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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35357. | Ming (shemilly) | 59.62 | 93% | 2012-09-17 |
| 35358. | Clarys (clarys) | 59.62 | 99% | 2020-07-27 |
| 35359. | snooze (sn0oze) | 59.62 | 91% | 2013-11-22 |
| 35360. | Skoozey (skoozey) | 59.62 | 94% | 2015-04-25 |
| 35361. | Gerard (venzdrake) | 59.62 | 88% | 2012-09-28 |
| 35362. | Viz (viz_124) | 59.61 | 95% | 2025-06-02 |
| 35363. | tim rawcliffe (nakedeyes) | 59.61 | 97.6% | 2025-05-17 |
| 35364. | nicki (nicki31) | 59.61 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 35365. | Jeremy (jeremywinst) | 59.61 | 97% | 2024-09-06 |
| 35366. | Sebastian (seabass1) | 59.61 | 97.2% | 2023-11-28 |
| 35367. | Samuel (sammassam) | 59.61 | 96.5% | 2024-02-01 |
| 35368. | Kaymart (barrix) | 59.61 | 83% | 2016-04-25 |
| 35369. | ╰(▔∀▔)╯ (naufalm02) | 59.61 | 97% | 2021-03-01 |
| 35370. | Aaron (zac_) | 59.61 | 96% | 2020-06-24 |
| 35371. | Prinz_Izzy14 (prinz_izzy14) | 59.61 | 89% | 2016-01-21 |
| 35372. | Marc (hoipiepeloi) | 59.61 | 93% | 2013-09-28 |
| 35373. | Kevin (vortex_alley) | 59.60 | 95% | 2016-01-04 |
| 35374. | mia (miruthegreat) | 59.60 | 96% | 2024-12-28 |
| 35375. | Stein (stein_23) | 59.60 | 96% | 2024-09-20 |
| 35376. | Stephon (stef2015) | 59.60 | 94% | 2019-02-18 |
| 35377. | MahdyX (mahdyx) | 59.60 | 97% | 2024-04-19 |
| 35378. | Abdullah Maghrabi (abd_magh... | 59.60 | 95.7% | 2024-05-30 |
| 35379. | DHC (dhc1020) | 59.60 | 95% | 2018-02-12 |
| 35380. | Andris (raint) | 59.60 | 89% | 2013-05-01 |
| 35381. | bonnie (kettlekettle) | 59.60 | 98% | 2014-01-16 |
| 35382. | Gaetan (dgfx) | 59.60 | 93% | 2012-01-06 |
| 35383. | Daniel (danyong) | 59.59 | 96% | 2025-06-06 |
| 35384. | Royal Kludge (roczi) | 59.59 | 97.7% | 2025-05-15 |
| 35385. | Jamie (jinndjuice) | 59.59 | 95% | 2024-04-20 |
| 35386. | Nando (mesija) | 59.59 | 95.4% | 2024-02-26 |
| 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 |