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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37991. | Frauduland - CL (frauduland) | 55.64 | 95% | 2024-08-01 |
| 37992. | Payton (pransom) | 55.64 | 95.8% | 2024-04-12 |
| 37993. | Tonay (tonayy) | 55.64 | 92% | 2023-10-06 |
| 37994. | Imran (imran012x) | 55.64 | 97% | 2025-01-17 |
| 37995. | Tien (tiennvt) | 55.64 | 96% | 2017-04-26 |
| 37996. | Jason (blazer89523) | 55.64 | 96% | 2012-10-20 |
| 37997. | DaDundies1121 (pinsont33) | 55.63 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
| 37998. | Abdelrahman (abdeenoz) | 55.63 | 95% | 2022-05-13 |
| 37999. | Glenn (glenn2700) | 55.63 | 95% | 2011-08-04 |
| 38000. | Garry (singhsaini) | 55.63 | 95% | 2015-06-07 |
| 38001. | Anda (dama) | 55.63 | 92% | 2011-08-28 |
| 38002. | Kristyl (careless_thunder) | 55.63 | — | 2010-10-27 |
| 38003. | Peter Otto (potto_1992) | 55.62 | 95% | 2024-08-26 |
| 38004. | Alberto (nurdle) | 55.62 | 96% | 2023-01-02 |
| 38005. | Connor (ketsu4) | 55.62 | 95.7% | 2023-12-17 |
| 38006. | duy (ngocduy235) | 55.62 | 92% | 2012-10-19 |
| 38007. | Minty_Darkstorm (mintydarks... | 55.61 | 97.7% | 2025-03-12 |
| 38008. | dandondon (dvncho) | 55.61 | 95% | 2024-08-20 |
| 38009. | Moochie (moochieandcrow) | 55.61 | 97% | 2017-09-06 |
| 38010. | Horned (hornedlove) | 55.61 | 94% | 2019-06-27 |
| 38011. | tomas (monkimon) | 55.61 | 95% | 2020-08-10 |
| 38012. | Ryan (afterlife) | 55.61 | 96% | 2011-12-02 |
| 38013. | Nghia (camaraderie23_7) | 55.61 | 98% | 2013-06-07 |
| 38014. | joflin (joflin) | 55.61 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 38015. | Long_man (clamptsubasa) | 55.61 | 95% | 2018-07-27 |
| 38016. | Carlos (saturnino) | 55.61 | 97% | 2014-11-28 |
| 38017. | dp (dp2001) | 55.60 | 95% | 2024-08-14 |
| 38018. | Red (redsauce) | 55.60 | 94% | 2020-02-10 |
| 38019. | Michael (sonomafioso) | 55.60 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
| 38020. | 🐌 (hsuan9705) | 55.60 | 96.3% | 2024-08-09 |
| 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 |