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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32569. | Ricky (oxblood) | 64.01 | 96% | 2011-06-26 |
| 32570. | Hong (dzaito) | 64.01 | 94% | 2016-05-18 |
| 32571. | Braeden (breadboimccroy) | 64.00 | 96.7% | 2024-01-17 |
| 32572. | Olivier (bingbang11) | 64.00 | 96.5% | 2025-04-28 |
| 32573. | Adelia (adeliasafira) | 64.00 | 95.4% | 2024-12-30 |
| 32574. | Joshua (j2fye11) | 64.00 | 96% | 2024-12-29 |
| 32575. | The Author (theauthor117) | 64.00 | 95.9% | 2023-12-24 |
| 32576. | Heriberto (c4rt4sbarajas) | 64.00 | 97% | 2021-09-08 |
| 32577. | Mohamad (kda_yamo) | 64.00 | 95.9% | 2023-11-13 |
| 32578. | elmies (elmies) | 64.00 | 96% | 2012-02-16 |
| 32579. | xng.tpcnn (xngtpcnn) | 64.00 | 96.5% | 2021-02-02 |
| 32580. | Zack (zackieboi123) | 64.00 | 96% | 2019-05-06 |
| 32581. | Schtolteheim (schtolteheim) | 64.00 | 94% | 2011-09-20 |
| 32582. | csirke (maxicsirke) | 64.00 | 91% | 2016-12-10 |
| 32583. | Murker90 (qwertypad) | 64.00 | — | 2010-10-18 |
| 32584. | Love (nicklove) | 64.00 | 95% | 2014-07-21 |
| 32585. | Numan (numan_kashif) | 63.99 | 96% | 2025-08-22 |
| 32586. | VenkatNaryan (venkatttwenty) | 63.99 | 93% | 2022-11-06 |
| 32587. | flew4k (flew4k) | 63.99 | 97% | 2025-08-02 |
| 32588. | Emmanuel (esamics) | 63.99 | 91% | 2012-09-27 |
| 32589. | EZ400ty (ez4tytho) | 63.99 | 96% | 2023-11-18 |
| 32590. | BennyLou (bennylou131) | 63.99 | 96% | 2024-11-27 |
| 32591. | some day (hatia_34534234) | 63.99 | 95.3% | 2024-12-21 |
| 32592. | purplecat (iceee7) | 63.99 | 97.1% | 2023-11-22 |
| 32593. | Kai (asianvirgin) | 63.99 | 96% | 2021-03-26 |
| 32594. | Shrav (shravstars15) | 63.99 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 32595. | Eiji (eiji_ok) | 63.99 | 95% | 2012-09-03 |
| 32596. | Spindel (spindelhalla) | 63.99 | 95% | 2016-07-04 |
| 32597. | Jam (jamlovesham) | 63.99 | 91% | 2014-02-05 |
| 32598. | Russell (russ_racer) | 63.98 | 97.8% | 2024-11-17 |
| 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 |