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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36435. | mars (mars12) | 59.06 | 96% | 2025-06-04 |
| 36436. | Shams (stlovers) | 59.06 | 94% | 2024-05-16 |
| 36437. | Friction_LikhonSpeed_313 (f... | 59.06 | 95% | 2024-04-16 |
| 36438. | Angarag-erdene (angaragg) | 59.06 | 96.5% | 2024-11-28 |
| 36439. | Jack (jackthehuman) | 59.06 | 95% | 2020-03-08 |
| 36440. | Degritha (degritharlr) | 59.06 | 96% | 2015-08-18 |
| 36441. | gem lyle (speedytravz) | 59.06 | — | 2011-03-02 |
| 36442. | Phong (drunkenstein) | 59.05 | 95% | 2024-05-20 |
| 36443. | jaegu (sem_x) | 59.05 | 96.8% | 2025-02-23 |
| 36444. | ninokiko (rofl0102) | 59.05 | 93% | 2024-06-13 |
| 36445. | Louis (louisspeed) | 59.05 | 93% | 2025-07-14 |
| 36446. | Elk (elkx) | 59.05 | 95.3% | 2024-09-09 |
| 36447. | Promise (promise00) | 59.05 | 95% | 2023-03-03 |
| 36448. | Fin (chkpa) | 59.05 | 92% | 2024-02-13 |
| 36449. | inggy (inggy) | 59.05 | 87% | 2014-05-21 |
| 36450. | Tareq (t4req) | 59.05 | 92% | 2016-11-18 |
| 36451. | winter (winterszn) | 59.04 | 95.1% | 2024-11-30 |
| 36452. | TrickyAkhil (trickyakhil) | 59.04 | 95% | 2024-02-02 |
| 36453. | Jc9369 (trotterspiglet) | 59.04 | 97% | 2021-11-17 |
| 36454. | SujalisDead (sujalisdead) | 59.04 | 98% | 2024-03-13 |
| 36455. | Jack (balancedman) | 59.04 | 95% | 2024-03-17 |
| 36456. | Riyo (riyonaldi) | 59.04 | 95% | 2019-05-18 |
| 36457. | emma (emmmmmmmaaaaa) | 59.04 | 95% | 2021-12-18 |
| 36458. | Jamiel Izaak (jamiel_mundir) | 59.04 | 94% | 2021-01-24 |
| 36459. | seeyouagain (seeyouagain1994) | 59.04 | — | 2010-11-05 |
| 36460. | Misticati (misticati) | 59.04 | 98% | 2012-04-22 |
| 36461. | Noraa (mrcheezewheeze) | 59.03 | 95% | 2024-08-13 |
| 36462. | Kevin (kfay) | 59.03 | 95% | 2020-04-25 |
| 36463. | Omega (enmendurana) | 59.03 | 98% | 2022-06-30 |
| 36464. | PoLeq (poleq_bad_at_english) | 59.03 | 94% | 2023-12-01 |
| 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 |