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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39502. | muclduck (muckduck) | 56.71 | 93.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 39503. | Karan (karansinghgi18) | 56.71 | 96% | 2022-06-10 |
| 39504. | Typeracer (steve_here) | 56.71 | 95% | 2022-01-14 |
| 39505. | Sergey (sergeyuf) | 56.71 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 39506. | Z (hackerpro) | 56.71 | 90% | 2012-12-04 |
| 39507. | Andrei (ab_racer) | 56.71 | 95% | 2014-08-09 |
| 39508. | hhope (hhope) | 56.70 | 98% | 2022-12-21 |
| 39509. | Jai (tnaham) | 56.70 | 94% | 2019-11-21 |
| 39510. | sp1cyl1ght (sp1cyl1ght) | 56.70 | 95% | 2022-09-26 |
| 39511. | Christian (dmrunner) | 56.70 | 90% | 2013-11-08 |
| 39512. | Stephen (malart2021) | 56.70 | 94% | 2024-01-08 |
| 39513. | rohan (fwrohan) | 56.70 | 94% | 2024-01-03 |
| 39514. | Priyanshi (priyanshi_gupta) | 56.70 | 97% | 2021-08-03 |
| 39515. | mimpi_dvorak (mimpi_dvorak) | 56.70 | 94% | 2019-09-19 |
| 39516. | Shinigamice (yakh) | 56.70 | 90% | 2011-12-25 |
| 39517. | David (dalouis) | 56.70 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 39518. | Travis (yungwab) | 56.69 | 93% | 2016-06-13 |
| 39519. | Asta (asta_07) | 56.69 | 95% | 2025-05-27 |
| 39520. | jack (jackharkness20045) | 56.69 | 96% | 2025-04-21 |
| 39521. | Dave (davejomat) | 56.69 | 97.2% | 2024-10-16 |
| 39522. | sabrina (brinaababeey) | 56.69 | 95% | 2024-12-05 |
| 39523. | Eric (eric_0208) | 56.69 | 94.6% | 2024-11-14 |
| 39524. | Alex (lillesael) | 56.69 | 97% | 2024-02-07 |
| 39525. | Zhandos (zhandos_n_) | 56.69 | 94.1% | 2021-02-13 |
| 39526. | Tinh (ductinh2405) | 56.69 | — | 2011-02-11 |
| 39527. | Type-Sing (typesing) | 56.68 | 96.6% | 2025-01-20 |
| 39528. | Kaitlyn (robinwoods_) | 56.68 | 96% | 2022-04-04 |
| 39529. | fassasin (fassasin) | 56.68 | 94.3% | 2024-12-06 |
| 39530. | Joanna (_joanna) | 56.68 | 88% | 2014-10-23 |
| 39531. | Dmytro (dmytry100) | 56.68 | 98.1% | 2024-10-03 |
| 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 |