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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45891. | nirmal (nirmal12345) | 48.09 | 94.6% | 2024-05-12 |
| 45892. | sebastian Twisk (albatross1... | 48.09 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
| 45893. | Istiaq (istiaq28) | 48.09 | 87% | 2016-03-10 |
| 45894. | Lewis (manorvic) | 48.09 | 90% | 2016-02-24 |
| 45895. | Sunny (hanc1970) | 48.09 | 94% | 2011-10-07 |
| 45896. | AiDEN 21 (aiden21l) | 48.08 | 94% | 2024-09-19 |
| 45897. | kate (k_18) | 48.07 | 96% | 2024-12-04 |
| 45898. | lebenson (lebenson) | 48.07 | 90% | 2013-01-18 |
| 45899. | Karla (meanlady) | 48.07 | 98% | 2016-08-03 |
| 45900. | Aly (mralyal) | 48.06 | 98% | 2025-07-15 |
| 45901. | paris (arixejune) | 48.05 | 94% | 2024-09-17 |
| 45902. | m77o (m77o) | 48.05 | 94% | 2024-03-08 |
| 45903. | Daniel (edhooruvan) | 48.05 | 97% | 2025-03-04 |
| 45904. | Hamideh (zigoorat_826) | 48.05 | 93% | 2017-04-11 |
| 45905. | sean (seannnant) | 48.04 | 94% | 2024-05-09 |
| 45906. | Mia (mia_pie) | 48.04 | 91% | 2016-08-07 |
| 45907. | Zer02 (_zero__) | 48.03 | 95% | 2025-05-09 |
| 45908. | Akshay (akshay2604) | 48.03 | 93% | 2020-12-23 |
| 45909. | Ethan (emanfrazier) | 48.03 | 95% | 2018-02-16 |
| 45910. | Micho (micholime) | 48.03 | 84% | 2013-06-05 |
| 45911. | drex (disclaimer37) | 48.03 | 95% | 2011-05-04 |
| 45912. | Meowmoo (meowm000) | 48.02 | 98% | 2024-11-18 |
| 45913. | Ismail Hossain (rasel148027) | 48.02 | 98% | 2020-03-10 |
| 45914. | Radu (radutache) | 48.02 | 90% | 2016-06-22 |
| 45915. | Dillan (djearls) | 48.02 | 93% | 2013-01-11 |
| 45916. | saiful islam (saiful75) | 48.01 | 95% | 2024-05-28 |
| 45917. | jatin (jatinchirag1234) | 48.01 | 95% | 2023-04-19 |
| 45918. | christian (cmaldonado) | 48.00 | 93% | 2016-03-28 |
| 45919. | Ishaant (ishaant) | 48.00 | 93% | 2021-10-04 |
| 45920. | Harshit Dubey (harshit_0911) | 48.00 | 93% | 2024-03-09 |
| 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 |