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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42458. | Uki (ohyuki) | 54.38 | 96% | 2025-01-13 |
| 42459. | Mahir (mahir01) | 54.38 | 97.3% | 2023-12-06 |
| 42460. | Ryan (writerrzn) | 54.38 | 97% | 2024-01-13 |
| 42461. | Shaurya (thrillerbark) | 54.38 | 94.4% | 2021-02-01 |
| 42462. | Bryant (bryantcx) | 54.38 | 97% | 2014-06-23 |
| 42463. | Zach (lockbox) | 54.37 | 96% | 2025-02-20 |
| 42464. | SANAHULLA (sanahullaahamed) | 54.37 | 98% | 2024-10-01 |
| 42465. | xoung (xoung) | 54.37 | 95% | 2024-10-11 |
| 42466. | Belzebob (belzeb0b) | 54.37 | 97.1% | 2024-05-18 |
| 42467. | Lorenzo (leftovers1) | 54.37 | 96% | 2017-10-05 |
| 42468. | Random (random1293) | 54.37 | 93% | 2023-12-07 |
| 42469. | Hodgeymic (hodgeymic) | 54.37 | 96.5% | 2024-03-31 |
| 42470. | Warley (patrickwarley) | 54.37 | 97% | 2025-09-25 |
| 42471. | Dhruv (dhruvs301) | 54.37 | 94% | 2020-11-04 |
| 42472. | Yourphone (yourphone) | 54.37 | 95% | 2020-12-25 |
| 42473. | Kamyar (imkamyar) | 54.37 | 94% | 2020-11-11 |
| 42474. | jinxxx (jinxxxxxx) | 54.36 | 97% | 2025-06-14 |
| 42475. | pkas (pkas) | 54.36 | 96.2% | 2024-04-01 |
| 42476. | Daniel Holter (dholter) | 54.36 | 95.2% | 2024-05-06 |
| 42477. | how do I type (goddamnname) | 54.36 | 94% | 2015-02-12 |
| 42478. | ela (eladeger) | 54.36 | 93% | 2016-05-25 |
| 42479. | Dang Ngoc (nightmare2304) | 54.36 | 89% | 2012-08-07 |
| 42480. | Sangtidirt (sangtiz) | 54.35 | 95% | 2024-10-18 |
| 42481. | Emil (michaelemil) | 54.35 | 96% | 2024-11-19 |
| 42482. | Ember (mezukoo) | 54.35 | 95% | 2024-03-12 |
| 42483. | Amin (aminmansoobi_2002) | 54.35 | 95% | 2024-06-11 |
| 42484. | ow10z (ow10z) | 54.35 | 95% | 2024-03-09 |
| 42485. | Zhijian (zliangal) | 54.35 | 95% | 2022-02-06 |
| 42486. | Aron (mailo95) | 54.35 | 95% | 2017-02-20 |
| 42487. | Suman Rana (suman_rana_magar) | 54.34 | 97.1% | 2024-12-22 |
| 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 |