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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47291. | Remember (mmohit) | 39.98 | 86% | 2013-06-27 |
| 47292. | Neha _11 (neha_7) | 39.95 | 94.4% | 2023-12-14 |
| 47293. | Itakashi (eqolibreum) | 39.94 | 87% | 2015-04-13 |
| 47294. | moneyman3 (3moneyman3) | 39.93 | 94.2% | 2025-03-12 |
| 47295. | warma (warma) | 39.90 | 93% | 2024-09-28 |
| 47296. | ShitKnight (shitknightmcswag) | 39.82 | 88% | 2015-01-04 |
| 47297. | DOLORES (jjmon) | 39.79 | 96.2% | 2023-11-29 |
| 47298. | Elfry (elfrito27) | 39.78 | 90% | 2015-05-03 |
| 47299. | Steve (steve_69_) | 39.76 | 96% | 2025-06-04 |
| 47300. | ain (nrvlavn) | 39.76 | 95% | 2024-04-07 |
| 47301. | Tin (tintran2712) | 39.75 | 93.8% | 2025-01-25 |
| 47302. | Lucas Eu (rubyeclair89_gluc... | 39.75 | 93% | 2024-04-08 |
| 47303. | andy (andyluvsmingi) | 39.74 | 93% | 2024-04-21 |
| 47304. | rahul (typer_typer) | 39.72 | 92.3% | 2024-10-16 |
| 47305. | cf (hcf001) | 39.70 | 95% | 2022-02-22 |
| 47306. | Gabriel (gabzpiano) | 39.70 | 94% | 2024-11-27 |
| 47307. | kilow (kilow) | 39.69 | 91.6% | 2025-03-28 |
| 47308. | Ann-Sophie Declercq (anso07) | 39.69 | 94% | 2023-12-03 |
| 47309. | David Idowu (daverine) | 39.57 | 92.6% | 2024-04-04 |
| 47310. | Ali (iemaly) | 39.55 | 93.5% | 2024-04-09 |
| 47311. | Kaz (zbrunner1) | 39.55 | 91% | 2022-01-31 |
| 47312. | Nachiketa (nachiketa) | 39.52 | 95% | 2024-02-06 |
| 47313. | Pri (prii) | 39.51 | 94% | 2020-06-23 |
| 47314. | Ali (ali_malikk) | 39.50 | 96% | 2024-06-15 |
| 47315. | The_coder (python_coder) | 39.50 | 92% | 2020-11-05 |
| 47316. | AnasElwkel (anaselwkel) | 39.49 | 94.1% | 2024-10-17 |
| 47317. | Egan (jokerstatus) | 39.48 | 84% | 2012-10-24 |
| 47318. | Ella (puppieb) | 39.47 | 94% | 2017-12-03 |
| 47319. | preeti (preetimt) | 39.45 | 95.1% | 2025-03-27 |
| 47320. | alsbeef (alsbeef) | 39.40 | 95% | 2026-05-18 |
| 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 |