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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42782. | Jefferson (hisok) | 53.46 | 99% | 2020-12-11 |
| 42783. | Diego (dmartzzz) | 53.46 | 93% | 2024-12-19 |
| 42784. | Andrew (a_worthy) | 53.46 | 95% | 2023-12-04 |
| 42785. | Allen (alphadvorak) | 53.46 | 95% | 2018-12-16 |
| 42786. | aisha (aishkali) | 53.46 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
| 42787. | Vocteze (vocteze) | 53.45 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 42788. | Shynggys (shynggys_kassen) | 53.45 | 95% | 2021-04-16 |
| 42789. | Pete (meta4) | 53.45 | 92% | 2015-08-19 |
| 42790. | Ian (ianduu) | 53.45 | 93% | 2022-04-09 |
| 42791. | Sahol (hawk_eyee) | 53.45 | 96% | 2020-11-20 |
| 42792. | Rick (rickbloemers_23) | 53.45 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
| 42793. | Ayush Kumar (ayush_1289) | 53.44 | 97% | 2026-01-07 |
| 42794. | Shiyar Kousa (sk2390) | 53.44 | 95% | 2024-11-06 |
| 42795. | Undead (crcliff) | 53.44 | 90% | 2014-04-18 |
| 42796. | IMZA (runawayse) | 53.44 | 96% | 2021-05-05 |
| 42797. | Jon (jbville33) | 53.44 | 91% | 2014-07-26 |
| 42798. | vkppvmsk12 (vkppvmsk12) | 53.43 | 95.1% | 2024-03-25 |
| 42799. | Imam (imam_droubi) | 53.43 | 96% | 2021-06-16 |
| 42800. | zdkind (zdkind) | 53.43 | 96% | 2024-10-10 |
| 42801. | MD Biplop (biplopx) | 53.43 | 95% | 2023-04-10 |
| 42802. | Nikita (nikitaux) | 53.43 | 94.8% | 2025-05-05 |
| 42803. | Ixia (ixia402) | 53.43 | 98.1% | 2024-06-27 |
| 42804. | Maverick (mihir33) | 53.43 | 93% | 2022-07-05 |
| 42805. | MrSofo (bigsofo41) | 53.43 | 94% | 2023-07-10 |
| 42806. | Sondre (zyricuz) | 53.43 | 93% | 2012-09-29 |
| 42807. | AJ (aj_stefa) | 53.42 | 96% | 2022-02-25 |
| 42808. | Ritik Patidar (hritik_20) | 53.42 | 95% | 2025-07-22 |
| 42809. | Kritik (chaoseyy) | 53.42 | 93% | 2021-07-04 |
| 42810. | Don (stripesteel) | 53.42 | 92% | 2017-01-25 |
| 42811. | MOHSIN (mk9498001) | 53.42 | 90% | 2011-11-13 |
| 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 |