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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43128. | Alethia (alethian) | 46.81 | 95% | 2022-11-22 |
| 43129. | rita (rita_mahato) | 46.81 | 94% | 2022-11-06 |
| 43130. | Jack (jsdsparky) | 46.81 | 91% | 2015-01-30 |
| 43131. | NGsolus (ng_solus) | 46.81 | 95% | 2023-12-20 |
| 43132. | Ostap Lyseiko (oblenzz) | 46.80 | 93.4% | 2025-05-17 |
| 43133. | Swichzilla (bobzilla21) | 46.80 | 94% | 2024-04-23 |
| 43134. | raven (rabinn) | 46.80 | 95% | 2024-12-14 |
| 43135. | Aeron (aeronsilverio_24) | 46.80 | 93% | 2024-07-03 |
| 43136. | Zelda (zeldax) | 46.80 | 96% | 2024-04-10 |
| 43137. | pig (kindelaa) | 46.80 | 96% | 2024-03-22 |
| 43138. | Habeebullahi (bn_bushra) | 46.80 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
| 43139. | MrRiso (mrriso) | 46.79 | 96% | 2025-03-27 |
| 43140. | Zachry (zachwn) | 46.79 | 93% | 2018-10-16 |
| 43141. | Andy (andys810) | 46.79 | 95% | 2018-03-05 |
| 43142. | Sanji_Vin (sanjivin) | 46.78 | 93.1% | 2024-02-17 |
| 43143. | Dan (labu) | 46.78 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
| 43144. | blaze (mars_111) | 46.77 | 96.7% | 2024-12-05 |
| 43145. | Charles (131343) | 46.77 | 96% | 2024-02-20 |
| 43146. | Ashish (ashish_jaihind) | 46.77 | 97.7% | 2024-10-19 |
| 43147. | Chilgoza (chilgoza77) | 46.77 | 95.5% | 2023-11-27 |
| 43148. | Ian (hits_world) | 46.77 | 96% | 2021-01-30 |
| 43149. | التونسي (gauss007) | 46.77 | 86% | 2014-11-21 |
| 43150. | BOOO (booo_) | 46.76 | 95% | 2024-08-16 |
| 43151. | Soua (technogunn) | 46.75 | 93% | 2021-10-05 |
| 43152. | Itz (itzbunzy) | 46.75 | 97.6% | 2021-02-05 |
| 43153. | ocean (oceanserpent) | 46.75 | 94% | 2012-06-16 |
| 43154. | Lau Yu Xuan (lyx1) | 46.74 | 94% | 2024-08-14 |
| 43155. | Sam (sunflowersam373) | 46.74 | 95.7% | 2025-03-01 |
| 43156. | Michael (michael0206) | 46.73 | 95% | 2024-08-27 |
| 43157. | Aryan (aryan_16) | 46.73 | 94% | 2022-05-10 |
| 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 |