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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36757. | rita (rirota) | 56.04 | 96% | 2013-06-07 |
| 36758. | Luke (lhauflin) | 56.04 | 90% | 2013-03-07 |
| 36759. | Virus (__virus__) | 56.03 | 95.3% | 2025-03-19 |
| 36760. | Richard (cholade) | 56.03 | 93.9% | 2025-01-20 |
| 36761. | Derek (dhatcher42) | 56.03 | 97% | 2024-12-03 |
| 36762. | Tim (swordiguy) | 56.03 | 94.1% | 2024-11-14 |
| 36763. | Fran (faki4) | 56.03 | 95% | 2024-09-18 |
| 36764. | Anthony (aconn90) | 56.03 | 89% | 2013-05-19 |
| 36765. | Benjamin (superdupersushi) | 56.02 | 95% | 2021-01-10 |
| 36766. | AbdoStrong1 (abdostrong) | 56.02 | 95% | 2024-02-28 |
| 36767. | Karam (karamsayegh) | 56.02 | 97% | 2023-01-08 |
| 36768. | TrubaSnorlax (trubasnorlax) | 56.02 | 94% | 2023-09-22 |
| 36769. | Lian (lian99) | 56.02 | 97% | 2024-08-11 |
| 36770. | Alex (amamone) | 56.02 | 94% | 2024-08-14 |
| 36771. | Yoby (yobynad) | 56.02 | 96% | 2019-05-03 |
| 36772. | tu (turobin) | 56.02 | 98% | 2015-06-19 |
| 36773. | dhanush (dhanu5h) | 56.01 | 96% | 2024-07-11 |
| 36774. | BountifulFever5 (nguyenanhn... | 56.01 | 99% | 2023-08-31 |
| 36775. | Judy (xxtonka13xx) | 56.01 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 36776. | Trey (tr3y) | 56.01 | 83% | 2012-05-16 |
| 36777. | arst (sveitser@gmail.com) | 56.01 | 92% | 2011-12-21 |
| 36778. | Dana (danakirsean) | 56.01 | 90% | 2011-12-20 |
| 36779. | saihongfoo (foobidi) | 56.00 | 95% | 2025-03-03 |
| 36780. | David Beylerian (dvdblrn) | 56.00 | 96% | 2024-09-19 |
| 36781. | Mahi (mahiali) | 56.00 | 97.2% | 2024-02-09 |
| 36782. | czianzian (cziany) | 56.00 | 95.2% | 2024-05-08 |
| 36783. | Leanne (1i11y) | 56.00 | 94.9% | 2024-01-24 |
| 36784. | Koshi (koshigaming) | 56.00 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
| 36785. | Tran (qsang) | 56.00 | 98% | 2019-03-05 |
| 36786. | w3lf1 (w3lf1) | 55.99 | 95.6% | 2025-04-02 |
| 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 |