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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41224. | tu (turobin) | 56.02 | 98% | 2015-06-19 |
| 41225. | dhanush (dhanu5h) | 56.01 | 95.5% | 2024-07-11 |
| 41226. | BountifulFever5 (nguyenanhn... | 56.01 | 99% | 2023-08-31 |
| 41227. | Judy (xxtonka13xx) | 56.01 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 41228. | Trey (tr3y) | 56.01 | 83% | 2012-05-16 |
| 41229. | arst (sveitser@gmail.com) | 56.01 | 92% | 2011-12-21 |
| 41230. | Dana (danakirsean) | 56.01 | 90% | 2011-12-20 |
| 41231. | N989102 (nbhandar) | 56.00 | 95% | 2023-03-11 |
| 41232. | saihongfoo (foobidi) | 56.00 | 95% | 2025-03-03 |
| 41233. | Nishant Verma (cappy07) | 56.00 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 41234. | David Beylerian (dvdblrn) | 56.00 | 96.4% | 2024-09-19 |
| 41235. | Mahi (mahiali) | 56.00 | 97.2% | 2024-02-09 |
| 41236. | czianzian (cziany) | 56.00 | 95.2% | 2024-05-08 |
| 41237. | Leanne (1i11y) | 56.00 | 94.9% | 2024-01-24 |
| 41238. | Koshi (koshigaming) | 56.00 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
| 41239. | Tran (qsang) | 56.00 | 98% | 2019-03-05 |
| 41240. | w3lf1 (w3lf1) | 55.99 | 95.6% | 2025-04-02 |
| 41241. | Mayank (mayank1508) | 55.99 | 93.7% | 2021-02-21 |
| 41242. | Niranjan (sorima) | 55.99 | 95% | 2020-08-24 |
| 41243. | suzayy99 (suzzay99) | 55.99 | 97.4% | 2024-08-30 |
| 41244. | Jonathan (jonathanbcook) | 55.99 | 97% | 2011-09-25 |
| 41245. | Artemii (skylimittypes) | 55.99 | 93% | 2021-03-22 |
| 41246. | 180scorer (180scorer) | 55.99 | 95.5% | 2024-04-16 |
| 41247. | Rick (rick_200wpm) | 55.99 | 94.8% | 2024-02-16 |
| 41248. | Probeta (_probeta_) | 55.99 | 95% | 2023-11-14 |
| 41249. | Juan (juanesdiago) | 55.99 | 94% | 2018-03-13 |
| 41250. | Nurymzhan (nurym99) | 55.99 | 96% | 2018-02-01 |
| 41251. | Asan (dasad) | 55.98 | 95% | 2025-07-02 |
| 41252. | bunsatski (bunsatski) | 55.98 | 93% | 2025-12-27 |
| 41253. | Tormentor (captain_tormentor) | 55.98 | 97% | 2025-07-01 |
| 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 |