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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34686. | LeoR (leor256) | 61.15 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
| 34687. | Violet (violet_k1) | 61.15 | 99.3% | 2024-09-07 |
| 34688. | Ehsan Poursaeed (hsnprsd) | 61.15 | 95.6% | 2025-02-23 |
| 34689. | Thomas (thomasqc) | 61.15 | 95% | 2025-07-11 |
| 34690. | Liang (liangg) | 61.15 | 96% | 2023-11-10 |
| 34691. | Nate (ngb125) | 61.15 | 93% | 2024-04-08 |
| 34692. | Bridget (bahns) | 61.15 | 96% | 2022-05-25 |
| 34693. | Lorena (loreleyireth) | 61.15 | — | 2011-02-12 |
| 34694. | Jazz (jazz_zamora15) | 61.14 | 96% | 2025-05-21 |
| 34695. | qqq (qqq53846) | 61.14 | 94% | 2024-09-15 |
| 34696. | yeeeeah (yeeeeah) | 61.14 | 96% | 2024-07-12 |
| 34697. | Nau (nauhawk) | 61.14 | 96.7% | 2023-11-25 |
| 34698. | John (happyguy2000) | 61.14 | 100% | 2024-09-13 |
| 34699. | KillerG1414B (killermax) | 61.14 | 96.1% | 2024-09-01 |
| 34700. | Juver (escoltajuverf) | 61.14 | 95% | 2025-07-28 |
| 34701. | Ian (matcher23) | 61.14 | 92% | 2016-01-05 |
| 34702. | solo (thyzee) | 61.13 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 34703. | Linus (vapidlinus) | 61.13 | 96% | 2024-11-04 |
| 34704. | SirAmateur (namelessamateur) | 61.13 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
| 34705. | Zirck (zirck) | 61.13 | 97% | 2024-05-12 |
| 34706. | nova (sprnova) | 61.13 | 95% | 2024-05-17 |
| 34707. | Joshua Sanabia (mega_101) | 61.13 | 96.6% | 2023-11-11 |
| 34708. | Jose Luis (joseluiscarrasco) | 61.13 | 96.9% | 2023-11-16 |
| 34709. | Craig (craigo76) | 61.13 | 96% | 2022-07-31 |
| 34710. | Jan (lucker_cz) | 61.13 | 97.9% | 2025-01-18 |
| 34711. | nguyen (ruananjian) | 61.13 | 99% | 2011-05-30 |
| 34712. | Ryan (headrusher) | 61.12 | 95% | 2022-09-30 |
| 34713. | Kyle (kevyn0517) | 61.12 | 95% | 2023-06-22 |
| 34714. | Marco (marnas) | 61.12 | 94% | 2019-07-25 |
| 34715. | ducky_momo (morgan_davison) | 61.12 | 94% | 2024-11-21 |
| 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 |