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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40727. | Ned (nedowwww) | 56.33 | 96% | 2026-03-28 |
| 40728. | cold (coldmind) | 56.33 | 99% | 2017-08-28 |
| 40729. | lhdrive (kickmic) | 56.33 | 96% | 2021-11-27 |
| 40730. | Serkan BJK (ankara06) | 56.33 | 94% | 2016-06-05 |
| 40731. | Jenny (jenny25) | 56.33 | 95% | 2012-11-18 |
| 40732. | spiros (spiros) | 56.33 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
| 40733. | ShubhamKumar (shubham991) | 56.32 | 95.8% | 2024-06-18 |
| 40734. | sunny (sunny1314) | 56.32 | 94.9% | 2024-07-08 |
| 40735. | Will (thewonkychemist) | 56.32 | 94.7% | 2024-02-28 |
| 40736. | Emily (eal123) | 56.32 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 40737. | Robert (consistentlycaffein... | 56.32 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
| 40738. | Akatsuki (akatsuki_1018) | 56.32 | 95% | 2023-01-12 |
| 40739. | lucas (lucas757) | 56.32 | 92% | 2014-08-03 |
| 40740. | Dale (garmonbozia) | 56.32 | 98.3% | 2023-10-05 |
| 40741. | Sagittarius (deelicious) | 56.32 | 90% | 2014-12-23 |
| 40742. | karthick (cprogramkarthick@... | 56.32 | 91% | 2012-09-09 |
| 40743. | Gerardo (gsca) | 56.31 | 96% | 2025-04-16 |
| 40744. | lake (hirasx) | 56.31 | 93% | 2025-12-06 |
| 40745. | Lil V (lilv823) | 56.31 | 99% | 2025-04-05 |
| 40746. | Arttu (patu556) | 56.31 | 94.1% | 2024-01-18 |
| 40747. | ruby1234 (rubychia1234) | 56.30 | 96.4% | 2024-12-28 |
| 40748. | Skreemmy (skreemmy) | 56.30 | 94% | 2024-12-23 |
| 40749. | TheFastRacist (kylo_r3n) | 56.30 | 96% | 2024-05-08 |
| 40750. | Neuro (ayoalpha) | 56.30 | 95% | 2022-03-18 |
| 40751. | Giorgos (sogroig) | 56.30 | 97% | 2014-01-25 |
| 40752. | Nitesh (itsnitesh1997) | 56.30 | 95.3% | 2024-01-08 |
| 40753. | Sumit (sum_india) | 56.30 | 97.2% | 2025-01-10 |
| 40754. | t3firefox99 (t3firefox99) | 56.30 | 87% | 2016-02-21 |
| 40755. | GERALD (hackerxxx0021) | 56.30 | 93% | 2015-01-22 |
| 40756. | qwic (qwic1) | 56.29 | 96% | 2025-07-03 |
| 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 |