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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42488. | OMCMNIDAAA (oh_sige) | 50.89 | 94% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42489. | Amr (amr_ka) | 50.89 | 98% | 2022-02-02 |
| 42490. | Big (villere) | 50.89 | 97% | 2013-01-10 |
| 42491. | paully7 (paully7) | 50.88 | 91% | 2014-12-20 |
| 42492. | Robert (robert1339) | 50.88 | 94% | 2013-08-12 |
| 42493. | Ernie (ernievc) | 50.88 | 90% | 2014-12-04 |
| 42494. | Darren Perkins (dponlyme3949) | 50.87 | 97% | 2025-06-03 |
| 42495. | Christina Weaver (christy507) | 50.87 | 94.4% | 2024-02-09 |
| 42496. | ofnus (ofnus) | 50.87 | 94.6% | 2023-12-24 |
| 42497. | Gautam (gbasak) | 50.87 | 96.1% | 2021-02-13 |
| 42498. | fares (faressonar) | 50.86 | 94.1% | 2024-07-31 |
| 42499. | Astreak (astreak) | 50.86 | 95% | 2023-12-18 |
| 42500. | Forward (forwardouts1d3_) | 50.86 | 92% | 2024-06-15 |
| 42501. | Ariful (arifulhaque24434) | 50.86 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
| 42502. | Ollie (ollie438) | 50.86 | 95% | 2021-11-25 |
| 42503. | merkecar000 (merkecar000) | 50.86 | 89% | 2012-05-24 |
| 42504. | Htoo (tinthtooko) | 50.85 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
| 42505. | anas (anas771989) | 50.85 | 95.8% | 2024-03-22 |
| 42506. | Kayyy (kayyy99) | 50.85 | 95% | 2024-08-24 |
| 42507. | PandoraOG (pandoraog) | 50.85 | 93% | 2022-07-01 |
| 42508. | ahmed (ahmedadel2020) | 50.85 | 94% | 2021-06-21 |
| 42509. | Adrian (classsickkwl) | 50.85 | 96.6% | 2021-02-02 |
| 42510. | QueenOlympia (queen_olympia) | 50.84 | 98% | 2025-04-29 |
| 42511. | Not (notfawke) | 50.84 | 95% | 2022-01-14 |
| 42512. | Moyen Alam (moyenalam) | 50.84 | 96.5% | 2025-01-14 |
| 42513. | Moaath (moaath) | 50.84 | 96.2% | 2023-12-20 |
| 42514. | Albert (godhimself) | 50.84 | 89% | 2016-08-17 |
| 42515. | agacia (agacia) | 50.83 | 92.8% | 2025-05-28 |
| 42516. | Ritesh (teshu707) | 50.83 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 42517. | al2qx (al2qx) | 50.83 | 94% | 2021-04-02 |
| 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 |