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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42205. | Joel Alexander (hairladder) | 48.72 | 94.5% | 2025-04-15 |
| 42206. | Nikhil Bhalerao (nick03) | 48.72 | 95% | 2024-09-14 |
| 42207. | life (aa123456) | 48.72 | 94% | 2024-03-23 |
| 42208. | Ozzy (ozzydog) | 48.72 | 93% | 2023-12-17 |
| 42209. | Filop (filoeniki) | 48.71 | 95.9% | 2025-03-19 |
| 42210. | tstats[rajveer_100] (rajvee... | 48.71 | 94% | 2022-05-18 |
| 42211. | viper (viperx1) | 48.71 | 95.9% | 2024-03-29 |
| 42212. | Yousef (yusuf_mohmd) | 48.71 | 95.3% | 2025-01-04 |
| 42213. | Daniel (killerdann12) | 48.71 | 87% | 2014-11-26 |
| 42214. | Arken (arkenly) | 48.70 | 96% | 2025-04-14 |
| 42215. | jonhdblend (johndblend) | 48.70 | 94% | 2024-08-24 |
| 42216. | Utkarsh M. (nishcurse) | 48.69 | 93.8% | 2025-04-02 |
| 42217. | isMEOWly (ismeowly) | 48.69 | 97.5% | 2025-01-04 |
| 42218. | Dash (lychee_doggo) | 48.69 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
| 42219. | Vlad (vladsh27) | 48.69 | 97% | 2017-09-21 |
| 42220. | Jamar (388923) | 48.69 | 87% | 2011-11-25 |
| 42221. | Vương (cotcac) | 48.68 | 97% | 2014-02-14 |
| 42222. | Arcadi (arcadii04) | 48.67 | 96.5% | 2025-03-03 |
| 42223. | Mike's Gameplay (mikeplayz) | 48.67 | 94% | 2022-06-06 |
| 42224. | mohassan (mohassan) | 48.67 | 94% | 2024-10-11 |
| 42225. | giannis (gammyhorse) | 48.67 | 95% | 2016-10-18 |
| 42226. | cashierandmoon (cashandmoon_2) | 48.66 | 95% | 2025-05-19 |
| 42227. | quasar93 (adityatangirala) | 48.66 | 94.4% | 2024-01-13 |
| 42228. | cheeks (almanfh) | 48.66 | 94.6% | 2021-01-30 |
| 42229. | Travito (travito_o) | 48.65 | 96% | 2024-10-03 |
| 42230. | Murillo (murillomr7) | 48.65 | 95% | 2024-02-28 |
| 42231. | brandon (ddrutch) | 48.65 | 94% | 2022-04-05 |
| 42232. | gold (minhlucky) | 48.65 | 95% | 2012-03-03 |
| 42233. | Eckhardt (hummlemuffin) | 48.65 | 84% | 2016-07-28 |
| 42234. | Talanious (talanious) | 48.64 | 93.8% | 2025-04-04 |
| 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 |