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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37800. | SURYA DEV (surya_dev) | 59.11 | 97% | 2025-07-22 |
| 37801. | Waris Ali (warisanwaar) | 59.11 | 96% | 2024-07-20 |
| 37802. | willoowisp (willoowisp) | 59.11 | 96.8% | 2024-09-11 |
| 37803. | Arkitech (arkitech) | 59.11 | 97% | 2024-03-30 |
| 37804. | Justin (dmobaseball10) | 59.11 | 91% | 2014-01-02 |
| 37805. | Ryan (theryanshan) | 59.11 | 99% | 2022-07-09 |
| 37806. | DAT (nguyenkhanhtiendat) | 59.11 | 92% | 2014-11-20 |
| 37807. | Eric (etwijaya) | 59.11 | 95% | 2013-10-09 |
| 37808. | Wan Shi Tong (wan_shi_tong) | 59.11 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
| 37809. | R. Jin (fussa) | 59.11 | 88% | 2015-08-14 |
| 37810. | Donald (tbnrboom28) | 59.10 | 93.8% | 2024-11-08 |
| 37811. | Timmy (547k4) | 59.10 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
| 37812. | Amogh (therealmog) | 59.10 | 95% | 2022-03-07 |
| 37813. | Dmitry (dmitry_turcan) | 59.10 | 97% | 2020-03-02 |
| 37814. | Rubem (rubem.nakamura@gmail... | 59.10 | 91% | 2011-10-13 |
| 37815. | Trystal (trystal) | 59.10 | 91% | 2016-03-20 |
| 37816. | Mesopholese (mesopholese) | 59.09 | 95.7% | 2024-06-13 |
| 37817. | Sky (istartedplayingat60wpm) | 59.09 | 93.6% | 2025-04-12 |
| 37818. | Nikhil (momo7636) | 59.09 | 96.7% | 2025-04-21 |
| 37819. | Bobdor (robmute) | 59.09 | 95.3% | 2025-02-11 |
| 37820. | SKRT (kirtechavez) | 59.09 | 94% | 2025-01-30 |
| 37821. | runa (fear_null_pointer) | 59.09 | 96% | 2024-08-11 |
| 37822. | george (gmoney712) | 59.09 | 98% | 2024-07-10 |
| 37823. | JustEim (justeim) | 59.09 | 97.9% | 2024-09-05 |
| 37824. | Rohan Kaju (rohank42) | 59.09 | 96% | 2024-04-01 |
| 37825. | Shamik (kjvjvkfkvkd) | 59.09 | 95% | 2024-03-03 |
| 37826. | peaNUTS (prabeshdai) | 59.09 | 96% | 2021-06-03 |
| 37827. | Shubhang (vermashubhang) | 59.09 | 91% | 2013-08-12 |
| 37828. | joshua (joshuawilmer) | 59.08 | 96.6% | 2024-08-27 |
| 37829. | chai (darkunknown) | 59.08 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
| 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 |