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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43716. | jackn11 (jackn11) | 45.57 | 95% | 2018-12-30 |
| 43717. | jan vincent (janvincent31) | 45.57 | 91% | 2011-06-06 |
| 43718. | Chaudhary (dhankar) | 45.57 | 81% | 2012-04-01 |
| 43719. | Ahmed (anahmed122) | 45.56 | 96% | 2021-03-23 |
| 43720. | Thomas (thomasqc) | 45.55 | 93.4% | 2024-11-14 |
| 43721. | Ash (ash_the_goat) | 45.55 | 94% | 2024-05-20 |
| 43722. | noobispro (noobispro) | 45.55 | 88% | 2013-07-17 |
| 43723. | raman (raman_maan) | 45.55 | 90% | 2016-10-13 |
| 43724. | Jersey (zico) | 45.55 | 93% | 2011-08-05 |
| 43725. | Brian (birgen123) | 45.54 | 94% | 2018-11-12 |
| 43726. | Fazal Hadi (dfwererewr) | 45.54 | 94.1% | 2025-02-19 |
| 43727. | Parvez (parvez31) | 45.54 | 96% | 2024-04-08 |
| 43728. | Gaurav (blockcipherr) | 45.54 | 93% | 2021-08-01 |
| 43729. | joshmeow (joshmeow) | 45.53 | 95.5% | 2024-09-03 |
| 43730. | Andrew M (amahar7) | 45.53 | 93.4% | 2024-08-22 |
| 43731. | Alyuza (alyuzasp) | 45.53 | 86% | 2013-08-08 |
| 43732. | Flash (flash_og) | 45.52 | 94.5% | 2024-12-09 |
| 43733. | Lokesh (lokesh_agr13) | 45.51 | 93% | 2023-01-17 |
| 43734. | MIKITA (solidas) | 45.51 | 90% | 2017-01-02 |
| 43735. | Elizabeth (ecano427) | 45.50 | 94.6% | 2024-01-17 |
| 43736. | Kusonagi (kusonagimatsuo) | 45.50 | 95% | 2023-12-11 |
| 43737. | D$ (dkjwong) | 45.50 | 94% | 2025-03-21 |
| 43738. | ELo (eloispro) | 45.49 | 94% | 2024-06-23 |
| 43739. | Farhan (farhan_op) | 45.49 | 97% | 2021-06-13 |
| 43740. | Didde (didde) | 45.49 | 94% | 2020-12-27 |
| 43741. | royal (royall) | 45.48 | 94% | 2024-06-16 |
| 43742. | Christian (chlyz) | 45.48 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
| 43743. | Jessica (cinderella_slipper) | 45.47 | 93% | 2016-01-08 |
| 43744. | Chetan (bademichetan) | 45.47 | — | 2010-12-24 |
| 43745. | NaDennIsGut (nadennisgut) | 45.46 | 96.2% | 2024-04-11 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |