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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44002. | Janari (janarijo) | 51.78 | 95% | 2013-05-22 |
| 44003. | Abhinav (dudeja55) | 51.77 | 94% | 2023-05-14 |
| 44004. | Brendan (fitzmagic) | 51.77 | 96% | 2024-07-24 |
| 44005. | Rachana (rbasnet) | 51.77 | 97% | 2026-01-05 |
| 44006. | Marky (mark_28) | 51.77 | 94.6% | 2024-03-24 |
| 44007. | Vim (vimtrain) | 51.77 | 95.9% | 2021-01-27 |
| 44008. | Heshy (heshy) | 51.77 | 96% | 2011-07-17 |
| 44009. | Cole (colester85) | 51.76 | 96% | 2026-01-12 |
| 44010. | Nayeem (nh_nayeem) | 51.76 | 95% | 2022-09-13 |
| 44011. | Luna (lunanerd) | 51.76 | 99% | 2022-01-18 |
| 44012. | Davy (abijasondrifta) | 51.76 | 93% | 2024-05-27 |
| 44013. | Obed Gonzalez (bedo45) | 51.76 | 95.5% | 2024-05-09 |
| 44014. | kazi (kazitipu) | 51.76 | 94% | 2021-01-21 |
| 44015. | Super (f600) | 51.76 | 96.4% | 2021-01-29 |
| 44016. | Pakistani (toori) | 51.76 | — | 2010-08-23 |
| 44017. | baljit (baljitchauhan) | 51.76 | 89% | 2014-06-06 |
| 44018. | Arslan (arslan_qaisar) | 51.75 | 95% | 2025-03-17 |
| 44019. | neymar (zerocool345) | 51.75 | 96% | 2016-09-02 |
| 44020. | Maia (maiadarling) | 51.75 | 97% | 2017-10-10 |
| 44021. | lemonytwist (lemonytwist) | 51.75 | 95% | 2014-10-23 |
| 44022. | swish (leypey11) | 51.74 | 92.9% | 2024-12-05 |
| 44023. | Nanna Baa (nanna_baa) | 51.74 | 95% | 2025-12-25 |
| 44024. | omar khaled (sarwat) (omar_... | 51.74 | 94% | 2025-05-15 |
| 44025. | MAHMUDUL HASAN (typemaster1... | 51.74 | 98% | 2024-08-31 |
| 44026. | Drunken Clam (0drunkenclam) | 51.74 | 95% | 2024-03-15 |
| 44027. | Minakshi (killmeordie) | 51.74 | 96.3% | 2024-06-10 |
| 44028. | Mamun (mamun04) | 51.74 | 92.5% | 2024-11-16 |
| 44029. | arik (ariking123) | 51.74 | 95% | 2024-05-02 |
| 44030. | Vinh (conansss) | 51.74 | — | 2011-04-28 |
| 44031. | qassssss (qassssss) | 51.73 | 96% | 2024-08-05 |
| 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 |