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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37624. | Bataa (bataa_cdj) | 56.62 | 94% | 2016-11-17 |
| 37625. | 8s5j (8s5j) | 56.61 | 96% | 2023-08-13 |
| 37626. | boscookaura (bosco0503) | 56.61 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 37627. | noumankhan (nooomi) | 56.61 | 95.4% | 2025-02-16 |
| 37628. | Brett (bboc2003) | 56.61 | 95% | 2019-08-29 |
| 37629. | CopperTuna (coppertuna) | 56.61 | 96.4% | 2023-11-10 |
| 37630. | Kristin (kristin46) | 56.60 | 96.4% | 2025-04-11 |
| 37631. | Raj (rajor) | 56.60 | 98% | 2019-03-02 |
| 37632. | John T (supggs) | 56.60 | 94% | 2024-01-26 |
| 37633. | khanh (khanh7336) | 56.60 | 96% | 2024-11-24 |
| 37634. | Joshua T (lj258) | 56.60 | 98% | 2025-02-15 |
| 37635. | Ben (bbennn) | 56.60 | 97% | 2023-12-04 |
| 37636. | Jimmy (hapahunta) | 56.60 | 94% | 2019-11-20 |
| 37637. | Bra Steve (bra_steve) | 56.60 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 37638. | Nguyen (nguyenkj) | 56.60 | 97% | 2011-08-15 |
| 37639. | satyam (satyamhnk) | 56.60 | 90% | 2014-02-24 |
| 37640. | Bennard Savage (savagefelle... | 56.59 | 96% | 2024-09-25 |
| 37641. | vaughn (vaughn2smo) | 56.59 | 95% | 2024-02-09 |
| 37642. | evelyn (evelyn__g) | 56.59 | 96.9% | 2024-01-26 |
| 37643. | Capt'n Redbeard (redmar33) | 56.59 | 96.8% | 2024-10-09 |
| 37644. | Matthew (matthewbird) | 56.59 | 94% | 2018-11-13 |
| 37645. | Juliet (juliet666589) | 56.59 | 96% | 2017-03-09 |
| 37646. | Kashmir (mominkashmir) | 56.58 | 95.9% | 2025-02-10 |
| 37647. | The Green (hemanth37) | 56.58 | 96% | 2023-05-16 |
| 37648. | Ten (73n5h1mm) | 56.58 | 96% | 2022-05-01 |
| 37649. | Angelo (angelo_reyes) | 56.58 | 94% | 2024-01-04 |
| 37650. | Jordyn :) (makkenji) | 56.58 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
| 37651. | sheesh (reflex_wraiths) | 56.58 | 95.3% | 2024-11-15 |
| 37652. | Yuri (ceaseless_melon) | 56.58 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
| 37653. | Shakeel (shakeelhadir) | 56.58 | 92% | 2015-07-11 |
| 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 |