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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45463. | elise (flrr) | 48.56 | 96% | 2023-08-14 |
| 45464. | Sid (sid_007) | 48.56 | 97% | 2025-05-10 |
| 45465. | Tae (nuttawatn) | 48.55 | 94% | 2023-08-27 |
| 45466. | GG (boldbrick) | 48.55 | 97.9% | 2024-09-11 |
| 45467. | Andrews (andocnr) | 48.55 | 88% | 2013-05-20 |
| 45468. | Dan (_dan__) | 48.55 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
| 45469. | bla3oss (bla_3oss) | 48.54 | 95% | 2025-10-30 |
| 45470. | Aidan (xanthosus) | 48.54 | 89% | 2013-02-25 |
| 45471. | olwen (olwennnn) | 48.53 | 94% | 2018-10-03 |
| 45472. | Alo (alooo) | 48.53 | 99% | 2019-12-19 |
| 45473. | Nyny (nyny) | 48.53 | 90% | 2012-12-25 |
| 45474. | Who Am I (who_am_i1) | 48.52 | 94% | 2025-06-23 |
| 45475. | typetypertypest (typetypert... | 48.52 | 95.2% | 2024-02-23 |
| 45476. | eoufia (eoufia) | 48.52 | 96.1% | 2024-08-12 |
| 45477. | Woody (gtpwoody) | 48.52 | 94.5% | 2024-02-27 |
| 45478. | Alan (acfrost3) | 48.52 | 94% | 2021-05-22 |
| 45479. | Let it go (i_can_run) | 48.51 | 94% | 2024-12-02 |
| 45480. | flowstate (wiki_gotta_move0... | 48.51 | 94% | 2025-06-17 |
| 45481. | Aman (du8ey) | 48.51 | 92.8% | 2023-12-24 |
| 45482. | Mhcubergamer (mhcubergamer) | 48.51 | 94% | 2022-08-28 |
| 45483. | Elin (elolinon) | 48.51 | 88% | 2014-06-30 |
| 45484. | Mouad (bn_mouad) | 48.51 | 89% | 2016-01-18 |
| 45485. | Rahim (rahim_khan) | 48.50 | 95% | 2022-12-11 |
| 45486. | Jahangir (jalom102) | 48.50 | 95% | 2021-05-15 |
| 45487. | SSG Dr. Ice StarG (pinpoint... | 48.50 | 93.9% | 2024-04-30 |
| 45488. | Oanh (sorryiloveyou) | 48.50 | — | 2010-11-03 |
| 45489. | Spider (spider_one) | 48.49 | 97.3% | 2025-01-19 |
| 45490. | Shiroe (dao_of_fried_eggs) | 48.49 | 97% | 2025-01-02 |
| 45491. | ibrahim (resto420) | 48.49 | 97% | 2024-07-29 |
| 45492. | Sam (sampatrickds) | 48.49 | 96.9% | 2023-12-08 |
| 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 |