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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41425. | DrunkDeth (drunkdeth) | 55.31 | 94.3% | 2024-04-12 |
| 41426. | Brianna (yoongi534_) | 55.31 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
| 41427. | Bibek (bbekdaiek88) | 55.31 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
| 41428. | David Marek (dcriley) | 55.30 | 96% | 2024-12-11 |
| 41429. | Hector Fonseca (cruxio) | 55.30 | 97.5% | 2024-09-04 |
| 41430. | IRAKIZA MICHAEL (chillidog6... | 55.30 | 98.3% | 2025-02-03 |
| 41431. | Stebla (yama_ste) | 55.30 | 93% | 2015-01-21 |
| 41432. | abdul (abdullateef4u) | 55.30 | 91% | 2016-02-03 |
| 41433. | Jass (hsiehjason00) | 55.29 | 95% | 2022-06-11 |
| 41434. | Brook (hiddengrizzly_9) | 55.29 | 94% | 2025-12-11 |
| 41435. | cfwood (cfwood36) | 55.29 | 96.2% | 2024-01-16 |
| 41436. | hy (11hy12) | 55.29 | 94.3% | 2024-01-13 |
| 41437. | Alex (tmpd) | 55.29 | 93% | 2012-04-09 |
| 41438. | srikant (srikantdash) | 55.29 | 93% | 2013-03-06 |
| 41439. | Ben (ironlack) | 55.29 | 93% | 2014-09-18 |
| 41440. | Sochetra (chetrapnc) | 55.29 | 90% | 2016-08-11 |
| 41441. | Magnus (jaffachief) | 55.28 | 96% | 2020-09-08 |
| 41442. | Mister B (m_i_s_t_e_r___b) | 55.28 | 95% | 2024-08-22 |
| 41443. | Samuuueeelll (samsamsamsams... | 55.28 | 94% | 2025-03-13 |
| 41444. | selimdt (selimdt) | 55.28 | 95.8% | 2024-08-13 |
| 41445. | Mikilo (mikilo) | 55.28 | 96.2% | 2025-01-15 |
| 41446. | whyneedmyname (whyme225) | 55.28 | 95% | 2024-02-20 |
| 41447. | Greatknight (greatkn1ght) | 55.28 | 94.8% | 2024-04-07 |
| 41448. | Carson (ikryptici) | 55.28 | 94% | 2019-09-23 |
| 41449. | William (imwilliamwu) | 55.28 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
| 41450. | Simon (kotlinski) | 55.28 | 93% | 2012-05-05 |
| 41451. | Γατάκης (gatakis) | 55.27 | 96% | 2026-02-06 |
| 41452. | shincho (shinx_500) | 55.27 | 97% | 2025-04-02 |
| 41453. | TestPi (Colemak) (testpi) | 55.27 | 94% | 2024-06-06 |
| 41454. | justoneparticle (justonepar... | 55.27 | 97% | 2026-01-21 |
| 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 |