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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45132. | sykn (sykn) | 49.74 | 96% | 2025-06-24 |
| 45133. | Matthew (nyakurikun) | 49.74 | 97% | 2024-12-09 |
| 45134. | ach5910 (ach5910) | 49.74 | 94.6% | 2024-02-29 |
| 45135. | Cong (darkness1102) | 49.74 | 91% | 2011-10-20 |
| 45136. | Nab00 (popipopipo) | 49.73 | 97.4% | 2024-08-19 |
| 45137. | rahul (rahulkanchan) | 49.73 | 99% | 2012-12-05 |
| 45138. | David Darko (netthephoenix) | 49.73 | 92.4% | 2024-04-06 |
| 45139. | kaoMoRa (kao_mora) | 49.73 | 97% | 2026-04-24 |
| 45140. | rhythm (rhythm93) | 49.72 | 96% | 2025-04-15 |
| 45141. | Mark (mongolianmark) | 49.71 | 97% | 2025-05-23 |
| 45142. | MeDottExe (medottexe) | 49.71 | 92.4% | 2025-02-10 |
| 45143. | redblood (redblood554) | 49.71 | 96.6% | 2023-12-07 |
| 45144. | Tim Lu (sses79) | 49.71 | 96.6% | 2025-01-28 |
| 45145. | Ben (bennysd) | 49.71 | 94% | 2021-01-12 |
| 45146. | syncr (syncr) | 49.71 | 97% | 2021-01-11 |
| 45147. | cyril (cyril200x) | 49.71 | 93% | 2012-06-26 |
| 45148. | ImAsh (imashsef) | 49.70 | 93% | 2023-05-19 |
| 45149. | Umair Shahzad (ushahzad) | 49.70 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
| 45150. | dri (unbandri) | 49.70 | 93.2% | 2024-12-08 |
| 45151. | Zazika (zazika) | 49.70 | 95.3% | 2024-12-12 |
| 45152. | Circle0226 (circle0226) | 49.70 | 97% | 2021-10-06 |
| 45153. | Mubashir (monkegates) | 49.70 | 95% | 2019-06-29 |
| 45154. | Donald (donald918) | 49.70 | 92% | 2013-12-13 |
| 45155. | hollenium (hollenium) | 49.69 | 93.4% | 2024-06-26 |
| 45156. | STEVEBOB (stevebob500) | 49.69 | 96.8% | 2024-07-02 |
| 45157. | Operator (marceloalfa) | 49.69 | 94.2% | 2024-10-23 |
| 45158. | Jona (jona_123) | 49.69 | 95% | 2024-05-06 |
| 45159. | Manthan J (manthan_j) | 49.68 | 95% | 2025-04-07 |
| 45160. | fortunr (fortunes) | 49.68 | 94% | 2022-04-12 |
| 45161. | Eternal Natsuki (eternal_na... | 49.68 | 95% | 2024-11-30 |
| 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 |