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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36923. | Some (cocoon333) | 57.56 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
| 36924. | Shane (incarnate) | 57.56 | 96% | 2011-09-13 |
| 36925. | Qwerty (benpace) | 57.56 | — | 2011-04-26 |
| 36926. | Moonlight (moonlightrose15) | 57.55 | 97% | 2024-09-16 |
| 36927. | logchain (logchain) | 57.55 | 96.7% | 2024-01-09 |
| 36928. | Bobataaa (scaraismylord) | 57.55 | 95% | 2019-10-25 |
| 36929. | Benjamin (strangelyroblo) | 57.55 | 98% | 2018-12-23 |
| 36930. | James (icanpresskeys) | 57.55 | 89% | 2014-04-30 |
| 36931. | Marsa (therazzle) | 57.55 | 96% | 2020-03-07 |
| 36932. | ine (inesth) | 57.55 | 95% | 2016-10-08 |
| 36933. | dianne (dianne_0911) | 57.54 | 96% | 2024-05-04 |
| 36934. | Jay Middle (muchpraised) | 57.54 | 96% | 2024-07-05 |
| 36935. | mokm (mokm) | 57.54 | 96% | 2024-07-08 |
| 36936. | Josh (joshbrooha) | 57.54 | 97% | 2019-08-19 |
| 36937. | Kei (aznkei) | 57.54 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
| 36938. | GOKU (jaseem786) | 57.54 | 96% | 2017-08-16 |
| 36939. | Lei Sino (aninong_bughaw) | 57.53 | 95% | 2024-10-20 |
| 36940. | Jake (jakeaye) | 57.53 | 96% | 2024-07-09 |
| 36941. | crspyWtrMeln (k_u_n_a_l) | 57.53 | 97.4% | 2024-10-18 |
| 36942. | john (typeman_1234) | 57.53 | 95% | 2021-11-04 |
| 36943. | osFUU (osfuu) | 57.53 | 97.1% | 2024-08-17 |
| 36944. | Micaela (omo_sort_of_fast) | 57.53 | 95% | 2021-06-10 |
| 36945. | Akron (akron1) | 57.52 | 96% | 2024-09-03 |
| 36946. | Thiago (siegkat) | 57.52 | 98% | 2024-06-12 |
| 36947. | Cow (typecow) | 57.52 | 98% | 2024-01-20 |
| 36948. | Vaemon (vaemon) | 57.52 | 96% | 2024-06-02 |
| 36949. | Andris (andrisjms) | 57.52 | 97.9% | 2021-02-13 |
| 36950. | clint (themontecristo) | 57.52 | — | 2011-04-22 |
| 36951. | 123 (hoichung) | 57.51 | 98.3% | 2025-01-07 |
| 36952. | Shady (shadywu) | 57.51 | 98% | 2024-12-19 |
| 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 |