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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47312. | dato (noza) | 42.68 | 91% | 2014-10-03 |
| 47313. | Mohammad Hassan (mohammad_h... | 42.67 | 98% | 2024-08-13 |
| 47314. | Cee (imlacee) | 42.67 | 95% | 2023-01-26 |
| 47315. | Sudarshan (sudarshan55) | 42.66 | 97% | 2023-06-26 |
| 47316. | Carbo (carbo_ev) | 42.63 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 47317. | ImJun (imjun) | 42.63 | 94% | 2024-12-05 |
| 47318. | Zakaria (zakaria_asbban23) | 42.63 | 92% | 2023-11-21 |
| 47319. | Hoasm (hoasm_gnaba) | 42.63 | 96% | 2025-11-19 |
| 47320. | Parash (renez) | 42.63 | 95% | 2017-07-04 |
| 47321. | Joe (joemama8144) | 42.63 | 92% | 2021-09-23 |
| 47322. | Vanndy (ewicezclip) | 42.61 | 95% | 2025-07-11 |
| 47323. | Tyler (liguiny7) | 42.61 | 93% | 2024-02-07 |
| 47324. | Ravi Kumar (ravikumar180599) | 42.60 | 94% | 2024-04-25 |
| 47325. | Nizzan Skyline (jeefsupetran) | 42.60 | 92% | 2024-08-28 |
| 47326. | Adrian (baethicc) | 42.57 | 94.5% | 2021-02-12 |
| 47327. | Omar (omar_ali) | 42.55 | 90% | 2013-05-30 |
| 47328. | E.H. (bibleguy) | 42.54 | 93.4% | 2024-11-18 |
| 47329. | Abdirahman (as_techspere) | 42.53 | 94.6% | 2025-06-01 |
| 47330. | Ruben (ruben_c) | 42.53 | 95% | 2023-01-04 |
| 47331. | Akkibaba (akkibaba) | 42.52 | 95% | 2023-08-24 |
| 47332. | Bon687 (bon1234) | 42.51 | 94.9% | 2023-11-28 |
| 47333. | way (wayto) | 42.51 | 93% | 2016-12-09 |
| 47334. | SwampAss (swampass117) | 42.50 | 94% | 2024-05-17 |
| 47335. | ronaldo (cristianoooooo) | 42.50 | 93.5% | 2024-08-06 |
| 47336. | Owen (nubnooblet) | 42.49 | 76% | 2016-09-29 |
| 47337. | rebira (rebira) | 42.49 | 95% | 2017-12-14 |
| 47338. | Nicholas (swouss) | 42.48 | 93.2% | 2021-02-21 |
| 47339. | Atis (atisozols) | 42.47 | 95% | 2025-03-05 |
| 47340. | Abuelmagd (abuelmagd) | 42.45 | 93% | 2024-11-29 |
| 47341. | sachin (timsixit) | 42.45 | 96% | 2021-06-05 |
| 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 |