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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46917. | Yama (yamachan) | 43.37 | — | 2010-06-24 |
| 46918. | YQ (yaaooqun) | 43.36 | 93.8% | 2024-02-16 |
| 46919. | sothea (sothea9) | 43.36 | 94% | 2023-02-22 |
| 46920. | chuckshlongdiner (chuckshlo... | 43.34 | 93% | 2025-02-28 |
| 46921. | shaya (zoya___) | 43.34 | 95% | 2025-01-01 |
| 46922. | kdjaiel (nobody42) | 43.34 | 93.6% | 2024-06-20 |
| 46923. | mohanad (mohanad123) | 43.34 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
| 46924. | Megan (noctive) | 43.33 | 87% | 2014-10-14 |
| 46925. | ramon ruiz (ramonmazapan) | 43.32 | 94% | 2025-03-13 |
| 46926. | Joe Neil Tuna (williamsab) | 43.31 | 94.5% | 2025-03-12 |
| 46927. | ZenDefuq (zendefuq) | 43.31 | 94.8% | 2024-09-29 |
| 46928. | Patrick (specialpat101) | 43.28 | — | 2011-03-15 |
| 46929. | Mayank Purandare (skullhead04) | 43.27 | 93% | 2024-11-23 |
| 46930. | chris mulden (chrismulden) | 43.25 | 91% | 2024-04-18 |
| 46931. | Aeron James (ajutzu) | 43.25 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
| 46932. | Nasim (nasim89) | 43.25 | 90% | 2012-02-11 |
| 46933. | Blobi (blobixdd) | 43.24 | 91% | 2022-03-13 |
| 46934. | Yusuf Jama (yusufjm) | 43.23 | 96.6% | 2023-12-11 |
| 46935. | Sarki ᡣ𐭩 •｡ꪆৎ... | 43.22 | 96.2% | 2025-03-17 |
| 46936. | T3llural (tellural) | 43.22 | 93% | 2024-11-29 |
| 46937. | joey (jalr400th) | 43.21 | 96% | 2024-07-02 |
| 46938. | zozo (zozo12) | 43.19 | 97% | 2024-02-24 |
| 46939. | Miyu16 (miyu16) | 43.18 | 95% | 2025-01-07 |
| 46940. | Reveka (r3veka) | 43.17 | 94.8% | 2025-04-18 |
| 46941. | Shan (shingail) | 43.17 | 94% | 2016-06-14 |
| 46942. | shanmu (shanmu95) | 43.17 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
| 46943. | KeySpeed (keyspeeddemon69) | 43.16 | 97.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 46944. | Rakib (rakib_02) | 43.16 | 94% | 2025-01-01 |
| 46945. | abid (abid_shah5771@yahoo.com) | 43.16 | 83% | 2015-10-08 |
| 46946. | Suiiiiiiiiiiiiii (dhanushad... | 43.15 | 94.4% | 2024-03-26 |
| 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 |