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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35691. | GOAT (abop65913) | 59.72 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 35692. | x-p (imaphrix) | 59.72 | 97% | 2015-04-07 |
| 35693. | Arun (aktomar0707) | 59.71 | 97% | 2023-04-13 |
| 35694. | Eyad (eyad_1) | 59.71 | 96.9% | 2025-04-22 |
| 35695. | Ieatrocks420 (ieatrocks) | 59.71 | 94% | 2025-02-16 |
| 35696. | Yash (ymalik) | 59.71 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
| 35697. | Muneeb Ahmed (muneeb890) | 59.71 | 94.8% | 2024-09-11 |
| 35698. | Azaan (azaan786) | 59.71 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
| 35699. | Mymer (mymer223) | 59.71 | 98% | 2024-04-29 |
| 35700. | emhadzi (emhadzi) | 59.71 | 95.3% | 2024-03-10 |
| 35701. | MehD (mind1010) | 59.71 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
| 35702. | Sync (syncffmail) | 59.71 | 97% | 2018-06-30 |
| 35703. | Vito (vito1036) | 59.71 | 94% | 2020-12-22 |
| 35704. | Assassin (assassinhw) | 59.71 | 95% | 2020-12-20 |
| 35705. | Tianle (metsurai) | 59.71 | 91% | 2016-12-15 |
| 35706. | Oskar (hurtox) | 59.71 | 86% | 2013-11-28 |
| 35707. | redryder (redryder8933) | 59.70 | 93.7% | 2024-03-19 |
| 35708. | Tony (tony505) | 59.70 | 94% | 2024-02-08 |
| 35709. | Justin (jubnx) | 59.70 | 93.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 35710. | Marc Le (bo443347) | 59.70 | 95.7% | 2024-03-07 |
| 35711. | Kendrik (zipzap321) | 59.70 | 97% | 2014-12-05 |
| 35712. | Ezona (sambumbuslayer) | 59.70 | 94% | 2021-11-01 |
| 35713. | Sapporo (zabuza) | 59.70 | 96% | 2014-11-18 |
| 35714. | Anirudh Goutam (tech_sage) | 59.69 | 97% | 2024-02-23 |
| 35715. | Kek (ohilique1234) | 59.69 | 95.5% | 2024-02-01 |
| 35716. | Jhonny (jhonny_space0ut) | 59.69 | 95% | 2021-09-16 |
| 35717. | Zakaria (zackzack1224) | 59.69 | 95% | 2021-03-20 |
| 35718. | Dylan (the_plumber) | 59.69 | — | 2011-04-26 |
| 35719. | Tayfun (tadakoglu) | 59.69 | 90% | 2011-12-09 |
| 35720. | Christian (batmannumber) | 59.68 | 95% | 2025-01-02 |
| 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 |