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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47217. | ROWLAND (rownet) | 42.36 | 85% | 2016-11-08 |
| 47218. | harshil (hpatel2493) | 42.36 | 89% | 2014-10-20 |
| 47219. | Khang (manhkhangvn) | 42.34 | 89% | 2014-07-24 |
| 47220. | Arjun Verma (aaassassin20) | 42.34 | 95% | 2025-01-20 |
| 47221. | Fantomas (hunterx6323) | 42.34 | 93% | 2017-11-20 |
| 47222. | OmeO (omeo) | 42.34 | 91% | 2013-09-28 |
| 47223. | Miqayel (miqo_vahagni) | 42.33 | 93% | 2024-04-30 |
| 47224. | big (big_boiiii) | 42.33 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
| 47225. | Bhavyansh Agarwal (bhavyans... | 42.32 | 93% | 2024-03-07 |
| 47226. | Amorphous (tawseef) | 42.31 | 96.3% | 2021-02-21 |
| 47227. | chevron000 (chevron000) | 42.29 | 84% | 2011-07-14 |
| 47228. | Abdul Wadhood (abdulwadhood) | 42.29 | 92% | 2017-02-15 |
| 47229. | CaseyZee (caseyzee) | 42.28 | 95.8% | 2024-10-28 |
| 47230. | Josh (cobra04) | 42.27 | 94% | 2021-11-22 |
| 47231. | mally (malleshmally) | 42.27 | 95% | 2023-12-08 |
| 47232. | Mintimin (mintimin) | 42.26 | 94.4% | 2024-11-29 |
| 47233. | Yaboi (yaboiwins) | 42.25 | 94.1% | 2024-02-09 |
| 47234. | Elayks (elikeszzz) | 42.25 | 92% | 2024-06-06 |
| 47235. | maitri (maitri) | 42.25 | 94.5% | 2024-05-26 |
| 47236. | Zahid_Hasan (being_zahid) | 42.23 | 96% | 2025-04-16 |
| 47237. | Guest033 (itszree) | 42.23 | 95% | 2025-12-15 |
| 47238. | Vivek (vivektarun1234) | 42.20 | 95% | 2024-09-14 |
| 47239. | Kat (kattyper) | 42.20 | 94% | 2013-07-02 |
| 47240. | elli (elli_k) | 42.19 | 98% | 2024-09-30 |
| 47241. | Karn (karn0123) | 42.18 | 93% | 2024-03-23 |
| 47242. | ANSAR (ansar105410) | 42.18 | 95% | 2025-08-06 |
| 47243. | RemoteHood (remotehood) | 42.17 | 94% | 2025-07-31 |
| 47244. | Dinesh Magudapathy (dinesh_... | 42.17 | 96.6% | 2024-10-09 |
| 47245. | tyler louis (rapidonegrito) | 42.15 | 94% | 2025-06-30 |
| 47246. | amirhossein (amirkhoda) | 42.15 | 92% | 2024-07-07 |
| 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 |