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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35029. | iamslow (iamslow1911) | 60.41 | 96% | 2024-09-12 |
| 35030. | Justin (tankuhono) | 60.41 | 97% | 2024-04-12 |
| 35031. | thejumpingj (thejumpingj) | 60.41 | 96.5% | 2024-02-18 |
| 35032. | AQUA_CRISS (_shareef) | 60.41 | 97% | 2024-06-23 |
| 35033. | Karthik (karthikkumar) | 60.41 | 96% | 2025-05-02 |
| 35034. | John (sunnyd_) | 60.41 | 94% | 2023-04-25 |
| 35035. | Hung (leviethunguct) | 60.41 | 98% | 2011-06-06 |
| 35036. | Marcus (mctajc) | 60.41 | 97% | 2019-05-28 |
| 35037. | Eric (xplo99) | 60.41 | — | 2011-03-18 |
| 35038. | Keep Distance (spender) | 60.41 | 96% | 2014-09-28 |
| 35039. | Manan (manan022) | 60.40 | 99% | 2025-01-03 |
| 35040. | kiro (kirollousxx) | 60.40 | 96% | 2024-08-21 |
| 35041. | Kaligo (datesica) | 60.40 | 95.6% | 2024-09-15 |
| 35042. | sirRaps (sirraps) | 60.40 | 96% | 2024-08-11 |
| 35043. | Kidson (mookiekonster) | 60.40 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
| 35044. | Mariam (maliya13) | 60.40 | 96% | 2013-06-11 |
| 35045. | Ethan (theabnormalmnm) | 60.39 | 95.9% | 2024-03-11 |
| 35046. | Shibo (shibot) | 60.39 | 96% | 2024-09-28 |
| 35047. | xo (xochi1) | 60.39 | 98% | 2023-04-27 |
| 35048. | Java (java_developer) | 60.39 | 95% | 2015-01-12 |
| 35049. | CuongLT (thanhcuong_cn) | 60.39 | — | 2011-01-22 |
| 35050. | Sylvia (muppete) | 60.38 | 96% | 2024-11-18 |
| 35051. | Alistair Frosthelm Dracos (... | 60.38 | 97.9% | 2024-07-07 |
| 35052. | kevin (threather) | 60.38 | 99% | 2022-03-29 |
| 35053. | Philip (philip30) | 60.38 | 86% | 2011-12-02 |
| 35054. | annie (abbagab) | 60.38 | — | 2011-02-09 |
| 35055. | Abdur Rahman (abdurrahman_a... | 60.37 | 95% | 2024-07-31 |
| 35056. | must (night8) | 60.37 | 96% | 2019-05-03 |
| 35057. | Clemens (cleminator) | 60.37 | 97.4% | 2024-11-29 |
| 35058. | Lynx (asakapala15) | 60.37 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
| 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 |