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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43262. | Carla (cgalarza) | 53.04 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 43263. | JR (jr18) | 53.04 | 95% | 2011-09-13 |
| 43264. | catchpatch (catchpatch) | 53.04 | 93% | 2013-08-23 |
| 43265. | SirPudwhip (sirpudwhip) | 53.03 | 89% | 2016-12-25 |
| 43266. | salami sandwoich (patrickda... | 53.03 | 96% | 2023-06-15 |
| 43267. | Yaya (yaya_90) | 53.03 | 96.9% | 2025-04-17 |
| 43268. | monkey_K1n9 (monkey_k1n9) | 53.03 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
| 43269. | quaiongen (quaiongen) | 53.03 | 95.1% | 2024-04-10 |
| 43270. | ora (oraz123) | 53.03 | 96% | 2023-12-13 |
| 43271. | fjfrancis (fjfrancis) | 53.03 | 94% | 2023-08-28 |
| 43272. | Rufin (uruzraido) | 53.03 | 97% | 2018-01-02 |
| 43273. | pang (pangjingen) | 53.03 | 95% | 2018-07-25 |
| 43274. | randomtennisplayer (randomt... | 53.02 | 96% | 2024-03-03 |
| 43275. | Alyssa (sunbird96) | 53.02 | 97.2% | 2024-07-28 |
| 43276. | GlobularCluster (globular_c... | 53.02 | 94.3% | 2024-05-01 |
| 43277. | Jacky Lim (kingfinger) | 53.02 | 91% | 2013-05-23 |
| 43278. | aditya (tnstark15) | 53.01 | 99% | 2025-04-09 |
| 43279. | Keith (hiimmiku) | 53.01 | 95% | 2017-10-01 |
| 43280. | Sam (bobfreely93) | 53.01 | 97% | 2022-12-20 |
| 43281. | Mirtininkas (mirtininkas) | 53.01 | 95% | 2021-12-16 |
| 43282. | PatrickSVM (patrick_svm) | 53.01 | 95% | 2023-12-18 |
| 43283. | Temirlan (bthero) | 53.01 | 93% | 2016-11-18 |
| 43284. | Mohammed (drmfmsa) | 53.01 | 87% | 2012-08-04 |
| 43285. | Jag (jag02) | 53.01 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 43286. | hi (huurhunmo) | 53.00 | 92.9% | 2024-10-01 |
| 43287. | jacob (minilaxman) | 53.00 | 94.6% | 2025-04-20 |
| 43288. | DaBreeze (dabreezetty) | 53.00 | 96% | 2025-04-17 |
| 43289. | Gorod Krovi (ch3wy) | 53.00 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 43290. | Paul (paulm_drive) | 53.00 | 98% | 2014-02-22 |
| 43291. | Vuong (alamin) | 53.00 | — | 2010-06-22 |
| 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 |