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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35772. | G (kalmyk) | 59.79 | 97% | 2022-09-13 |
| 35773. | Lukas (lukasdiraa) | 59.79 | 95% | 2025-05-25 |
| 35774. | Dima (zormik) | 59.79 | 94% | 2021-12-31 |
| 35775. | Arrietty (arrietty12) | 59.79 | 93% | 2016-04-30 |
| 35776. | chicken nuggeys (sigma_skib... | 59.78 | 94.3% | 2024-09-20 |
| 35777. | Victor Lin (old_anemone) | 59.78 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 35778. | Fahal (fahal) | 59.78 | 97% | 2024-06-10 |
| 35779. | Sra1 (sra1) | 59.78 | 94.9% | 2024-06-22 |
| 35780. | Alexander Kordahi (isokg_) | 59.78 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
| 35781. | Jonas (enlightenedplatypus) | 59.78 | 95.7% | 2024-03-22 |
| 35782. | tekasza (tekasza) | 59.78 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
| 35783. | Aibek (aibek02) | 59.78 | 94.5% | 2024-04-10 |
| 35784. | shinto (shintocv) | 59.78 | 95% | 2016-09-02 |
| 35785. | po1nt (_po1nt_) | 59.78 | 95% | 2021-03-04 |
| 35786. | Quan (martinrockon) | 59.78 | — | 2010-09-13 |
| 35787. | jessica (jfernandes) | 59.78 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 35788. | Valentine (valentin3) | 59.77 | 94.7% | 2025-06-05 |
| 35789. | Oby (frenzyme99) | 59.77 | 96% | 2021-04-20 |
| 35790. | LegXacy (legxacy) | 59.77 | 97% | 2023-12-11 |
| 35791. | qpomoannapam_/70gHe6ecHoro ... | 59.77 | 96.8% | 2024-10-02 |
| 35792. | Sebastian (uzv8j) | 59.77 | 95.1% | 2024-02-20 |
| 35793. | Jason (jasonpmoore123) | 59.77 | 96% | 2022-10-16 |
| 35794. | Saif (saif_kitaz) | 59.77 | 97% | 2024-07-21 |
| 35795. | Davo (davo712) | 59.77 | 96% | 2022-10-28 |
| 35796. | Turtle (ninjaturtle) | 59.77 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 35797. | Edge (edgelao) | 59.77 | 95% | 2012-10-11 |
| 35798. | Tentative (tentative21) | 59.76 | 95% | 2025-03-11 |
| 35799. | jacobno (jacobno) | 59.76 | 94% | 2024-12-15 |
| 35800. | Daniel (daniel0027) | 59.76 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 35801. | Nathan Brown (frosty_70) | 59.76 | 97% | 2024-08-19 |
| 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 |