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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39343. | Raj (rajor) | 56.60 | 98% | 2019-03-02 |
| 39344. | John T (supggs) | 56.60 | 94% | 2024-01-26 |
| 39345. | khanh (khanh7336) | 56.60 | 96% | 2024-11-24 |
| 39346. | Joshua T (lj258) | 56.60 | 98.2% | 2025-02-15 |
| 39347. | Ben (bbennn) | 56.60 | 97% | 2023-12-04 |
| 39348. | Jimmy (hapahunta) | 56.60 | 94% | 2019-11-20 |
| 39349. | Bra Steve (bra_steve) | 56.60 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 39350. | Nguyen (nguyenkj) | 56.60 | 97% | 2011-08-15 |
| 39351. | satyam (satyamhnk) | 56.60 | 90% | 2014-02-24 |
| 39352. | krishna (krishnak_ksm) | 56.59 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 39353. | vaughn (vaughn2smo) | 56.59 | 95% | 2024-02-09 |
| 39354. | evelyn (evelyn__g) | 56.59 | 96.9% | 2024-01-26 |
| 39355. | Bennard Savage (savagefelle... | 56.59 | 96% | 2024-09-25 |
| 39356. | Capt'n Redbeard (redmar33) | 56.59 | 96.8% | 2024-10-09 |
| 39357. | Matthew (matthewbird) | 56.59 | 94% | 2018-11-13 |
| 39358. | Juliet (juliet666589) | 56.59 | 96% | 2017-03-09 |
| 39359. | Yuri (ceaseless_melon) | 56.58 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
| 39360. | Bail (bail_o_hay) | 56.58 | 95% | 2025-06-26 |
| 39361. | Kashmir (mominkashmir) | 56.58 | 95.9% | 2025-02-10 |
| 39362. | The Green (hemanth37) | 56.58 | 96% | 2023-05-16 |
| 39363. | Ten (73n5h1mm) | 56.58 | 96% | 2022-05-01 |
| 39364. | Angelo (angelo_reyes) | 56.58 | 94% | 2024-01-04 |
| 39365. | Jordyn :) (makkenji) | 56.58 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
| 39366. | sheesh (reflex_wraiths) | 56.58 | 95.3% | 2024-11-15 |
| 39367. | Shakeel (shakeelhadir) | 56.58 | 92% | 2015-07-11 |
| 39368. | J.B.I (slow_typer125) | 56.57 | 96% | 2024-09-02 |
| 39369. | flirp (flirpz3000) | 56.57 | 96% | 2024-03-02 |
| 39370. | Benjamin Dover (12isoldenough) | 56.57 | 95% | 2024-04-11 |
| 39371. | thomas (tmastri) | 56.57 | 97% | 2021-05-18 |
| 39372. | ashiq hussain wani (ashiqwani) | 56.57 | 98.8% | 2024-11-14 |
| 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 |