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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44616. | nitish (hunt_123) | 41.32 | 92% | 2016-03-05 |
| 44617. | Davis (davis239) | 41.32 | 93% | 2015-09-01 |
| 44618. | Yash Lade (yash_20) | 41.31 | 94.9% | 2025-01-12 |
| 44619. | Neel (neel131193) | 41.30 | 85% | 2014-01-13 |
| 44620. | Aizada (aizadulya) | 41.26 | 93% | 2023-09-30 |
| 44621. | Ashish (ashishkr004) | 41.26 | 85% | 2013-10-21 |
| 44622. | radu (radu215) | 41.23 | 92% | 2020-12-21 |
| 44623. | Ricky (rickytyper) | 41.23 | 95% | 2015-10-07 |
| 44624. | Dan eran (maccabi_tlv) | 41.21 | 96.8% | 2024-10-24 |
| 44625. | raceracetype (ty1t3d) | 41.15 | 97% | 2024-10-25 |
| 44626. | sardinesmuggler (its_rex) | 41.12 | 97.4% | 2024-02-13 |
| 44627. | Anton (askadv) | 41.11 | 92% | 2016-08-30 |
| 44628. | Susan (biotech) | 41.11 | 93% | 2014-01-28 |
| 44629. | Zylo (zylothetyper) | 41.10 | 93% | 2023-02-18 |
| 44630. | Dada (dada_313) | 41.06 | 95% | 2024-11-12 |
| 44631. | Andres (andr35) | 41.06 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
| 44632. | mamoud (__mahmoud__) | 41.05 | 95% | 2021-11-16 |
| 44633. | chen (heheda) | 41.05 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 44634. | light (light_dawn) | 41.02 | 94% | 2021-06-04 |
| 44635. | dlrjdlfrdmausgksrnrdls (jhg... | 41.00 | 96% | 2023-08-19 |
| 44636. | Kebb (kebbwastaken) | 40.99 | 93% | 2025-02-25 |
| 44637. | les (less03) | 40.99 | 95% | 2024-04-24 |
| 44638. | Rachel Davidson (racheldavi... | 40.97 | 98% | 2024-11-15 |
| 44639. | Max (mshiggi2) | 40.97 | 94% | 2024-04-22 |
| 44640. | Tushar (tushar1_000) | 40.93 | 94% | 2021-01-22 |
| 44641. | Evan (navesulezed) | 40.89 | 95.6% | 2025-04-11 |
| 44642. | shubham (aditya2003) | 40.89 | 96% | 2021-01-27 |
| 44643. | MUBI (silentchiper) | 40.87 | 94% | 2024-02-29 |
| 44644. | Mike (verfi) | 40.87 | 92.4% | 2024-10-29 |
| 44645. | Tisya (marriejain) | 40.85 | 96.1% | 2024-11-20 |
| 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 |