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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31139. | Long (vuduclong0309) | 66.20 | 98% | 2015-10-10 |
| 31140. | Athelas (athelas) | 66.20 | 95% | 2016-12-24 |
| 31141. | Kshitij (hailex) | 66.19 | 95% | 2023-04-14 |
| 31142. | geebee (sumiro81) | 66.19 | 98% | 2025-10-19 |
| 31143. | Chiranjeeb Mohanty (virleo11) | 66.19 | 98.4% | 2024-05-02 |
| 31144. | Thanish rishi (thanish_rishi) | 66.19 | 93% | 2025-06-28 |
| 31145. | North (northtm) | 66.19 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 31146. | HyperKid (hyperkid123) | 66.19 | 96.7% | 2023-11-17 |
| 31147. | pfft001 (pfft001) | 66.19 | 96% | 2020-08-10 |
| 31148. | Jon (varunasky) | 66.19 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 31149. | Night (nightfury02) | 66.18 | 97% | 2021-08-04 |
| 31150. | Huh? (zeeztasium) | 66.18 | 96% | 2024-07-17 |
| 31151. | Avraam (avradriel) | 66.18 | 95% | 2025-09-10 |
| 31152. | AMAN (player7714) | 66.18 | 96.9% | 2024-02-09 |
| 31153. | Louis (cenuij) | 66.18 | 96% | 2021-05-27 |
| 31154. | Asif (loove) | 66.18 | 96% | 2013-08-29 |
| 31155. | ShadowLord227 (shadowlord227) | 66.17 | 95% | 2025-05-05 |
| 31156. | maddie (maddiecute) | 66.17 | 95% | 2025-04-30 |
| 31157. | Talha (talha_nawaz) | 66.17 | 97% | 2022-03-08 |
| 31158. | Varkis (varkis) | 66.17 | 97.2% | 2024-09-13 |
| 31159. | ViperTheGuy (arash28134) | 66.17 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 31160. | Ozzy (maniactot) | 66.17 | 97.1% | 2025-02-25 |
| 31161. | BLAMJAM (cult) | 66.17 | — | 2011-02-15 |
| 31162. | Alex (putzig) | 66.17 | 95% | 2024-07-09 |
| 31163. | Nicolas (nic1991) | 66.17 | 97% | 2018-11-19 |
| 31164. | alooo (alooo__) | 66.16 | 96% | 2024-09-27 |
| 31165. | HurB (leprup) | 66.16 | 97% | 2025-03-28 |
| 31166. | cutie90210 (cutie90210) | 66.16 | 97.3% | 2024-01-10 |
| 31167. | Diaa (diaa001) | 66.16 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
| 31168. | Andrey (andreikav) | 66.16 | 96.6% | 2024-03-09 |
| 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 |