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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36155. | Merlin (mmiller12) | 58.61 | 99% | 2018-01-09 |
| 36156. | George (deadelectron) | 58.61 | 91% | 2015-05-01 |
| 36157. | AG (anujmgupta) | 58.61 | 93% | 2015-12-29 |
| 36158. | Muhammad (256shoaib) | 58.61 | 91% | 2012-11-18 |
| 36159. | Chas (verylargeman) | 58.60 | 94.2% | 2024-05-14 |
| 36160. | Anish (anish592) | 58.60 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 36161. | Yanik Kumar (yanikkumar) | 58.60 | 95.4% | 2024-03-14 |
| 36162. | ziauddin (ziauddin) | 58.60 | 97% | 2023-12-12 |
| 36163. | going_for_80 (jolosol) | 58.60 | 93% | 2015-09-15 |
| 36164. | Matthew (mmongillo) | 58.60 | 98% | 2024-06-19 |
| 36165. | Cameron (yungjoon) | 58.60 | 97% | 2018-10-22 |
| 36166. | Nico (clarencenico) | 58.60 | 94% | 2017-12-12 |
| 36167. | Luis (lem93) | 58.60 | 95% | 2020-04-14 |
| 36168. | j61z (j621z) | 58.59 | 96.9% | 2024-12-21 |
| 36169. | Toby (tabletoast) | 58.59 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
| 36170. | Peter (yckeung) | 58.59 | 95% | 2011-05-12 |
| 36171. | Vodnuth (vodnuth) | 58.58 | 96.4% | 2025-04-06 |
| 36172. | HowieY (roadto100) | 58.58 | 95% | 2016-11-03 |
| 36173. | overclock (hyperclock) | 58.58 | 94% | 2025-01-22 |
| 36174. | Javier (ag3ntk) | 58.58 | 94.9% | 2024-06-17 |
| 36175. | Edwin (skitargduva) | 58.58 | 95.4% | 2024-09-13 |
| 36176. | Huzgz (huzgz) | 58.58 | 96% | 2023-07-19 |
| 36177. | Abdallah_Alqiran (abdallah_... | 58.58 | 94.1% | 2024-11-17 |
| 36178. | πΏππππππ... | 58.58 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
| 36179. | DeΕ‘iΔ (dedamrak) | 58.58 | 97% | 2018-05-04 |
| 36180. | lance (chuyo13) | 58.58 | 98% | 2020-07-19 |
| 36181. | Rick (1rick) | 58.58 | 90% | 2011-07-24 |
| 36182. | liyah (aliyahliyah) | 58.57 | 97% | 2025-01-22 |
| 36183. | Kenta Nakazaki (nzaki) | 58.57 | 95% | 2024-11-12 |
| 36184. | Estefy (lemoncito20) | 58.57 | 97% | 2024-08-22 |
| 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 |