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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47362. | Dylan (dylantherealgoat) | 44.16 | 95% | 2023-08-21 |
| 47363. | Big Mac (mak60) | 44.16 | — | 2011-03-23 |
| 47364. | qwertysaurus (qwertysaurus) | 44.14 | 95.9% | 2025-04-04 |
| 47365. | It's Me (itsme4u) | 44.14 | 94% | 2025-12-20 |
| 47366. | Joshua (joshuamax) | 44.13 | 93% | 2025-04-30 |
| 47367. | Secret V (secretv23) | 44.11 | 95.6% | 2024-04-30 |
| 47368. | Vlas (vlas) | 44.10 | 93% | 2013-07-14 |
| 47369. | Laura Y (dolash) | 44.09 | 98% | 2025-02-26 |
| 47370. | MurkingMistress (shaykeener) | 44.09 | 97% | 2025-05-30 |
| 47371. | Matiss (mazainwastaken) | 44.09 | 94% | 2026-03-25 |
| 47372. | wellmetindreams (wellmetind... | 44.09 | 89% | 2023-12-01 |
| 47373. | Siam (syum_akhlaque) | 44.09 | 97% | 2022-02-16 |
| 47374. | anonimous19 (anonimous19) | 44.09 | 88% | 2012-11-29 |
| 47375. | D (the_d_007) | 44.07 | 92.5% | 2025-02-23 |
| 47376. | lokesh (vidhvanshak) | 44.07 | 95% | 2021-03-22 |
| 47377. | Bill (billiabonn) | 44.07 | 91% | 2012-06-06 |
| 47378. | dimo (dimo_1522) | 44.06 | 91.8% | 2023-12-17 |
| 47379. | sloth (mitchie98) | 44.06 | 93% | 2016-10-12 |
| 47380. | Kimberly (bebiblush) | 44.06 | 91% | 2014-03-17 |
| 47381. | Mohamed Mehdi Besour (mehdi... | 44.05 | 93% | 2025-04-01 |
| 47382. | Philippe Coutinho (philippe... | 44.05 | 95.1% | 2025-01-03 |
| 47383. | Hazel (hazel_jane) | 44.05 | 97% | 2024-11-15 |
| 47384. | Faves (pheivezz) | 44.05 | 96% | 2024-10-15 |
| 47385. | batbayar (winnerb43) | 44.05 | 89% | 2016-06-24 |
| 47386. | Zen the Fairy Dragon (zetazen) | 44.04 | 95.4% | 2025-04-07 |
| 47387. | jeet (ken105) | 44.04 | 95% | 2024-06-15 |
| 47388. | neo (neo007) | 44.04 | 95% | 2021-05-31 |
| 47389. | Allen (al3299) | 44.04 | 93% | 2012-10-25 |
| 47390. | Ajay (ajy11) | 44.04 | 90% | 2013-02-27 |
| 47391. | Anjana De Zoysa (anjana25) | 44.03 | 93% | 2025-08-24 |
| 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 |