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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32555. | Eric (lastdeath8) | 63.37 | 96% | 2014-10-10 |
| 32556. | Tuan Tran Anh (kidji8) | 63.37 | 92% | 2015-11-15 |
| 32557. | Georgio Zoughby (georgio_fa... | 63.36 | 95.8% | 2025-03-24 |
| 32558. | strawbutter (strawbutter) | 63.36 | 95% | 2024-11-19 |
| 32559. | Ging (turon__) | 63.36 | 96% | 2024-08-05 |
| 32560. | ZF (zfzq98) | 63.36 | 94% | 2024-01-23 |
| 32561. | Aditya (adityaraja) | 63.36 | 93% | 2014-03-21 |
| 32562. | Mo (mo5451) | 63.36 | 89% | 2015-03-22 |
| 32563. | Long (greenlongvn) | 63.36 | 97% | 2013-05-18 |
| 32564. | cityslicker (cityslicker) | 63.35 | 95% | 2025-06-07 |
| 32565. | PastaSmuggler (pasta_smuggler) | 63.35 | 96.9% | 2024-12-23 |
| 32566. | ButtCheeks (nunsmokingdope) | 63.35 | 96.5% | 2025-02-21 |
| 32567. | Kelzai (kelzai_) | 63.35 | 97% | 2024-09-22 |
| 32568. | west (westschain) | 63.35 | 95% | 2024-01-17 |
| 32569. | Caleb (saelinor) | 63.35 | 96% | 2024-03-26 |
| 32570. | Chris (hotdogdaniel) | 63.35 | 94% | 2025-02-11 |
| 32571. | Kritin (2layz) | 63.34 | 96% | 2025-05-23 |
| 32572. | RUDIGER (rudiger100) | 63.34 | 98% | 2025-03-18 |
| 32573. | Kira (kirapein) | 63.34 | 97.5% | 2025-02-04 |
| 32574. | Diemid (masonord) | 63.34 | 94% | 2024-12-28 |
| 32575. | bodz204 (bodex204) | 63.34 | 96% | 2024-06-23 |
| 32576. | David (i_am_bad_at_making_n... | 63.34 | 94.7% | 2024-02-10 |
| 32577. | Divyanshu (emosareus) | 63.34 | 95.9% | 2024-01-30 |
| 32578. | Nibblet (nibbletdaking) | 63.34 | 94.9% | 2023-12-21 |
| 32579. | tomy (zendex13) | 63.34 | 96% | 2024-04-20 |
| 32580. | Mohammad (mhmmdkholani) | 63.34 | 96% | 2025-06-20 |
| 32581. | Trevin (trevin_gilpin) | 63.34 | 95% | 2017-03-09 |
| 32582. | muyi (muyi2015) | 63.34 | 95% | 2015-10-29 |
| 32583. | Ms. Nickle (gweilo) | 63.33 | — | 2011-02-22 |
| 32584. | Giada (est4rl) | 63.33 | 94% | 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 |