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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37247. | Sherzat (sherzat3) | 58.11 | — | 2011-03-10 |
| 37248. | Vincent (slybeans) | 58.11 | 96% | 2019-01-20 |
| 37249. | Erica (wozniak) | 58.11 | 91% | 2012-11-28 |
| 37250. | Chance (sparkychance) | 58.11 | 91% | 2017-06-01 |
| 37251. | Szabolcs (amerlas) | 58.11 | 95% | 2012-11-10 |
| 37252. | PepegaClap (b1nger) | 58.10 | 95% | 2019-03-22 |
| 37253. | Hayden (hctyping) | 58.10 | 94.9% | 2025-02-03 |
| 37254. | Slow Typer (slowtypistmaster) | 58.10 | 94.8% | 2024-10-23 |
| 37255. | ANJUM (mehranjum) | 58.10 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
| 37256. | Tanvir Ahmed (tanvir_rasel) | 58.10 | 96% | 2020-04-24 |
| 37257. | Ali (ali_yousef97) | 58.10 | 96% | 2021-07-21 |
| 37258. | patrick (the_brucey) | 58.10 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
| 37259. | wes (wesxp44) | 58.10 | 98% | 2014-12-16 |
| 37260. | Adrian (adrianlooi) | 58.10 | 95% | 2019-04-06 |
| 37261. | Adderz (adderz7243) | 58.10 | 94% | 2020-12-02 |
| 37262. | Nighil (nighil) | 58.10 | 96% | 2017-06-07 |
| 37263. | nn (sslimshadyy) | 58.09 | 98% | 2024-07-08 |
| 37264. | Matteo (matteorooski) | 58.09 | 99% | 2025-04-06 |
| 37265. | Amit Karmahe (amitkarmahe) | 58.09 | 97% | 2024-09-20 |
| 37266. | Marcus (homerek) | 58.09 | 95% | 2025-04-29 |
| 37267. | Thanasi (thanasi_10) | 58.09 | 97% | 2024-06-18 |
| 37268. | typer1021 (typer1021) | 58.09 | 97% | 2025-06-14 |
| 37269. | Clang (murzey1123) | 58.09 | 96.2% | 2024-03-01 |
| 37270. | mope_mope (mope_mope) | 58.09 | 97% | 2024-07-27 |
| 37271. | Chez (stackofchairs) | 58.09 | 95% | 2021-04-22 |
| 37272. | Mojo (mojomanftw) | 58.09 | 90% | 2016-09-14 |
| 37273. | sahf (yeetusmaximum) | 58.08 | 94% | 2023-05-15 |
| 37274. | Walnut (mr_walnut) | 58.08 | 97% | 2024-03-24 |
| 37275. | 51.T (51_t) | 58.08 | 95% | 2025-07-18 |
| 37276. | Trystan (tdude_37) | 58.08 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
| 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 |