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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42687. | Mr_Joasturr (joasturr) | 48.26 | 95% | 2025-05-10 |
| 42688. | Felix (fasterbueno) | 48.26 | 93% | 2024-09-06 |
| 42689. | Accio (acciomeatball) | 48.26 | 91% | 2024-10-05 |
| 42690. | M (magmag00) | 48.25 | 95% | 2021-12-16 |
| 42691. | champ (shamaw) | 48.25 | 93.9% | 2024-11-25 |
| 42692. | Double Mint (khaloi21) | 48.25 | 94.6% | 2025-01-07 |
| 42693. | Aman maheshwari (aman0123) | 48.25 | 97% | 2024-08-04 |
| 42694. | Julius Alfvén Starkenberg ... | 48.25 | 95% | 2024-04-21 |
| 42695. | Mighty (mighty_types) | 48.25 | 98% | 2021-01-28 |
| 42696. | spearsg (spearsg) | 48.24 | 93% | 2024-08-01 |
| 42697. | Amelia (ameliamn) | 48.24 | 95% | 2024-09-24 |
| 42698. | Moises (el_gavilan) | 48.24 | 94% | 2024-04-09 |
| 42699. | Brian Ringgold (ingston) | 48.24 | 98.5% | 2024-03-11 |
| 42700. | six (y33t3r) | 48.24 | 94% | 2021-01-27 |
| 42701. | hema (hemathapa) | 48.24 | 91% | 2014-01-07 |
| 42702. | v for vendetta (anonimous17) | 48.24 | 92% | 2012-11-01 |
| 42703. | adityakumar (adityakumarq) | 48.23 | 97% | 2025-06-20 |
| 42704. | Justin (speedygg1) | 48.23 | 98.6% | 2025-01-17 |
| 42705. | yannick (yannickbaze) | 48.23 | 95% | 2021-10-15 |
| 42706. | Guest (ap12) | 48.22 | 89% | 2012-02-12 |
| 42707. | kenneth (kenneth29) | 48.22 | 86% | 2015-11-10 |
| 42708. | Bahodir (bahodir_7) | 48.21 | 94% | 2022-07-06 |
| 42709. | The Pirate (therocketer) | 48.21 | 95.5% | 2024-01-16 |
| 42710. | blueeagle (style.my.passion... | 48.21 | 94% | 2013-10-18 |
| 42711. | Eikszz (eikszz360) | 48.20 | 96% | 2025-03-13 |
| 42712. | Mohit (herrohowyoudoin) | 48.20 | 94% | 2024-04-21 |
| 42713. | flounder (flound3r) | 48.20 | 94% | 2024-12-14 |
| 42714. | infinite (infinite_wotah) | 48.20 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 42715. | Wakeat (wakeat) | 48.20 | 94% | 2018-09-30 |
| 42716. | Maria (maria5555) | 48.20 | 97% | 2019-06-17 |
| 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 |