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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42629. | Halim (halim_karam) | 51.94 | 94% | 2012-11-19 |
| 42630. | Morningstar (morningstarxua... | 51.94 | 91% | 2015-03-16 |
| 42631. | infinitus (infinitusone) | 51.94 | — | 2011-02-07 |
| 42632. | Siomaisui (siomaisui) | 51.93 | 96% | 2023-06-04 |
| 42633. | Luqman (phillibob55) | 51.93 | 96.2% | 2024-06-17 |
| 42634. | Jose (jose_david_perez25@ya... | 51.93 | 93% | 2013-04-24 |
| 42635. | updawgy (updawgy) | 51.92 | 96% | 2025-06-02 |
| 42636. | Timothy (buffalobills) | 51.92 | 96% | 2024-10-22 |
| 42637. | Nirajan Acharya (secondhand... | 51.92 | 94.7% | 2024-07-04 |
| 42638. | Sahil Singh (blackfistemperor) | 51.92 | 96.2% | 2024-09-17 |
| 42639. | ngahtg (ngahtg) | 51.92 | 96% | 2023-12-18 |
| 42640. | omar (omar245) | 51.92 | 93% | 2023-01-27 |
| 42641. | Japheth (jholder06) | 51.92 | 94.7% | 2024-02-22 |
| 42642. | Kaivalya (kaivalya_001) | 51.92 | 95% | 2025-01-09 |
| 42643. | sprimp (sprimkjle) | 51.92 | 92% | 2021-04-04 |
| 42644. | Ruusm (ruusm) | 51.92 | 90% | 2011-06-02 |
| 42645. | potoosincanoes (potoosincan... | 51.91 | 96.8% | 2025-04-20 |
| 42646. | enoch (eenoch) | 51.91 | 98.1% | 2024-12-15 |
| 42647. | Mayukh Majumdar (mayukh0224) | 51.91 | 96.6% | 2024-02-01 |
| 42648. | Storm Shadow (samitrai) | 51.91 | 95% | 2017-06-11 |
| 42649. | amankwa (hla885) | 51.91 | 94% | 2012-05-17 |
| 42650. | Kevin (kasistores) | 51.91 | 86% | 2017-01-12 |
| 42651. | JUNED (juned) | 51.91 | 92% | 2011-09-28 |
| 42652. | Sammie (digbhg) | 51.91 | 94% | 2013-01-16 |
| 42653. | Gavin Hotle (gghotle) | 51.90 | 95% | 2024-12-13 |
| 42654. | Felix (matbarn) | 51.90 | 95.2% | 2024-09-18 |
| 42655. | Mavvy (mavvy_289) | 51.90 | 95% | 2022-06-27 |
| 42656. | Maddie (madkool) | 51.90 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
| 42657. | Tommie (tommiecat) | 51.90 | 93% | 2016-06-21 |
| 42658. | PeanutJam (peanutjam) | 51.90 | 88% | 2013-12-10 |
| 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 |