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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45150. | Dan (sandaniel) | 46.60 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 45151. | Jecht (dark_juice) | 46.60 | 93% | 2012-01-09 |
| 45152. | Kohl (kantis) | 46.59 | 92% | 2016-05-06 |
| 45153. | Fent-Droids (osse_01) | 46.58 | 95% | 2025-02-17 |
| 45154. | Adam Elfsborg (adamelfsborg) | 46.58 | 95% | 2024-05-30 |
| 45155. | Declan (shakeshaque) | 46.58 | 92.9% | 2024-02-11 |
| 45156. | Riya (riya_sen) | 46.58 | 95% | 2025-03-10 |
| 45157. | Senussi (super_ahmed91) | 46.57 | 95% | 2025-03-13 |
| 45158. | calm (calm555) | 46.56 | 94.6% | 2025-04-26 |
| 45159. | Adam (dalyandomy) | 46.56 | 94% | 2024-03-08 |
| 45160. | Peter (pmdev) | 46.56 | 97.2% | 2023-12-08 |
| 45161. | Owen (theslumpgodowen) | 46.56 | 92% | 2021-09-10 |
| 45162. | ParthShahgg (parthshah07) | 46.55 | 95% | 2025-07-17 |
| 45163. | theoneaboveall (theoneabove... | 46.54 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 45164. | gaitonde (amul02) | 46.54 | 94.5% | 2021-02-01 |
| 45165. | Diego (bacu) | 46.52 | 90% | 2015-02-15 |
| 45166. | sjbssm (sjbssm) | 46.51 | 93.7% | 2023-11-12 |
| 45167. | bathh (sambat) | 46.51 | 92% | 2020-12-27 |
| 45168. | lledor (gwapotangtanan) | 46.51 | 86% | 2011-05-11 |
| 45169. | Robert Wiegand (rawieg86) | 46.50 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 45170. | Speed (akshattyper) | 46.50 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 45171. | Pankaj (thepankaj) | 46.50 | 96% | 2020-01-20 |
| 45172. | Areg (aregos) | 46.49 | 96.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 45173. | shoote (shoote) | 46.49 | 87% | 2014-05-14 |
| 45174. | Kushagra (kushagra_doodoo) | 46.49 | 93% | 2020-11-07 |
| 45175. | Pratham (prathamop) | 46.49 | 95% | 2023-02-14 |
| 45176. | Stavo Gonzalez (vb_stavo3507) | 46.48 | 96% | 2024-12-17 |
| 45177. | Jm (jeezmutz) | 46.48 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 45178. | Mariah (mariahsnider) | 46.47 | 93.7% | 2025-04-03 |
| 45179. | tom (twothumber2) | 46.47 | 97.4% | 2024-05-13 |
| 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 |