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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43479. | Julian (steintypper) | 52.34 | 96% | 2025-06-08 |
| 43480. | Sally (ssally36) | 52.34 | 96% | 2024-03-25 |
| 43481. | Egoist (frontend_dev) | 52.34 | 97% | 2025-10-27 |
| 43482. | Dilly (dilly34) | 52.34 | 97.4% | 2024-09-19 |
| 43483. | Nish (nishhere) | 52.34 | 96.5% | 2025-01-01 |
| 43484. | Benjamin (slightly_off) | 52.34 | 94.1% | 2024-12-05 |
| 43485. | Vandan (1dan6500) | 52.34 | 95% | 2023-08-11 |
| 43486. | Julius (julius_hensel) | 52.34 | 97% | 2024-03-02 |
| 43487. | white_bolt (josip_rubcic) | 52.34 | 97% | 2024-08-10 |
| 43488. | Sushil (sushil7) | 52.34 | 95% | 2024-04-02 |
| 43489. | BackSlash (backslash) | 52.33 | 96% | 2024-07-12 |
| 43490. | pinkysyaneth (pinkyhunhun) | 52.33 | 96.6% | 2024-08-27 |
| 43491. | Ilkhamzhan (ilkhamzhan) | 52.33 | 96% | 2017-11-11 |
| 43492. | Richard (rvidz) | 52.33 | 94.6% | 2024-10-24 |
| 43493. | Ross (rosstav) | 52.33 | 96% | 2021-01-21 |
| 43494. | james (jbeatty) | 52.33 | 96% | 2019-08-15 |
| 43495. | roei (roei231) | 52.32 | 97% | 2024-11-07 |
| 43496. | Kenz (adam1499) | 52.32 | 95% | 2024-03-03 |
| 43497. | Weguza (weguza) | 52.32 | 97.2% | 2024-07-24 |
| 43498. | Sam (samr123) | 52.31 | 95% | 2023-06-26 |
| 43499. | Figgy (mistzulla_) | 52.31 | 96% | 2024-10-02 |
| 43500. | Paul G (r0nce) | 52.31 | 95.1% | 2024-01-09 |
| 43501. | shayaansadiq (shayeep) | 52.31 | 94% | 2024-08-30 |
| 43502. | PgH (pgh3961) | 52.31 | 95.8% | 2024-08-15 |
| 43503. | Pat (manito) | 52.31 | 88% | 2011-12-07 |
| 43504. | (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ (vuvule) | 52.31 | 86% | 2013-05-28 |
| 43505. | Vishesh (vish0172) | 52.30 | 94% | 2025-03-24 |
| 43506. | Nico (4mbr0s) | 52.30 | 94% | 2025-08-05 |
| 43507. | Aery (coffeekohi) | 52.30 | 97% | 2022-03-29 |
| 43508. | Dear (dearme) | 52.30 | 95% | 2025-10-31 |
| 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 |