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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45828. | Guest (ap12) | 48.22 | 89% | 2012-02-12 |
| 45829. | diplmfao (diplmfao) | 48.21 | 94% | 2026-01-06 |
| 45830. | Bahodir (bahodir_7) | 48.21 | 94% | 2022-07-06 |
| 45831. | The Pirate (therocketer) | 48.21 | 95.5% | 2024-01-16 |
| 45832. | blueeagle (style.my.passion... | 48.21 | 94% | 2013-10-18 |
| 45833. | Eikszz (eikszz360) | 48.20 | 96.4% | 2025-03-13 |
| 45834. | Mohit (herrohowyoudoin) | 48.20 | 94% | 2024-04-21 |
| 45835. | flounder (flound3r) | 48.20 | 94% | 2024-12-14 |
| 45836. | infinite (infinite_wotah) | 48.20 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 45837. | Wakeat (wakeat) | 48.20 | 94% | 2018-09-30 |
| 45838. | Maria (maria5555) | 48.20 | 97% | 2019-06-17 |
| 45839. | Strixx404 (strixx404) | 48.19 | 95.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 45840. | BAileYTImms (baileytimms_123) | 48.19 | 94.7% | 2025-02-04 |
| 45841. | geehevich (1ntellig3nt) | 48.18 | 93.8% | 2025-04-20 |
| 45842. | anthony (anthony903) | 48.18 | 97% | 2024-09-19 |
| 45843. | Tears (_tears) | 48.18 | 95% | 2024-03-22 |
| 45844. | Joaquin Caupayan (zjoaquin) | 48.17 | 96% | 2024-07-04 |
| 45845. | Karthik Sandeep Kamath (kar... | 48.17 | 95.6% | 2024-05-31 |
| 45846. | Abdulrahman (at7t) | 48.17 | 95.7% | 2024-01-02 |
| 45847. | TypeDatShi (megane__) | 48.16 | 93% | 2025-02-16 |
| 45848. | 150 (150s) | 48.16 | 96% | 2024-08-14 |
| 45849. | PainOnslaught123 (molassis) | 48.16 | 95% | 2025-08-30 |
| 45850. | FA (fa00) | 48.16 | 94.6% | 2023-11-18 |
| 45851. | Djkh (djkh) | 48.16 | 94.7% | 2023-06-25 |
| 45852. | Anusha (anusha_uppu_1) | 48.15 | 94.5% | 2025-02-25 |
| 45853. | aebii (ae_bii) | 48.15 | 94% | 2024-08-11 |
| 45854. | Cody (cody_n) | 48.15 | 93.3% | 2024-04-25 |
| 45855. | hodge80 (hodge80) | 48.15 | 95% | 2024-04-22 |
| 45856. | ncampos0033@.lausd.net (nik... | 48.15 | 98% | 2023-12-07 |
| 45857. | xuan (xcoivie) | 48.15 | — | 2011-02-19 |
| 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 |