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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37668. | Michael (tomisfat) | 55.37 | 92% | 2012-08-23 |
| 37669. | jasmine (chandani) | 55.37 | 97% | 2014-02-10 |
| 37670. | aeign (eyncore) | 55.36 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
| 37671. | Bryce (bp1044) | 55.36 | 97% | 2024-09-25 |
| 37672. | Carl (imcarll) | 55.36 | 93% | 2023-12-09 |
| 37673. | bigwayv (bigwayv) | 55.36 | 97% | 2020-07-01 |
| 37674. | fahis (fahis) | 55.36 | 96.8% | 2023-12-24 |
| 37675. | Bishal (subbabishalfrombhutan) | 55.36 | 99.5% | 2024-01-05 |
| 37676. | Aathi (aathi_b) | 55.35 | 93.7% | 2024-08-26 |
| 37677. | aju (aju_chacko) | 55.35 | 95.4% | 2025-03-09 |
| 37678. | wxxstd (wxxstd) | 55.35 | 94% | 2024-09-21 |
| 37679. | One (oneagain) | 55.35 | 96% | 2024-05-03 |
| 37680. | Jkyl (jkyl) | 55.35 | 95.2% | 2023-11-25 |
| 37681. | Andrew (android2102) | 55.35 | 92% | 2015-04-27 |
| 37682. | kyandiman (kyandiman) | 55.34 | 95% | 2024-02-17 |
| 37683. | LastSlice (cezara) | 55.34 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
| 37684. | Jens (j3w7) | 55.33 | 93% | 2014-02-19 |
| 37685. | harsh_pro (andhbhakth) | 55.33 | 95% | 2024-10-11 |
| 37686. | ARK (arkt1c) | 55.33 | 97.4% | 2024-01-03 |
| 37687. | Andrew (atwilson0729) | 55.33 | 93% | 2015-05-15 |
| 37688. | TurtlePoopie123 (turtlepoop... | 55.32 | 95.2% | 2024-06-25 |
| 37689. | A3RC (a_dikshyu) | 55.32 | 94% | 2025-03-25 |
| 37690. | christian (christmarku) | 55.32 | 95% | 2023-12-30 |
| 37691. | Dylan (bigdickdoaz) | 55.32 | 95% | 2020-12-24 |
| 37692. | Abdou (abdoulabani1) | 55.32 | 93% | 2025-03-12 |
| 37693. | Lycentzia (lycentzia) | 55.32 | 97% | 2017-11-13 |
| 37694. | Bart (bartv) | 55.32 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
| 37695. | Peter (p.czigany@gmail.com) | 55.32 | 98% | 2014-11-26 |
| 37696. | sloth (slothgrg123) | 55.31 | 97% | 2025-02-04 |
| 37697. | Terminator (mr_slayer14) | 55.31 | 97% | 2025-04-01 |
| 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 |