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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42180. | Dopapir (dopapir_fyr) | 49.43 | 96% | 2024-02-22 |
| 42181. | Ken (kssanchez1989) | 49.43 | 90% | 2015-02-18 |
| 42182. | Caleb (calebtypers) | 49.43 | 94% | 2020-01-06 |
| 42183. | Vahan (twonex) | 49.43 | 96% | 2013-03-31 |
| 42184. | shayan (shayan_angelow) | 49.42 | 82% | 2011-09-06 |
| 42185. | Nozima (someone6) | 49.42 | 96% | 2023-11-12 |
| 42186. | antonegas (antonegas) | 49.41 | 94% | 2024-05-02 |
| 42187. | Pjunin (pjunin) | 49.41 | 95% | 2024-05-07 |
| 42188. | Rio (riochandraa) | 49.41 | 86% | 2016-11-29 |
| 42189. | Araite (araite) | 49.41 | 86% | 2015-12-04 |
| 42190. | PaiNai シ (phearunchea) | 49.40 | 96% | 2025-01-04 |
| 42191. | Aman Rao (aman_rao) | 49.40 | 94% | 2023-12-30 |
| 42192. | Abror (owl2023) | 49.40 | 94% | 2024-12-11 |
| 42193. | David (artaust) | 49.40 | 95% | 2021-12-19 |
| 42194. | Aster (asterixx) | 49.40 | 94.8% | 2023-12-14 |
| 42195. | A (b04501012) | 49.40 | 97% | 2020-03-14 |
| 42196. | DVGG (dou9ie) | 49.39 | 94.4% | 2024-05-28 |
| 42197. | ABD1921 (abdg52) | 49.39 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 42198. | Zyzz (avdmp3) | 49.39 | 88% | 2016-09-17 |
| 42199. | TT (ttpp) | 49.39 | 93% | 2021-05-16 |
| 42200. | Jesper (remixic) | 49.38 | 82% | 2014-10-23 |
| 42201. | Mynameiscarl (mynameiscarl) | 49.38 | 93% | 2023-12-30 |
| 42202. | jean (jhyppoli) | 49.38 | 97% | 2022-03-09 |
| 42203. | aniraj (aniraj_race) | 49.38 | 95% | 2012-11-19 |
| 42204. | Nikka (nikkax) | 49.37 | 94% | 2024-08-04 |
| 42205. | Leeham (you_smell) | 49.37 | 92% | 2021-08-16 |
| 42206. | Tom (csaboka) | 49.37 | — | 2010-08-21 |
| 42207. | Shoaib Baghi (shoaibaghi) | 49.36 | 94% | 2024-07-16 |
| 42208. | ziqi (guoyu) | 49.36 | 95.7% | 2025-02-12 |
| 42209. | Buttery (verybuttery) | 49.36 | 92% | 2021-02-24 |
| 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 |