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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45795. | lledor (gwapotangtanan) | 46.51 | 86% | 2011-05-11 |
| 45796. | Robert Wiegand (rawieg86) | 46.50 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 45797. | Speed (akshattyper) | 46.50 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 45798. | Pankaj (thepankaj) | 46.50 | 96% | 2020-01-20 |
| 45799. | Areg (aregos) | 46.49 | 96.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 45800. | shoote (shoote) | 46.49 | 87% | 2014-05-14 |
| 45801. | Kushagra (kushagra_doodoo) | 46.49 | 93% | 2020-11-07 |
| 45802. | Pratham (prathamop) | 46.49 | 95% | 2023-02-14 |
| 45803. | Stavo Gonzalez (vb_stavo3507) | 46.48 | 96% | 2024-12-17 |
| 45804. | Jm (jeezmutz) | 46.48 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 45805. | Mariah (mariahsnider) | 46.47 | 93.7% | 2025-04-03 |
| 45806. | tom (twothumber2) | 46.47 | 97.4% | 2024-05-13 |
| 45807. | bigboy (skogens) | 46.47 | 96% | 2018-12-06 |
| 45808. | Sonakshi (ur_fav_sonakshi) | 46.47 | 95% | 2024-05-10 |
| 45809. | Trace (trace123) | 46.47 | 97% | 2018-10-09 |
| 45810. | nick (madddmantis) | 46.47 | 94% | 2020-09-13 |
| 45811. | Kaif (kaifussain) | 46.46 | 96% | 2025-08-30 |
| 45812. | hw9 (caseclosed9) | 46.46 | 97% | 2025-05-08 |
| 45813. | Danish (a1eph_null) | 46.46 | 95% | 2025-03-30 |
| 45814. | iYAN-kun (iyankun) | 46.46 | — | 2011-03-15 |
| 45815. | UrMom (highspeedchase420) | 46.45 | 94.1% | 2024-03-15 |
| 45816. | TetraVoltX (wing_x) | 46.45 | 95% | 2021-07-10 |
| 45817. | Luis Liveiry (fonsi79) | 46.44 | 95% | 2024-12-20 |
| 45818. | Aalaa Magdy (aalaa_magdy) | 46.44 | 94.8% | 2024-04-13 |
| 45819. | Md. Abdullah Al Abir (abdul... | 46.44 | 98% | 2024-03-17 |
| 45820. | wuzhens (wuzhens) | 46.43 | 95.1% | 2024-11-15 |
| 45821. | Nitin (nitinfrnd5) | 46.43 | 95% | 2012-12-23 |
| 45822. | iyvon (iyvon) | 46.42 | 93% | 2025-01-14 |
| 45823. | Caffeine (caffeinereptile) | 46.42 | 94% | 2020-12-24 |
| 45824. | J.J (uhding) | 46.40 | 95% | 2024-04-09 |
| 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 |