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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41007. | rahul (asmrahul17) | 52.58 | 89% | 2017-02-16 |
| 41008. | Scott (visceral123) | 52.58 | 93% | 2014-09-26 |
| 41009. | Aalekh (ironman_iiith) | 52.58 | 85% | 2015-04-01 |
| 41010. | Dhaka (mitumila) | 52.58 | 90% | 2013-08-30 |
| 41011. | Jamie (jtduby) | 52.58 | 93% | 2016-05-19 |
| 41012. | Yeldos (classicstyle) | 52.58 | 96% | 2013-06-08 |
| 41013. | Pethus (pethus) | 52.57 | 96% | 2024-09-18 |
| 41014. | killstreax (prabhanjanmnayak) | 52.57 | 95% | 2025-01-16 |
| 41015. | Tori7Echo (tori7echo) | 52.57 | 97% | 2024-06-13 |
| 41016. | Nik (florid) | 52.57 | 94% | 2024-11-19 |
| 41017. | Clipz (clipz222) | 52.57 | 96% | 2021-12-05 |
| 41018. | Vitor (graysheep) | 52.57 | 95% | 2022-03-05 |
| 41019. | Ohh (trappy24) | 52.57 | 93% | 2021-02-18 |
| 41020. | Alex (hxh5242) | 52.57 | 90% | 2017-02-05 |
| 41021. | Amjad (amjad_hussain) | 52.57 | 90% | 2011-11-06 |
| 41022. | Alsonax (alsonax) | 52.57 | 95% | 2015-12-27 |
| 41023. | Angeli Pawagadhi (angelip) | 52.56 | 93% | 2025-02-04 |
| 41024. | G. sree karthikeya (welove_... | 52.56 | 95% | 2024-03-22 |
| 41025. | LACHIMOLALA (nibha_ot7_suns... | 52.56 | 97.2% | 2024-01-08 |
| 41026. | Kishor (kishorb5) | 52.56 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 41027. | sgour (sgour) | 52.56 | 95% | 2023-11-29 |
| 41028. | Marin (martin012amgad) | 52.56 | 93.8% | 2023-12-08 |
| 41029. | Leblanc (leblancfg) | 52.56 | 93% | 2017-02-08 |
| 41030. | yuts (yts1999) | 52.56 | 90% | 2016-04-27 |
| 41031. | miguel angel (miguelllangelll) | 52.55 | 97% | 2024-10-29 |
| 41032. | teisoku (teisoku) | 52.55 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
| 41033. | Seth (sefer) | 52.55 | 95% | 2024-04-26 |
| 41034. | Krissy (krissy12) | 52.55 | 94% | 2013-10-03 |
| 41035. | Oprea (catalinux) | 52.55 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
| 41036. | Calvin (xgansx) | 52.55 | 88% | 2014-12-27 |
| 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 |