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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45780. | AGR (typing_agr1) | 49.22 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
| 45781. | Adhi Krisna (adhi_krisna22) | 49.22 | 95% | 2023-12-07 |
| 45782. | Jiří (jironer7) | 49.22 | 95% | 2019-10-31 |
| 45783. | derek (derekj) | 49.22 | — | 2010-07-24 |
| 45784. | David Chan (davidcharm) | 49.21 | 96% | 2024-09-29 |
| 45785. | Mauricio (kenze) | 49.21 | 99% | 2024-03-25 |
| 45786. | Gauss (gauss25) | 49.20 | 95% | 2026-02-19 |
| 45787. | Nattawat (ormza5511) | 49.20 | 93.1% | 2025-03-29 |
| 45788. | Jack (hammer_jack) | 49.20 | 96% | 2021-11-21 |
| 45789. | S Kamesh (hack505) | 49.20 | 94.1% | 2024-11-27 |
| 45790. | Stanislav (sogm) | 49.20 | 95.9% | 2024-02-18 |
| 45791. | M (mehtro_20) | 49.20 | 96% | 2022-06-06 |
| 45792. | Madsin (madsin) | 49.20 | 96.2% | 2024-01-28 |
| 45793. | Jessica (marbilu) | 49.20 | 95% | 2017-04-15 |
| 45794. | Muhammad (muhammad_z) | 49.20 | 93% | 2016-05-18 |
| 45795. | Alden (aldendino) | 49.20 | 87% | 2015-05-03 |
| 45796. | Mark (jmak35) | 49.19 | 95% | 2025-04-10 |
| 45797. | BLCKSMTH (blcksmth) | 49.19 | 94% | 2024-03-19 |
| 45798. | shiloh (shil0h_) | 49.19 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
| 45799. | mag (mag255) | 49.19 | 95% | 2020-08-20 |
| 45800. | yasser (yasserhr) | 49.19 | 95% | 2021-09-20 |
| 45801. | 3PIKK (3pikk) | 49.19 | 95% | 2017-04-23 |
| 45802. | Debjyoti (dev_lee) | 49.19 | 91% | 2012-05-05 |
| 45803. | abdelrhman (abdelrhman798) | 49.18 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 45804. | Laz (lazzo) | 49.18 | 95% | 2021-06-05 |
| 45805. | Chelsea (c_williams23) | 49.18 | 94% | 2014-10-22 |
| 45806. | Victoria (missv) | 49.18 | — | 2010-12-10 |
| 45807. | k (knuppu) | 49.17 | 96% | 2023-12-06 |
| 45808. | 666Rising (666rising) | 49.17 | 95% | 2022-01-12 |
| 45809. | chandu (chandu970) | 49.17 | 95% | 2020-11-23 |
| 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 |