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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34419. | Sigma (chestermathews) | 61.32 | 96% | 2024-05-23 |
| 34420. | pp (electricpp) | 61.32 | 98% | 2021-05-10 |
| 34421. | Luis (luisfmanzanoa) | 61.32 | 96.5% | 2021-01-27 |
| 34422. | Yamn (yamn) | 61.32 | 91% | 2015-03-30 |
| 34423. | Ahmed (ryu_hayabusa) | 61.32 | 93% | 2014-05-30 |
| 34424. | JaumeBG (jaumebg) | 61.32 | — | 2010-10-23 |
| 34425. | hastur233 (hastur233) | 61.31 | 96.2% | 2025-04-22 |
| 34426. | braashy (braashy) | 61.31 | 95% | 2024-08-09 |
| 34427. | EmotionlessCoding (emotionl... | 61.31 | 95% | 2024-04-26 |
| 34428. | Rabi (rabiulislam9) | 61.31 | 97% | 2025-07-18 |
| 34429. | Joe (joegamer) | 61.31 | 95% | 2022-12-31 |
| 34430. | Ryan (rajaroc) | 61.31 | 94.5% | 2021-02-26 |
| 34431. | JustAnotherPerson (plankcip... | 61.31 | 94.5% | 2021-02-21 |
| 34432. | Orion (maggiea718) | 61.31 | 98% | 2020-06-26 |
| 34433. | sho (imagestreamer) | 61.31 | — | 2010-07-05 |
| 34434. | Jamie (grapefruitie) | 61.31 | 95% | 2019-07-15 |
| 34435. | Emmett (emaki8) | 61.30 | 98% | 2018-09-05 |
| 34436. | Python (slimpython) | 61.30 | 96% | 2025-03-22 |
| 34437. | Minh (n9duyminh) | 61.30 | 96% | 2024-11-07 |
| 34438. | Øyvind (oyvindsegrov) | 61.30 | 95% | 2023-10-25 |
| 34439. | Vishal (vinsmoke112) | 61.30 | 95.6% | 2024-05-09 |
| 34440. | Tina (archetype90) | 61.30 | 96% | 2025-03-12 |
| 34441. | Eemeli (meemel1) | 61.30 | 97% | 2017-09-11 |
| 34442. | raj (lovelyraj) | 61.30 | 96% | 2013-10-28 |
| 34443. | jyjy (jyking99) | 61.29 | 97% | 2025-03-07 |
| 34444. | jirafey (jirafey) | 61.29 | 95% | 2023-06-14 |
| 34445. | milo (mhylooo) | 61.29 | 91% | 2012-03-13 |
| 34446. | Adrian (zephanin) | 61.29 | 97% | 2013-12-03 |
| 34447. | Pedrocas420 (pedrocas420) | 61.28 | 94.3% | 2025-04-03 |
| 34448. | Challen (nokapoo) | 61.28 | 98% | 2017-08-03 |
| 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 |