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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43422. | coiz (coiz) | 46.66 | 86% | 2014-02-09 |
| 43423. | jimmhealer (jimmyhealer) | 46.65 | 94% | 2021-09-26 |
| 43424. | Lucas Bui (lucasbui88) | 46.64 | 96% | 2025-05-27 |
| 43425. | Don (dontae61706) | 46.64 | 95% | 2024-06-17 |
| 43426. | Finn (finnny) | 46.63 | 96% | 2021-03-22 |
| 43427. | Natalia (shygil) | 46.62 | 96% | 2024-03-31 |
| 43428. | Muhammad (littlememon) | 46.62 | 96% | 2024-06-05 |
| 43429. | Eshcole (volcanic515) | 46.62 | 94% | 2024-06-11 |
| 43430. | Abdullah (abdullah421) | 46.61 | 93.4% | 2024-02-16 |
| 43431. | tsikke (tsikke_tsakke) | 46.61 | 86% | 2015-09-04 |
| 43432. | Sukaran Rana (sukaran_rana) | 46.60 | 95% | 2025-02-22 |
| 43433. | Mahfuzur Rahman (rahman_joy) | 46.60 | 98% | 2025-07-11 |
| 43434. | Balaram (bala107) | 46.60 | 96% | 2024-12-28 |
| 43435. | Dan (sandaniel) | 46.60 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 43436. | Jecht (dark_juice) | 46.60 | 93% | 2012-01-09 |
| 43437. | Kohl (kantis) | 46.59 | 92% | 2016-05-06 |
| 43438. | Adam Elfsborg (adamelfsborg) | 46.58 | 95% | 2024-05-30 |
| 43439. | Declan (shakeshaque) | 46.58 | 92.9% | 2024-02-11 |
| 43440. | Riya (riya_sen) | 46.58 | 95% | 2025-03-10 |
| 43441. | Raja (rajatype) | 46.57 | 94% | 2021-07-03 |
| 43442. | calm (calm555) | 46.56 | 94.6% | 2025-04-26 |
| 43443. | Adam (dalyandomy) | 46.56 | 94% | 2024-03-08 |
| 43444. | Peter (pmdev) | 46.56 | 97.2% | 2023-12-08 |
| 43445. | Owen (theslumpgodowen) | 46.56 | 92% | 2021-09-10 |
| 43446. | theoneaboveall (theoneabove... | 46.54 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 43447. | gaitonde (amul02) | 46.54 | 94.5% | 2021-02-01 |
| 43448. | Diego (bacu) | 46.52 | 90% | 2015-02-15 |
| 43449. | sjbssm (sjbssm) | 46.51 | 93.7% | 2023-11-12 |
| 43450. | bathh (sambat) | 46.51 | 92% | 2020-12-27 |
| 43451. | lledor (gwapotangtanan) | 46.51 | 86% | 2011-05-11 |
| 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 |