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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39786. | Ultraboy (adadxsg) | 52.94 | 89% | 2015-05-30 |
| 39787. | Hugo (hugoslearning) | 52.93 | 94% | 2021-02-05 |
| 39788. | Noah (lorenpike) | 52.92 | 96% | 2021-04-21 |
| 39789. | Turnips! (njwheelbarrow) | 52.92 | 96% | 2016-01-21 |
| 39790. | adelaide (adelaide1989) | 52.92 | 88% | 2012-06-09 |
| 39791. | Allen (allen_ammon) | 52.92 | 87% | 2013-06-15 |
| 39792. | 5thDimensionNeoCortex (5thd... | 52.91 | 98% | 2024-10-28 |
| 39793. | Than0s (than05) | 52.91 | 97% | 2023-05-06 |
| 39794. | Kyle (kyte123) | 52.91 | 94.9% | 2021-01-29 |
| 39795. | Siddhartha Singh (sid_goooo) | 52.91 | 94.2% | 2024-06-13 |
| 39796. | Matt (mattseid) | 52.91 | 96% | 2016-09-15 |
| 39797. | quý (vucaoquy1) | 52.91 | 93% | 2014-08-19 |
| 39798. | ur mother (eat_dust1234) | 52.90 | 97.3% | 2024-10-14 |
| 39799. | Faisal AlKhamis (_5amis_) | 52.90 | 95% | 2024-02-15 |
| 39800. | Jack (jhudson85) | 52.90 | 97% | 2017-09-08 |
| 39801. | Fi (rocafili) | 52.90 | 95% | 2016-03-04 |
| 39802. | Ugzug (ugzug) | 52.89 | 95% | 2025-05-31 |
| 39803. | Kyle (kylej88) | 52.89 | 98% | 2013-11-25 |
| 39804. | Davin (daboon) | 52.89 | 96% | 2023-07-15 |
| 39805. | Odeh John (fabulouschi) | 52.89 | 95.3% | 2023-12-07 |
| 39806. | Nene (nenepakande) | 52.89 | 96% | 2011-12-06 |
| 39807. | Pranav Srinivas (pranav14) | 52.88 | 96.5% | 2025-01-03 |
| 39808. | amihan.sora (robunquin) | 52.88 | 93.9% | 2024-12-26 |
| 39809. | julia (juliapidgeon) | 52.88 | 94% | 2022-11-09 |
| 39810. | Menura Arapaksha (mello348) | 52.88 | 94% | 2024-04-16 |
| 39811. | Damián (banana_joe01) | 52.88 | 94% | 2022-02-05 |
| 39812. | Maggie (maggie.spence@sbcgl... | 52.88 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 39813. | Peter (qwertyface) | 52.87 | 96% | 2025-01-30 |
| 39814. | Jdan (mikey112) | 52.87 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
| 39815. | Rashid Zada (rashidzada) | 52.87 | 97% | 2025-02-10 |
| 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 |