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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32297. | Damien (damien_types) | 64.95 | 97% | 2024-07-23 |
| 32298. | Cianowire (cianowire) | 64.95 | 99% | 2024-01-15 |
| 32299. | John (procrastinator4life) | 64.95 | 96.6% | 2024-12-06 |
| 32300. | Jose (joser13) | 64.95 | 96.5% | 2023-12-08 |
| 32301. | Phanuwat (earthlink44) | 64.95 | 94% | 2020-02-14 |
| 32302. | Toda (mobilebreeze) | 64.95 | 91% | 2017-04-26 |
| 32303. | Sidharth (dj_panda69) | 64.94 | 96% | 2020-04-09 |
| 32304. | Hamz (thehamzarocks) | 64.94 | 96% | 2021-11-27 |
| 32305. | MockingJ (mockingj_) | 64.94 | 97% | 2024-10-07 |
| 32306. | Sudo (sudo1) | 64.94 | 96% | 2024-03-13 |
| 32307. | Diffeology (bibun_kanou) | 64.94 | 96.8% | 2024-06-05 |
| 32308. | ska (szyma) | 64.94 | 96% | 2024-10-06 |
| 32309. | Bashar (bashar77) | 64.94 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
| 32310. | Luke (mrmuffinmannn) | 64.94 | 96% | 2024-08-20 |
| 32311. | The R (dream34) | 64.94 | 96% | 2016-01-20 |
| 32312. | Sonny (pinas) | 64.94 | 92% | 2013-05-04 |
| 32313. | zaheer (be_sharp) | 64.93 | 98.3% | 2024-09-04 |
| 32314. | William (makima1234) | 64.93 | 98% | 2025-05-21 |
| 32315. | Ark (arkys) | 64.93 | 96.8% | 2025-04-03 |
| 32316. | Hydrogenious (hydrogenious) | 64.93 | 97.6% | 2023-11-21 |
| 32317. | Jhon (compute612) | 64.93 | 96.8% | 2024-07-01 |
| 32318. | jiawen (jaidja) | 64.93 | 96% | 2024-04-01 |
| 32319. | Gras05 (gras005) | 64.93 | 95% | 2024-07-03 |
| 32320. | Sintana (banktpn25437) | 64.93 | 95% | 2025-09-23 |
| 32321. | Bubblaren (myrshi) | 64.93 | 93% | 2015-05-22 |
| 32322. | Victor (twistedwalnut) | 64.92 | 91% | 2013-06-16 |
| 32323. | Max (maxlutin) | 64.92 | 94% | 2020-08-22 |
| 32324. | SantiPro (santiro_777) | 64.92 | 97% | 2025-02-02 |
| 32325. | nmp (idkutellme) | 64.92 | 95% | 2021-09-21 |
| 32326. | GMLightSpeed (jsengstock) | 64.92 | 97% | 2025-04-06 |
| 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 |