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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40873. | Sumit (sum_india) | 56.30 | 97.2% | 2025-01-10 |
| 40874. | t3firefox99 (t3firefox99) | 56.30 | 87% | 2016-02-21 |
| 40875. | GERALD (hackerxxx0021) | 56.30 | 93% | 2015-01-22 |
| 40876. | qwic (qwic1) | 56.29 | 96% | 2025-07-03 |
| 40877. | Roan (mocka) | 56.29 | 95% | 2024-04-16 |
| 40878. | stoic x (stoicx69) | 56.29 | 95% | 2024-01-04 |
| 40879. | Tom (himmat1005) | 56.29 | 97% | 2015-06-04 |
| 40880. | Arnel II (agujathis) | 56.29 | 96% | 2017-12-17 |
| 40881. | NathanTrance (nathantrance) | 56.28 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
| 40882. | rhituraj (rhituraj) | 56.28 | 95% | 2024-08-29 |
| 40883. | west (supernova_00) | 56.28 | 95.8% | 2024-11-14 |
| 40884. | 这辈子有了 (ethan666) | 56.28 | 95% | 2024-07-08 |
| 40885. | PopDrunk (popdrunk) | 56.28 | 95.3% | 2023-11-17 |
| 40886. | express (express_productions) | 56.28 | 93% | 2021-04-14 |
| 40887. | Hieu (trunghieu104) | 56.28 | 90% | 2012-06-30 |
| 40888. | Jack (luiden) | 56.28 | 93% | 2016-12-27 |
| 40889. | Bien (bien01) | 56.27 | 96% | 2025-03-04 |
| 40890. | Anand (bsanand97) | 56.27 | 94.1% | 2025-03-21 |
| 40891. | burdentama (burdentama) | 56.27 | 93% | 2023-07-26 |
| 40892. | clevervic (clevervic) | 56.27 | 98.6% | 2025-05-17 |
| 40893. | Mark (merkii) | 56.27 | 96% | 2024-06-19 |
| 40894. | Paul (cpdbpablo) | 56.27 | 98% | 2024-04-02 |
| 40895. | Diana (dianadelara15) | 56.27 | 95% | 2024-04-02 |
| 40896. | danthemcman (danthemcman) | 56.27 | 96.7% | 2024-08-28 |
| 40897. | Jerry (jerryguy98) | 56.27 | 94% | 2020-09-02 |
| 40898. | mamowoj (kronos710) | 56.27 | 95% | 2021-01-04 |
| 40899. | Kamen (kamen08) | 56.27 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
| 40900. | Ankit Singhal (drcian) | 56.26 | 96% | 2025-03-13 |
| 40901. | MAD SCIENTIST (husam69) | 56.26 | 96% | 2023-12-05 |
| 40902. | Lauri (vesala) | 56.26 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
| 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 |