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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40500. | Anurag (anuragbhatt) | 52.76 | 94% | 2021-02-11 |
| 40501. | rockyking (rockyking) | 52.75 | 97.7% | 2025-02-13 |
| 40502. | Х. (falcon0338) | 52.75 | 96% | 2021-05-28 |
| 40503. | Paul (pm29) | 52.75 | 95% | 2022-10-23 |
| 40504. | Cristian (ghostbuster92) | 52.75 | 89% | 2016-07-23 |
| 40505. | Soryeee (soryeee) | 52.74 | 97% | 2025-03-01 |
| 40506. | DonDanny101 (dondanny101) | 52.74 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 40507. | AzmanALi (azmanali) | 52.74 | 95% | 2024-05-07 |
| 40508. | Rising-coder (rising_coder1) | 52.74 | 95.8% | 2023-11-13 |
| 40509. | kwa (muathakf) | 52.74 | 97% | 2021-01-25 |
| 40510. | Howard (howardgraham) | 52.74 | 95% | 2013-10-03 |
| 40511. | Aaron (dblea76) | 52.74 | — | 2011-03-12 |
| 40512. | Jemima (unicorn_bleh1234) | 52.73 | 96% | 2024-04-11 |
| 40513. | Feriiii (feriiiiiiii) | 52.73 | 95% | 2024-07-10 |
| 40514. | Bamie (bamie) | 52.73 | 93.9% | 2021-02-23 |
| 40515. | JEJTIGER (jejtiger) | 52.73 | 92% | 2021-03-11 |
| 40516. | annie (annieachann) | 52.72 | 95% | 2025-05-30 |
| 40517. | Bhavesh (bhootracer) | 52.72 | 95% | 2013-10-16 |
| 40518. | Pradeep Thilmar (pradeep_th... | 52.72 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 40519. | Numberknight118 (numberknight) | 52.72 | 95.1% | 2024-05-25 |
| 40520. | Shyam (shyamwow) | 52.72 | 96.2% | 2023-11-20 |
| 40521. | Marco (marco_sa) | 52.72 | 95.2% | 2023-12-18 |
| 40522. | Kristoffer (swagsmo) | 52.72 | 91% | 2017-09-02 |
| 40523. | Sadaq (sadaq) | 52.72 | 95.6% | 2024-05-01 |
| 40524. | white (whiteplasma2) | 52.72 | 90% | 2016-08-06 |
| 40525. | Lissa (tonybenson) | 52.72 | 98% | 2013-02-22 |
| 40526. | D (bacchus_d) | 52.72 | 86% | 2014-02-12 |
| 40527. | Luke (lukelange) | 52.71 | 94.4% | 2024-12-11 |
| 40528. | Dr.Doofenshmirtz (mad_scien... | 52.71 | 97.1% | 2025-04-23 |
| 40529. | Jay (bluemagefalconia) | 52.71 | 98% | 2024-08-23 |
| 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 |