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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43806. | Pranav (hacker_452) | 51.59 | 93% | 2022-02-13 |
| 43807. | Ayush (ayushgandhi) | 51.59 | 93% | 2021-08-21 |
| 43808. | kristjan (wlayzer) | 51.59 | 88% | 2013-11-13 |
| 43809. | Seif (seif76) | 51.59 | 86% | 2017-02-06 |
| 43810. | Abigail (joecarrell) | 51.59 | 94% | 2018-07-27 |
| 43811. | Sherief (gharraph) | 51.59 | 96% | 2014-09-12 |
| 43812. | Cheyenne (cheyphillips17) | 51.58 | 95% | 2025-03-12 |
| 43813. | Bravo (bravo_77) | 51.58 | 94% | 2025-08-11 |
| 43814. | Renny (renny13) | 51.58 | 95% | 2024-05-03 |
| 43815. | Sizan Rana (sizanrana1) | 51.58 | 95% | 2024-05-12 |
| 43816. | ____LeftUBehindMe (_____lef... | 51.58 | 94.5% | 2024-09-15 |
| 43817. | Arnold (quertix) | 51.58 | 94% | 2024-02-05 |
| 43818. | Amr (amrnour) | 51.58 | 94.6% | 2024-01-19 |
| 43819. | Yassin (meddyassin) | 51.58 | 95% | 2021-10-11 |
| 43820. | Foost (foostr) | 51.58 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
| 43821. | CAIRRON (cairron) | 51.58 | 93.4% | 2025-03-20 |
| 43822. | Amanda (amandacol) | 51.57 | 97.8% | 2025-03-17 |
| 43823. | MILINDRA KUMAR (milindrakumar) | 51.57 | 97% | 2024-09-10 |
| 43824. | Simon (simonalv) | 51.57 | 96% | 2024-08-26 |
| 43825. | Ddoz (ddoz_1) | 51.57 | 95% | 2025-02-09 |
| 43826. | Aaron (magicsauce) | 51.57 | 95% | 2015-05-08 |
| 43827. | sama (samaishere) | 51.56 | 96% | 2025-04-10 |
| 43828. | Iraqify (iraqify) | 51.56 | 95% | 2024-12-04 |
| 43829. | stryder3334 (stryder3334) | 51.56 | 95% | 2024-03-13 |
| 43830. | O (schizoperson) | 51.55 | 92% | 2025-09-24 |
| 43831. | marteenee (marteenee) | 51.55 | 94% | 2024-07-20 |
| 43832. | F (fad498) | 51.55 | 96.6% | 2023-11-15 |
| 43833. | Michael (idobemikey) | 51.55 | 94% | 2021-01-16 |
| 43834. | Biwaswan (r40champ) | 51.54 | 96.5% | 2025-01-10 |
| 43835. | iLuvAnn (iluvann) | 51.54 | 92% | 2024-12-20 |
| 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 |