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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37209. | Robert (roberthun) | 57.32 | 97% | 2024-08-12 |
| 37210. | Aidan (weezelface66) | 57.32 | 90% | 2013-05-30 |
| 37211. | Widy (grazerc0de) | 57.32 | 91% | 2013-12-20 |
| 37212. | Kyle J. (kylejmiles) | 57.31 | 92% | 2015-06-02 |
| 37213. | Sebastian (musashi_dono) | 57.31 | 95% | 2025-02-10 |
| 37214. | Sploph (sploph) | 57.31 | 95% | 2024-01-26 |
| 37215. | SaiRam (sairam__01) | 57.31 | 95% | 2024-08-04 |
| 37216. | VIkram (xtrimis0) | 57.31 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
| 37217. | Kieran (kieranspy547) | 57.31 | 95.7% | 2021-02-05 |
| 37218. | Bartek (baryla69) | 57.31 | 95% | 2016-05-25 |
| 37219. | flamescareme (flamescareme) | 57.30 | 95.9% | 2024-06-13 |
| 37220. | Candy (candy18) | 57.30 | 97.7% | 2025-01-04 |
| 37221. | Angelos (mangas) | 57.30 | 91% | 2016-07-11 |
| 37222. | Glarkus (fictional_chair) | 57.30 | 95% | 2023-07-28 |
| 37223. | Brinky404 (brinky404) | 57.30 | 94.5% | 2024-08-15 |
| 37224. | Justin (ilikepotatoes) | 57.30 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 37225. | Wanted (snowflakeforyou) | 57.28 | 95% | 2024-05-04 |
| 37226. | micekin (mickein) | 57.28 | 98% | 2025-01-29 |
| 37227. | Ibrahim (ibrahim0909) | 57.28 | 94.7% | 2024-06-29 |
| 37228. | P ness (houston214) | 57.28 | 95.6% | 2023-12-10 |
| 37229. | Link (averageslowspeed) | 57.28 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
| 37230. | shalev (shalevbeli) | 57.28 | 92% | 2021-01-30 |
| 37231. | G (themann13) | 57.28 | 96% | 2019-03-30 |
| 37232. | Andre (acarrilho) | 57.28 | 96% | 2011-07-08 |
| 37233. | Peanutlover (peanutlover) | 57.27 | 96.8% | 2025-04-15 |
| 37234. | Pablito (pablohujablo) | 57.27 | 98% | 2025-02-17 |
| 37235. | PiotrÅ (piocarz) | 57.27 | 96% | 2024-02-24 |
| 37236. | bayar (bayarkh) | 57.27 | 95.2% | 2024-01-02 |
| 37237. | Darren (mr3tapper) | 57.27 | 95% | 2024-01-05 |
| 37238. | MAYANK (kartosbrotherinlaw) | 57.27 | 96% | 2022-05-05 |
| 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 |