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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44012. | Super (f600) | 51.76 | 96.4% | 2021-01-29 |
| 44013. | Pakistani (toori) | 51.76 | — | 2010-08-23 |
| 44014. | baljit (baljitchauhan) | 51.76 | 89% | 2014-06-06 |
| 44015. | Arslan (arslan_qaisar) | 51.75 | 95% | 2025-03-17 |
| 44016. | neymar (zerocool345) | 51.75 | 96% | 2016-09-02 |
| 44017. | Maia (maiadarling) | 51.75 | 97% | 2017-10-10 |
| 44018. | lemonytwist (lemonytwist) | 51.75 | 95% | 2014-10-23 |
| 44019. | swish (leypey11) | 51.74 | 92.9% | 2024-12-05 |
| 44020. | Nanna Baa (nanna_baa) | 51.74 | 95% | 2025-12-25 |
| 44021. | omar khaled (sarwat) (omar_... | 51.74 | 94% | 2025-05-15 |
| 44022. | MAHMUDUL HASAN (typemaster1... | 51.74 | 98% | 2024-08-31 |
| 44023. | Drunken Clam (0drunkenclam) | 51.74 | 95% | 2024-03-15 |
| 44024. | Minakshi (killmeordie) | 51.74 | 96.3% | 2024-06-10 |
| 44025. | Mamun (mamun04) | 51.74 | 92.5% | 2024-11-16 |
| 44026. | arik (ariking123) | 51.74 | 95% | 2024-05-02 |
| 44027. | Vinh (conansss) | 51.74 | — | 2011-04-28 |
| 44028. | qassssss (qassssss) | 51.73 | 96% | 2024-08-05 |
| 44029. | trendy (strongly_typed_trendy) | 51.73 | 95% | 2021-12-06 |
| 44030. | Pratik (torpido99) | 51.73 | 94% | 2023-06-20 |
| 44031. | Darren (darrenhoho) | 51.73 | 95% | 2017-10-22 |
| 44032. | Pedro (glockworks) | 51.73 | 92% | 2013-01-25 |
| 44033. | prashant (prashant1847) | 51.72 | 96% | 2021-10-11 |
| 44034. | Rishay (rishayg) | 51.72 | 95% | 2022-05-15 |
| 44035. | noe jr (noevash) | 51.72 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 44036. | Julius (juliusmysad) | 51.72 | 93% | 2012-04-18 |
| 44037. | james (jayoco) | 51.72 | 91% | 2014-06-26 |
| 44038. | Håvard (haavga) | 51.71 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
| 44039. | Albert Speer (speer) | 51.71 | 96% | 2025-02-13 |
| 44040. | Sam (newbelgiummimosa) | 51.71 | 95% | 2024-08-13 |
| 44041. | Avari (avari1) | 51.71 | 98% | 2024-12-16 |
| 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 |