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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43106. | bipinnnn (bipinnnnn) | 53.16 | 97% | 2024-02-04 |
| 43107. | Chad (thequickbrowngoat) | 53.16 | 94% | 2023-04-11 |
| 43108. | regina (regina123) | 53.16 | 96% | 2014-02-19 |
| 43109. | oanh (maioanh) | 53.16 | 94% | 2011-12-03 |
| 43110. | nothn' (nonofyourbusiness) | 53.16 | 96% | 2016-12-22 |
| 43111. | Joseph (po_po1) | 53.16 | — | 2010-10-20 |
| 43112. | Andersen (buggyboard) | 53.16 | 92% | 2011-06-14 |
| 43113. | Rajmukil (rajmukil_0114) | 53.15 | 92.5% | 2025-02-24 |
| 43114. | Jedole (jedolove08) | 53.15 | 94% | 2025-05-18 |
| 43115. | Anjal kumal (anjal_58) | 53.15 | 96.3% | 2024-12-08 |
| 43116. | Andres (rugg00) | 53.15 | 96.8% | 2024-01-04 |
| 43117. | Edison (eddy_boi) | 53.15 | 96% | 2024-04-26 |
| 43118. | Palta (palta_hass05) | 53.15 | 95% | 2020-07-14 |
| 43119. | Ryan (flashpen13) | 53.15 | 97% | 2020-08-03 |
| 43120. | Stirling (vanix) | 53.15 | 91% | 2015-06-04 |
| 43121. | Vaneet (vaneetdhiman) | 53.15 | 96% | 2017-05-03 |
| 43122. | metjdp (metjdp) | 53.14 | 94% | 2025-11-16 |
| 43123. | FireFox (f1ref0x) | 53.14 | 97% | 2025-02-20 |
| 43124. | NotMe (notmep) | 53.14 | 97% | 2025-05-01 |
| 43125. | Michael (magic_michael) | 53.14 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
| 43126. | Nitesh (onlyboy) | 53.14 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 43127. | Cole (masterc77) | 53.14 | 97% | 2015-01-08 |
| 43128. | assarmiento (assarmiento) | 53.13 | 95.3% | 2025-03-21 |
| 43129. | James (thsteal) | 53.13 | 89% | 2013-07-30 |
| 43130. | Pathak (pathak_sahab) | 53.13 | 96% | 2022-07-29 |
| 43131. | Diego (dsee) | 53.13 | 96% | 2020-04-08 |
| 43132. | Hatsey (hats_rock) | 53.13 | 95% | 2023-12-22 |
| 43133. | Redstoneboy1009 (bghty) | 53.13 | 93.3% | 2023-11-19 |
| 43134. | LeduBoss (leduboss) | 53.13 | 96.4% | 2021-02-20 |
| 43135. | paldepind (paldepind) | 53.13 | 92% | 2011-05-08 |
| 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 |