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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44987. | Aditya Agarwal (adi804) | 49.93 | 93.1% | 2024-05-06 |
| 44988. | James (jamesarmor) | 49.93 | 96% | 2019-08-06 |
| 44989. | seokjelly (seokjelly) | 49.92 | 93.9% | 2024-02-27 |
| 44990. | Paul (aerosana) | 49.92 | 90% | 2013-06-29 |
| 44991. | Funny_Name_2 (funny_name_two) | 49.91 | 95% | 2025-11-19 |
| 44992. | azayudnik (azayudnik) | 49.91 | 93% | 2025-05-01 |
| 44993. | Wow Peter (peter_darker) | 49.91 | 96.8% | 2024-04-25 |
| 44994. | Sassy (taingdavy) | 49.90 | 96.8% | 2023-05-22 |
| 44995. | Vladislav (vladislavv87) | 49.90 | 96.2% | 2025-05-04 |
| 44996. | Lykaner13 (lykaner13) | 49.90 | 95.8% | 2024-12-06 |
| 44997. | Emerilzz (emerilzz) | 49.90 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 44998. | sherif (sherifu3) | 49.90 | 97% | 2025-01-21 |
| 44999. | Joe (1rule) | 49.89 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
| 45000. | Adam (mentalbrick) | 49.89 | 96% | 2012-10-12 |
| 45001. | Penny (hellopenny) | 49.89 | 96% | 2012-10-31 |
| 45002. | Karen (compudoor) | 49.89 | 99% | 2013-06-14 |
| 45003. | Arty (arty_silly) | 49.88 | 96% | 2024-07-15 |
| 45004. | ray 3 (rayb1ez) | 49.88 | 95% | 2024-11-23 |
| 45005. | Tim (go_next) | 49.88 | 97% | 2019-10-22 |
| 45006. | Kevo (kevooo) | 49.88 | 94% | 2024-06-10 |
| 45007. | Nitesh (gokunik) | 49.88 | 96% | 2021-05-11 |
| 45008. | Hunter (hunter_rammi) | 49.88 | 93% | 2013-09-05 |
| 45009. | Vroshir (vroshir24) | 49.87 | 94% | 2025-11-25 |
| 45010. | Drew Saunders (nightstriker... | 49.87 | 96% | 2025-04-02 |
| 45011. | suyash (sosuke_aizen) | 49.87 | 96% | 2021-06-09 |
| 45012. | Mike (milone) | 49.87 | 96% | 2021-03-26 |
| 45013. | KTBeth (ktbeth) | 49.87 | 93.6% | 2025-04-05 |
| 45014. | Abdulrahman (abdulrah1hman) | 49.87 | 92% | 2025-04-18 |
| 45015. | ompathaK (om_pathak) | 49.86 | 95% | 2025-03-30 |
| 45016. | brewuice (brewuice_wanye) | 49.86 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
| 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 |