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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43002. | Akash (akashpatel20) | 53.63 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
| 43003. | Rick (fattymcgee) | 53.63 | 93% | 2015-05-21 |
| 43004. | Ben (bentennyson10) | 53.62 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
| 43005. | Veilium (veilwhole) | 53.62 | 95% | 2024-10-03 |
| 43006. | Haruki (haruki___562) | 53.62 | 95% | 2025-03-04 |
| 43007. | broseph (broseph769) | 53.62 | 96% | 2024-09-19 |
| 43008. | EZBET (ijolumut007) | 53.62 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
| 43009. | Liam (limfons) | 53.62 | 96% | 2018-10-27 |
| 43010. | Chijindu (ene07) | 53.62 | 95.3% | 2024-04-19 |
| 43011. | 333pwn (333pwn) | 53.62 | 93% | 2021-11-18 |
| 43012. | Iveth (perlybomb) | 53.62 | 98% | 2021-11-26 |
| 43013. | Jessica (mochila83) | 53.62 | 97% | 2017-08-04 |
| 43014. | Aybek (aybekka) | 53.61 | 95% | 2026-02-18 |
| 43015. | ShakarRacer (shakarracer) | 53.61 | 93% | 2024-03-03 |
| 43016. | Akzgamin123 (akzgamin) | 53.61 | 94% | 2024-12-21 |
| 43017. | LETMECOOK (en_an) | 53.61 | 96% | 2024-03-29 |
| 43018. | Cacil (cacilll) | 53.60 | 96% | 2025-04-21 |
| 43019. | zhangar (zhangar_ku) | 53.60 | 95.1% | 2024-12-28 |
| 43020. | sheng (shenglol) | 53.60 | 94% | 2021-07-10 |
| 43021. | Orcanator (orcanator) | 53.60 | 95.8% | 2024-02-21 |
| 43022. | Kneez (conks_tacos) | 53.60 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
| 43023. | Antonio (whatabbout18) | 53.60 | 97.2% | 2024-05-18 |
| 43024. | rkt (rkt0514) | 53.59 | 98% | 2026-02-02 |
| 43025. | hales (itshaleigh) | 53.59 | 94% | 2025-05-14 |
| 43026. | ⠀ (kingcong) | 53.59 | 93.2% | 2024-06-05 |
| 43027. | House (siw521) | 53.59 | 95.5% | 2023-11-20 |
| 43028. | fatma (khadigaz) | 53.59 | 95% | 2024-11-12 |
| 43029. | Omar (omarr84) | 53.59 | 95.9% | 2023-06-21 |
| 43030. | c'mon man (gabe777) | 53.59 | 98% | 2019-02-28 |
| 43031. | KUQ E ZI (scorpiongr) | 53.59 | — | 2010-06-18 |
| 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 |