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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41686. | Abdou (abdoulabani1) | 55.32 | 93% | 2025-03-12 |
| 41687. | Lycentzia (lycentzia) | 55.32 | 97% | 2017-11-13 |
| 41688. | Bart (bartv) | 55.32 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
| 41689. | Peter (p.czigany@gmail.com) | 55.32 | 98% | 2014-11-26 |
| 41690. | Sonu Gurung (sonuwrites13) | 55.31 | 99% | 2025-05-15 |
| 41691. | sloth (slothgrg123) | 55.31 | 97% | 2025-02-04 |
| 41692. | daen (daendefs22) | 55.31 | 95% | 2024-11-20 |
| 41693. | Yashpal (ymanju) | 55.31 | 96.8% | 2024-06-25 |
| 41694. | DrunkDeth (drunkdeth) | 55.31 | 94.3% | 2024-04-12 |
| 41695. | Brianna (yoongi534_) | 55.31 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
| 41696. | Bibek (bbekdaiek88) | 55.31 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
| 41697. | David Marek (dcriley) | 55.30 | 96% | 2024-12-11 |
| 41698. | Hector Fonseca (cruxio) | 55.30 | 97.5% | 2024-09-04 |
| 41699. | IRAKIZA MICHAEL (chillidog6... | 55.30 | 98.3% | 2025-02-03 |
| 41700. | Stebla (yama_ste) | 55.30 | 93% | 2015-01-21 |
| 41701. | abdul (abdullateef4u) | 55.30 | 91% | 2016-02-03 |
| 41702. | Jass (hsiehjason00) | 55.29 | 95% | 2022-06-11 |
| 41703. | Brook (hiddengrizzly_9) | 55.29 | 94% | 2025-12-11 |
| 41704. | cfwood (cfwood36) | 55.29 | 96.2% | 2024-01-16 |
| 41705. | hy (11hy12) | 55.29 | 94.3% | 2024-01-13 |
| 41706. | Alex (tmpd) | 55.29 | 93% | 2012-04-09 |
| 41707. | srikant (srikantdash) | 55.29 | 93% | 2013-03-06 |
| 41708. | Ben (ironlack) | 55.29 | 93% | 2014-09-18 |
| 41709. | Sochetra (chetrapnc) | 55.29 | 90% | 2016-08-11 |
| 41710. | Magnus (jaffachief) | 55.28 | 96% | 2020-09-08 |
| 41711. | Mister B (m_i_s_t_e_r___b) | 55.28 | 95% | 2024-08-22 |
| 41712. | Samuuueeelll (samsamsamsams... | 55.28 | 94% | 2025-03-13 |
| 41713. | selimdt (selimdt) | 55.28 | 95.8% | 2024-08-13 |
| 41714. | Mikilo (mikilo) | 55.28 | 96.2% | 2025-01-15 |
| 41715. | whyneedmyname (whyme225) | 55.28 | 95% | 2024-02-20 |
| 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 |