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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47051. | Mridul (zled) | 43.50 | 95% | 2021-02-11 |
| 47052. | Tigran (klid24) | 43.49 | 93% | 2024-02-26 |
| 47053. | Akash Sankhala (akash_sankh... | 43.48 | 94% | 2025-07-21 |
| 47054. | Anonymous (anonymous8851) | 43.48 | 93.6% | 2023-12-15 |
| 47055. | BookedBubbles (bookedbubbles) | 43.47 | 95% | 2022-02-04 |
| 47056. | satya (satya1110) | 43.47 | 93% | 2017-05-01 |
| 47057. | memtigers (memtigers12) | 43.45 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 47058. | Ramesh (ramesh_007) | 43.45 | 93.3% | 2024-05-03 |
| 47059. | Canny (cannycanns) | 43.44 | 94% | 2021-06-07 |
| 47060. | Hirdesh sharma (papaishere22) | 43.42 | 94% | 2025-03-29 |
| 47061. | Weng (wengho) | 43.42 | 91% | 2026-01-31 |
| 47062. | Epoi (epoi_311) | 43.42 | 94% | 2021-08-10 |
| 47063. | glenda (glendachua) | 43.41 | 96% | 2025-10-14 |
| 47064. | Pupusa (pupusa) | 43.41 | 96.7% | 2024-03-13 |
| 47065. | Alex (s2demak) | 43.39 | 94% | 2019-10-02 |
| 47066. | Subhabrata (kikni) | 43.39 | 97.1% | 2023-11-18 |
| 47067. | The Scarlet Speedster (phan... | 43.38 | 93.2% | 2024-07-31 |
| 47068. | Arlene (katz1971) | 43.38 | 93% | 2012-02-06 |
| 47069. | milo (chocamilo) | 43.37 | 94.8% | 2025-03-26 |
| 47070. | Amro (amro_77) | 43.37 | 93% | 2023-06-26 |
| 47071. | Noah Johnson (noahjohannsen) | 43.37 | 93% | 2023-11-16 |
| 47072. | Callum (cal_a_mari) | 43.37 | 93% | 2021-10-27 |
| 47073. | Ult (ultint) | 43.37 | 93% | 2020-12-07 |
| 47074. | Yama (yamachan) | 43.37 | — | 2010-06-24 |
| 47075. | YQ (yaaooqun) | 43.36 | 93.8% | 2024-02-16 |
| 47076. | sothea (sothea9) | 43.36 | 94% | 2023-02-22 |
| 47077. | chuckshlongdiner (chuckshlo... | 43.34 | 93% | 2025-02-28 |
| 47078. | shaya (zoya___) | 43.34 | 95% | 2025-01-01 |
| 47079. | kdjaiel (nobody42) | 43.34 | 93.6% | 2024-06-20 |
| 47080. | mohanad (mohanad123) | 43.34 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
| 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 |