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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43786. | Arty (arty_silly) | 49.88 | 96% | 2024-07-15 |
| 43787. | Tim (go_next) | 49.88 | 97% | 2019-10-22 |
| 43788. | ray 3 (rayb1ez) | 49.88 | 95% | 2024-11-23 |
| 43789. | Kevo (kevooo) | 49.88 | 94% | 2024-06-10 |
| 43790. | Nitesh (gokunik) | 49.88 | 96% | 2021-05-11 |
| 43791. | Hunter (hunter_rammi) | 49.88 | 93% | 2013-09-05 |
| 43792. | Drew Saunders (nightstriker... | 49.87 | 96% | 2025-04-02 |
| 43793. | suyash (sosuke_aizen) | 49.87 | 96% | 2021-06-09 |
| 43794. | Mike (milone) | 49.87 | 96% | 2021-03-26 |
| 43795. | Abdulrahman (abdulrah1hman) | 49.87 | 92% | 2025-04-18 |
| 43796. | KTBeth (ktbeth) | 49.87 | 93.6% | 2025-04-05 |
| 43797. | ompathaK (om_pathak) | 49.86 | 95% | 2025-03-30 |
| 43798. | brewuice (brewuice_wanye) | 49.86 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
| 43799. | Arash (miyazakiro) | 49.85 | 94% | 2021-12-09 |
| 43800. | basil (1trying_to_be_fast1) | 49.84 | 95% | 2022-09-18 |
| 43801. | taffy (kkristof97) | 49.84 | 92% | 2020-08-03 |
| 43802. | Rk (rktyper) | 49.83 | 94% | 2017-12-18 |
| 43803. | men (menamara7@gmail.com) | 49.83 | — | 2011-04-19 |
| 43804. | Solar (solugebefola) | 49.83 | 97% | 2015-07-14 |
| 43805. | Arbelo (arbelo) | 49.83 | 95% | 2012-09-29 |
| 43806. | Kammyx (kyahya) | 49.82 | 95% | 2025-05-03 |
| 43807. | mrfsbd1 (mrfsbd1) | 49.82 | 94.5% | 2025-01-09 |
| 43808. | Fabian TZ (fabiantz) | 49.82 | 94.9% | 2024-11-08 |
| 43809. | Itchki (itchki) | 49.82 | 93.2% | 2025-05-23 |
| 43810. | Bel (bel0690) | 49.82 | 95% | 2024-01-13 |
| 43811. | Apsodius (apsodius) | 49.82 | 94.2% | 2023-12-02 |
| 43812. | Cele (cele_7) | 49.81 | 95% | 2024-12-26 |
| 43813. | Twriter (twriter) | 49.81 | 98% | 2024-01-26 |
| 43814. | Vincent (vincunt_) | 49.81 | 95% | 2019-05-02 |
| 43815. | yashas (try_23) | 49.80 | 96.4% | 2025-05-14 |
| 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 |