | 2018-06-30 |
| 29818. | Diyan (dj0312) | 64.42 | 97% | 2025-04-12 |
| 29819. | JuzzANormalTyprr (karthik0017) | 64.42 | 96% | 2024-12-11 |
| 29820. | mana_kitten (p3ac3) | 64.42 | 95.3% | 2023-11-16 |
| 29821. | Deathnote (sanjay_kumar) | 64.42 | 98% | 2022-12-03 |
| 29822. | person01 (person01) | 64.42 | 95.3% | 2024-01-14 |
| 29823. | Zheng (derekapple12345) | 64.42 | 95% | 2024-03-03 |
| 29824. | Nig (geri1410) | 64.42 | 95% | 2021-01-25 |
| 29825. | Max (tijgerrawr) | 64.41 | 96% | 2024-12-16 |
| 29826. | Alekva (alekva) | 64.41 | 96% | 2021-10-23 |
| 29827. | Echo (x_43a) | 64.41 | 96% | 2019-05-18 |
| 29828. | Yohana (yanti) | 64.41 | 94% | 2011-11-16 |
| 29829. | Powwie (powwie) | 64.40 | 97% | 2025-01-21 |
| 29830. | zaduari2 (zaduari2) | 64.40 | 95.9% | 2024-10-30 |
| 29831. | Valentine (kiolan) | 64.40 | 95% | 2024-06-20 |
| 29832. | kern (wroetoshaw) | 64.40 | 90% | 2015-10-15 |
| 29833. | CubeHeadWasTaken (chewts) | 64.40 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
| 29834. | johnny (fukyunigor) | 64.40 | 96% | 2023-11-13 |
| 29835. | Notinkh (notinkham) | 64.40 | 95.4% | 2021-02-23 |
| 29836. | Sebastian (kernfusionator) | 64.40 | 95% | 2019-02-07 |
| 29837. | Henrik (mnovru) | 64.40 | 92% | 2013-02-02 |
| 29838. | Hiraman (hiraman) | 64.40 | 96% | 2019-10-14 |
| 29839. | Imran (loverfellow) | 64.40 | — | 2010-08-16 |
| 29840. | anion (hysteria111) | 64.40 | 98% | 2017-06-14 |
| 29841. | Anthony ♥'s You (herbstso... | 64.40 | 94% | 2013-09-22 |
| 29842. | norf (cptn) | 64.39 | 96% | 2025-02-06 |
| 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 |