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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42977. | Alfred (mohitsh114) | 52.84 | 88% | 2015-03-20 |
| 42978. | GoldenWon (goldenwon) | 52.83 | 95.7% | 2024-08-11 |
| 42979. | (unsociable) | 52.83 | 89% | 2013-11-25 |
| 42980. | TKG248 (tkg248) | 52.83 | 95% | 2024-09-20 |
| 42981. | Jvn (jvnlim) | 52.83 | 95.1% | 2024-02-12 |
| 42982. | Kiliua (smasher33) | 52.83 | 95% | 2023-09-16 |
| 42983. | Gareth (garethlyh) | 52.83 | 95% | 2020-10-19 |
| 42984. | Saeed (tanhatan2007) | 52.83 | 94% | 2021-03-02 |
| 42985. | Rual (rual09) | 52.83 | 91% | 2015-09-02 |
| 42986. | Brina (brinaa) | 52.82 | 93.7% | 2025-02-15 |
| 42987. | Jazmyne Sumalinog (jdawg37429) | 52.82 | 95.2% | 2024-05-22 |
| 42988. | Serhii (seregapts) | 52.82 | 96% | 2023-10-01 |
| 42989. | DannyRau (dannyrau) | 52.82 | 97.7% | 2023-11-23 |
| 42990. | afif (afeef) | 52.82 | 92% | 2014-02-09 |
| 42991. | TNT92fin (tnt92fin) | 52.82 | 97% | 2022-01-26 |
| 42992. | Minh (triminh966) | 52.82 | 90% | 2013-06-26 |
| 42993. | Shafin (shafinsaleem) | 52.81 | 94% | 2025-05-12 |
| 42994. | TMW98 (themostwanted98) | 52.81 | 89% | 2015-02-05 |
| 42995. | Hozi (hozibuho) | 52.81 | 98% | 2014-04-14 |
| 42996. | Aaron (gameloky) | 52.80 | 96.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 42997. | Imad (imad_uo) | 52.80 | 97% | 2024-10-30 |
| 42998. | bzdyra (bzdyra) | 52.80 | 94% | 2018-01-07 |
| 42999. | drop that chitty ching chin... | 52.79 | 94% | 2019-09-29 |
| 43000. | Pasteur (levis227) | 52.79 | 98% | 2025-06-24 |
| 43001. | chhota pilot (chhutkupilot) | 52.79 | 96% | 2024-10-28 |
| 43002. | Max (grassontheface) | 52.79 | 96% | 2024-03-22 |
| 43003. | Big (jmaya651) | 52.79 | 96.4% | 2024-05-09 |
| 43004. | Trung (rohan86) | 52.79 | 90% | 2012-05-06 |
| 43005. | balazs (szbalazss) | 52.79 | 94% | 2021-01-26 |
| 43006. | GGEZ (ggezzzz) | 52.79 | 96% | 2021-01-27 |
| 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 |