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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39122. | Joshua (joshuac_47) | 54.45 | 94.5% | 2021-02-27 |
| 39123. | Rick (titobadang445) | 54.45 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 39124. | JOHN (johnemo) | 54.45 | 95% | 2011-06-21 |
| 39125. | RIP Byron (superfrik) | 54.45 | 93% | 2015-11-15 |
| 39126. | anthony (ahulbig) | 54.44 | 94.9% | 2024-02-10 |
| 39127. | FiastyMac (umang1024) | 54.44 | 95% | 2024-06-21 |
| 39128. | Jiyadh (jjjiyadh) | 54.44 | 96% | 2024-12-06 |
| 39129. | Valerie (valmelu) | 54.44 | 95.1% | 2025-01-19 |
| 39130. | amirah afrina (amrhafrna) | 54.44 | 96.9% | 2024-11-20 |
| 39131. | Hugo Lindstrom (huggepugge) | 54.44 | 95.4% | 2024-09-04 |
| 39132. | fiver (fivetype) | 54.44 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
| 39133. | Mia (mia444) | 54.44 | 95.1% | 2024-01-05 |
| 39134. | hui (penandpaps) | 54.44 | 97.3% | 2024-10-22 |
| 39135. | Sandy (sandeshgowda0094) | 54.44 | 96% | 2022-03-02 |
| 39136. | KentaD (kentad) | 54.44 | 86% | 2016-09-30 |
| 39137. | bhuvan (bhuvan_rawal) | 54.44 | 94% | 2012-04-20 |
| 39138. | Andy (andy_dev) | 54.43 | 96% | 2025-03-08 |
| 39139. | helloshaz (helloshaz) | 54.43 | 94% | 2025-03-20 |
| 39140. | Hakeem (abdulhakeem) | 54.43 | 94% | 2024-03-24 |
| 39141. | BorpaU (borpau) | 54.43 | 95% | 2022-07-13 |
| 39142. | Jack (johnmayer) | 54.43 | 93.7% | 2021-02-15 |
| 39143. | WI (apni) | 54.43 | 90% | 2014-10-04 |
| 39144. | Maria (mariaturkmani) | 54.43 | 95% | 2016-01-15 |
| 39145. | D (deeohso) | 54.42 | 95% | 2021-05-08 |
| 39146. | Marker (markerturtle) | 54.42 | 97% | 2025-04-17 |
| 39147. | Fork (sir_fork) | 54.42 | 95% | 2021-11-04 |
| 39148. | Mariana (marianalb) | 54.42 | 95.6% | 2024-04-05 |
| 39149. | Kevin (kkgp) | 54.42 | 96.8% | 2024-02-02 |
| 39150. | MTH (mth2904) | 54.42 | 97.9% | 2023-12-15 |
| 39151. | bryan (bryan2010) | 54.42 | 95% | 2022-02-21 |
| 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 |