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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41616. | Girish (girishsharma001) | 55.34 | 97% | 2025-09-12 |
| 41617. | kyandiman (kyandiman) | 55.34 | 94.9% | 2024-02-17 |
| 41618. | Le (lev552) | 55.33 | 95% | 2025-05-30 |
| 41619. | Jens (j3w7) | 55.33 | 93% | 2014-02-19 |
| 41620. | ARK (arkt1c) | 55.33 | 97.4% | 2024-01-03 |
| 41621. | Andrew (atwilson0729) | 55.33 | 93% | 2015-05-15 |
| 41622. | A3RC (a_dikshyu) | 55.32 | 94.5% | 2025-03-25 |
| 41623. | ANKUR BARNWAL (ankur_123) | 55.32 | 97% | 2025-08-17 |
| 41624. | TurtlePoopie123 (turtlepoop... | 55.32 | 95.2% | 2024-06-25 |
| 41625. | christian (christmarku) | 55.32 | 95% | 2023-12-30 |
| 41626. | toxicpea190 (toxicpea190) | 55.32 | 95% | 2025-04-17 |
| 41627. | Dylan (bigdickdoaz) | 55.32 | 95% | 2020-12-24 |
| 41628. | Abdou (abdoulabani1) | 55.32 | 93% | 2025-03-12 |
| 41629. | Lycentzia (lycentzia) | 55.32 | 97% | 2017-11-13 |
| 41630. | Bart (bartv) | 55.32 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
| 41631. | Peter (p.czigany@gmail.com) | 55.32 | 98% | 2014-11-26 |
| 41632. | Sonu Gurung (sonuwrites13) | 55.31 | 99% | 2025-05-15 |
| 41633. | sloth (slothgrg123) | 55.31 | 97% | 2025-02-04 |
| 41634. | daen (daendefs22) | 55.31 | 95% | 2024-11-20 |
| 41635. | Yashpal (ymanju) | 55.31 | 96.8% | 2024-06-25 |
| 41636. | DrunkDeth (drunkdeth) | 55.31 | 94.3% | 2024-04-12 |
| 41637. | Brianna (yoongi534_) | 55.31 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
| 41638. | Bibek (bbekdaiek88) | 55.31 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
| 41639. | David Marek (dcriley) | 55.30 | 96% | 2024-12-11 |
| 41640. | Hector Fonseca (cruxio) | 55.30 | 97.5% | 2024-09-04 |
| 41641. | IRAKIZA MICHAEL (chillidog6... | 55.30 | 98.3% | 2025-02-03 |
| 41642. | Stebla (yama_ste) | 55.30 | 93% | 2015-01-21 |
| 41643. | abdul (abdullateef4u) | 55.30 | 91% | 2016-02-03 |
| 41644. | Jass (hsiehjason00) | 55.29 | 95% | 2022-06-11 |
| 41645. | Brook (hiddengrizzly_9) | 55.29 | 94% | 2025-12-11 |
| 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 |