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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43137. | Switch_to_Colemak (nuhyamin) | 47.11 | 95% | 2012-01-14 |
| 43138. | daniel (danielgarth) | 47.11 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
| 43139. | Josh (cuddlysamurai) | 47.10 | 97% | 2025-05-11 |
| 43140. | Xin (ztxc) | 47.10 | 97% | 2024-09-17 |
| 43141. | prince raj (prince_peace) | 47.10 | 94% | 2024-10-09 |
| 43142. | split72fanboy (split72fanboy) | 47.10 | 91% | 2024-03-15 |
| 43143. | ~ (_lis) | 47.10 | 92% | 2024-07-09 |
| 43144. | bayu (bayun2445) | 47.10 | 94.1% | 2023-11-16 |
| 43145. | rodaina (rodaina) | 47.10 | 95% | 2023-05-18 |
| 43146. | Deaunte M. Iverson Sr. (d1l... | 47.09 | 95.1% | 2025-01-08 |
| 43147. | Angelo (azn_faith) | 47.09 | 95.3% | 2024-01-13 |
| 43148. | biki_123 (biki_123) | 47.09 | 97.4% | 2025-02-02 |
| 43149. | Darren (thetardis123) | 47.09 | 90% | 2016-04-01 |
| 43150. | Tayo (tayoiism) | 47.09 | 96% | 2024-11-24 |
| 43151. | Brad (bradbradchadchad) | 47.08 | 97% | 2025-03-13 |
| 43152. | MS PBH (ms_pbh7) | 47.08 | 96% | 2024-02-05 |
| 43153. | Ujjwal (jimmoriarty) | 47.07 | 90% | 2015-12-15 |
| 43154. | Dido (dido56) | 47.07 | 96.9% | 2024-08-30 |
| 43155. | repyx (lordgado) | 47.07 | 94% | 2016-06-27 |
| 43156. | LALA (lalalusog) | 47.06 | 94% | 2025-03-03 |
| 43157. | Tina Moran (tina1829) | 47.06 | 95% | 2025-04-30 |
| 43158. | Joseph (irese) | 47.06 | 94% | 2025-01-20 |
| 43159. | Maxime (idkcantthinkrn) | 47.06 | 97% | 2020-04-18 |
| 43160. | Jomai (jomai) | 47.06 | 92% | 2024-09-18 |
| 43161. | AJAY (typo_5) | 47.05 | 94% | 2025-06-04 |
| 43162. | flirpingFlop (flirpingflop) | 47.04 | 96% | 2024-04-03 |
| 43163. | Don (donnief3) | 47.03 | 96% | 2015-11-18 |
| 43164. | [Object, object] (nooruz) | 47.02 | 92% | 2024-05-19 |
| 43165. | Albert (sg0pez) | 47.02 | 90% | 2014-01-06 |
| 43166. | ukasZ_ (ukasz_) | 47.01 | 95% | 2017-11-09 |
| 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 |