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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37172. | Artist (_artist___) | 59.24 | 95.7% | 2024-07-10 |
| 37173. | rummaging_oof (kyjleung) | 59.24 | 95.6% | 2023-12-18 |
| 37174. | Peter (azver) | 59.24 | 96.9% | 2025-01-09 |
| 37175. | Minh (murungru) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-02-26 |
| 37176. | Manish (vestor) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-04-22 |
| 37177. | GabszyztyLe (gabszyztyle) | 59.23 | 97.6% | 2025-05-18 |
| 37178. | john6347 (john6347) | 59.23 | 97% | 2025-02-14 |
| 37179. | Frank (frank1010_) | 59.23 | 96.4% | 2024-11-20 |
| 37180. | trustie (trustie) | 59.23 | 97% | 2024-11-24 |
| 37181. | East (eastwind21) | 59.23 | 96% | 2021-09-24 |
| 37182. | Judy (judyzhang) | 59.23 | 97% | 2013-01-29 |
| 37183. | Huihu (philipsg) | 59.23 | 94.4% | 2024-04-09 |
| 37184. | iron (iron_pickaxe) | 59.23 | 95% | 2021-08-01 |
| 37185. | Dan (x_danma) | 59.23 | 93% | 2015-06-28 |
| 37186. | Foyez (aflextra) | 59.23 | 94.3% | 2023-11-24 |
| 37187. | William (xoner) | 59.23 | 89% | 2012-06-05 |
| 37188. | Kaat (fretzakje) | 59.22 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
| 37189. | Asia (melonfalls) | 59.22 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
| 37190. | Rohan Joshi (rohanj2408) | 59.22 | 99% | 2025-01-09 |
| 37191. | YYYoung (yao_young) | 59.22 | 98% | 2024-07-03 |
| 37192. | LeGiOn (ankit_69) | 59.22 | 96% | 2025-08-02 |
| 37193. | Vivek (v234singh) | 59.22 | 90% | 2011-09-09 |
| 37194. | Stephen (stephenf) | 59.22 | 96% | 2025-08-14 |
| 37195. | Bertalan (brtln) | 59.22 | 94% | 2021-11-10 |
| 37196. | Phillip (spider21) | 59.22 | 91% | 2013-02-23 |
| 37197. | Mr (luna1001) | 59.22 | 90% | 2011-12-16 |
| 37198. | Phoenixeyes (phoenixeyes) | 59.21 | 99% | 2025-06-26 |
| 37199. | Moll King (typeycat) | 59.21 | 97.3% | 2024-05-06 |
| 37200. | Kadak Chai (real_rohan_98) | 59.21 | 96.9% | 2025-01-10 |
| 37201. | iamslowtyping (iamslowtypin... | 59.21 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
| 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 |