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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39238. | zhangidxx (zhangidxx) | 54.79 | 96.2% | 2024-11-18 |
| 39239. | xd_ujjawal (xd_ujjawal) | 54.79 | 96% | 2025-03-14 |
| 39240. | Loc (loc_phan) | 54.79 | 97% | 2021-08-18 |
| 39241. | Nia (braingutz) | 54.79 | 87% | 2016-05-17 |
| 39242. | johan (gabinus) | 54.79 | 96.1% | 2024-02-07 |
| 39243. | Ankit (anktwd) | 54.79 | 97% | 2022-03-16 |
| 39244. | henry (luckyhenry) | 54.79 | 96% | 2021-03-04 |
| 39245. | Xcode (kumar_thapa) | 54.79 | 91% | 2015-07-05 |
| 39246. | Dhirendra (dhirubsp) | 54.79 | — | 2011-02-10 |
| 39247. | Marquavion (kingmarq) | 54.78 | 95% | 2021-07-14 |
| 39248. | Harsh (harsh34) | 54.78 | 95.6% | 2023-12-03 |
| 39249. | stitch (stitchava) | 54.78 | 94.5% | 2023-12-29 |
| 39250. | Sanjay (bajaj) | 54.78 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
| 39251. | Sentek (sentek) | 54.78 | 90% | 2014-12-30 |
| 39252. | Nguyen (nguyencong) | 54.78 | — | 2010-10-30 |
| 39253. | Luke (herding) | 54.78 | 90% | 2013-04-30 |
| 39254. | Drinson (drinson) | 54.77 | 95% | 2025-02-05 |
| 39255. | K3vIn (a_angelic_7) | 54.77 | 96% | 2023-07-16 |
| 39256. | FastestSnail (f_snail) | 54.77 | 94% | 2024-05-10 |
| 39257. | John (antvil) | 54.77 | 96% | 2018-04-24 |
| 39258. | DeltaP (deltap_1) | 54.77 | 95% | 2024-07-19 |
| 39259. | beaurends (beaurends) | 54.77 | 95% | 2024-05-07 |
| 39260. | BigRocks (mrpluto23) | 54.77 | 96.1% | 2024-09-10 |
| 39261. | Vincent (kalevala) | 54.76 | 96% | 2022-01-19 |
| 39262. | Jon (eagle_ops123) | 54.76 | 98% | 2023-05-11 |
| 39263. | DropLucy (mjl11230) | 54.76 | 98% | 2025-04-16 |
| 39264. | Nickname (nickname_1) | 54.76 | 95% | 2025-01-06 |
| 39265. | Caxix (caxix) | 54.76 | 97% | 2021-12-07 |
| 39266. | Chriss (chrissmunoz) | 54.76 | 93% | 2014-05-30 |
| 39267. | TrongHV (tronghv) | 54.76 | 94% | 2017-04-04 |
| 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 |