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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43237. | 心 (eltnegnam) | 52.98 | 94% | 2012-01-15 |
| 43238. | glassgalaxy (glassgalaxy5) | 52.97 | 96.6% | 2025-04-15 |
| 43239. | SandwichBread (dingdongling... | 52.97 | 95.7% | 2025-04-10 |
| 43240. | adsbygugul (adsbygugul) | 52.97 | 96% | 2025-08-23 |
| 43241. | Only the coolest (xdcooldvo... | 52.97 | 94% | 2025-02-22 |
| 43242. | Valery Vorobev (few_) | 52.97 | 96.8% | 2024-04-01 |
| 43243. | MYTE (myte) | 52.97 | 96% | 2023-02-15 |
| 43244. | gerry (gsihaj5) | 52.97 | 92% | 2016-08-07 |
| 43245. | kjm9198 (kgm9198) | 52.97 | 96% | 2021-02-08 |
| 43246. | even (lik141) | 52.97 | 98% | 2017-07-08 |
| 43247. | Crow (crow07) | 52.96 | 96% | 2026-02-12 |
| 43248. | Suprov (s_uprov) | 52.96 | 92% | 2024-03-29 |
| 43249. | noob (miemypark) | 52.96 | 96.4% | 2024-01-23 |
| 43250. | sessiz (yamukklavye) | 52.96 | 94.2% | 2023-12-10 |
| 43251. | Hap (hapyv) | 52.96 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
| 43252. | pelfra_colemak (pelfra_cole... | 52.96 | 94% | 2014-09-03 |
| 43253. | Matthew Duran (emankcin1) | 52.95 | 94% | 2025-05-29 |
| 43254. | Tcbp (tcbp) | 52.95 | 91% | 2014-10-08 |
| 43255. | Superslowtortoise (fanservi... | 52.95 | 97% | 2024-09-07 |
| 43256. | Madhav (madhav_d21) | 52.95 | 96% | 2025-04-22 |
| 43257. | Amy (aamikutti) | 52.95 | 93% | 2024-05-13 |
| 43258. | bilugupta (bilugupta) | 52.95 | 98% | 2024-04-07 |
| 43259. | King JF (foongtastic) | 52.95 | 95% | 2021-12-03 |
| 43260. | Sarah (sarah262001) | 52.94 | 95% | 2025-09-19 |
| 43261. | Peter Parker (_parker2004) | 52.94 | 96% | 2024-05-21 |
| 43262. | Nicelec (nicelec) | 52.94 | 98% | 2024-04-16 |
| 43263. | GolferGeek (golfer_geek) | 52.94 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
| 43264. | Ultraboy (adadxsg) | 52.94 | 89% | 2015-05-30 |
| 43265. | Raptoroxide (raptoroxide) | 52.93 | 96% | 2025-10-18 |
| 43266. | junimopulsar (junimopulsar) | 52.93 | 95% | 2025-08-21 |
| 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 |