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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42279. | magical (magoukie) | 49.61 | 94% | 2024-09-12 |
| 42280. | DatOnyon (datonyon) | 49.61 | 94% | 2024-08-10 |
| 42281. | dzaza (dzaza) | 49.60 | 95% | 2025-05-29 |
| 42282. | Anna (kooka1) | 49.60 | 95% | 2018-02-03 |
| 42283. | abobacar (absky) | 49.60 | 86% | 2013-04-16 |
| 42284. | Jaulanbek (jaulanbek) | 49.59 | 94% | 2022-11-26 |
| 42285. | Sunkid (hoangthetoan) | 49.59 | 96% | 2020-12-13 |
| 42286. | jordan (loveball) | 49.59 | 95% | 2012-10-02 |
| 42287. | mbahtedjo (cahkulon) | 49.59 | 96% | 2014-04-21 |
| 42288. | lellekeke (lellekeke) | 49.58 | 94.1% | 2024-11-20 |
| 42289. | Rubski (rubskidubski) | 49.58 | 95% | 2024-05-15 |
| 42290. | Karl (xillionpro) | 49.58 | 83% | 2016-06-17 |
| 42291. | konsti (timid6274) | 49.58 | 96.7% | 2024-10-28 |
| 42292. | Resu (resudesu) | 49.58 | 94% | 2024-12-27 |
| 42293. | raouf (icyenigma) | 49.57 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
| 42294. | nour (nour_amr1) | 49.57 | 93.6% | 2023-11-26 |
| 42295. | Thicknanners (thicknanners) | 49.56 | 92% | 2024-11-09 |
| 42296. | macintosh (puppy23) | 49.56 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 42297. | Thomas (todadqa) | 49.56 | 82% | 2015-10-02 |
| 42298. | ig@ (fainterkitten) | 49.56 | 88% | 2016-03-23 |
| 42299. | Ahmad Raza (ahmadraza188@ya... | 49.56 | 89% | 2012-09-12 |
| 42300. | Paul Justine Torres (false22) | 49.55 | 94% | 2024-09-17 |
| 42301. | Ethereal (dragonfly654) | 49.55 | 95.4% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42302. | Abdullah (abdullasawood) | 49.55 | 93% | 2012-04-22 |
| 42303. | Gustavo (gugora) | 49.54 | 94% | 2024-07-18 |
| 42304. | Varun_Shivaram (varun_shiva... | 49.54 | 95.2% | 2024-01-12 |
| 42305. | Rushabh (rushabhshah20) | 49.54 | 95% | 2023-02-09 |
| 42306. | Tu (tunguyenq) | 49.54 | 94% | 2015-10-28 |
| 42307. | BOMBO (bombo_12) | 49.53 | 95% | 2025-05-22 |
| 42308. | Prakash Khadka KHADKA (prak... | 49.53 | 94% | 2023-01-15 |
| 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 |