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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42114. | Manter (manterpanter) | 51.27 | 95% | 2021-04-24 |
| 42115. | davjd (bubacek) | 51.26 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
| 42116. | manjeet (mjydv4548) | 51.26 | 94% | 2021-01-04 |
| 42117. | DiCaprioz (gagah) | 51.26 | — | 2010-07-21 |
| 42118. | timothy (farmer1234) | 51.26 | 89% | 2015-02-09 |
| 42119. | kannan (kannans8575) | 51.25 | 93.6% | 2024-06-05 |
| 42120. | Tim (phuc131) | 51.25 | 93% | 2013-05-29 |
| 42121. | Jordan Clipner (clipner21) | 51.24 | 96% | 2025-05-12 |
| 42122. | ByX0 (byx0) | 51.24 | 94% | 2025-03-30 |
| 42123. | dog (zayan704) | 51.24 | 96% | 2024-05-03 |
| 42124. | Luuk (luukfit) | 51.24 | 94.8% | 2024-03-18 |
| 42125. | Paige (pfernandes_) | 51.24 | 96% | 2021-10-30 |
| 42126. | Aryan Sharma (aryan_6157) | 51.24 | 94% | 2024-05-20 |
| 42127. | Mini Moon (minimoontypes) | 51.23 | 95% | 2025-05-03 |
| 42128. | Micheal (ultra_typer101) | 51.23 | 95% | 2025-05-19 |
| 42129. | Mustang (mustangmaster) | 51.23 | 97% | 2024-12-10 |
| 42130. | Sandra (thenesius) | 51.22 | 95% | 2025-05-07 |
| 42131. | Noahh (noahlazar) | 51.22 | 95% | 2024-11-21 |
| 42132. | Risela (frankstinky) | 51.22 | 95% | 2024-09-24 |
| 42133. | rohan (black1023) | 51.22 | 95.9% | 2023-11-15 |
| 42134. | Andrew (hillbillygilly) | 51.22 | 90% | 2016-02-27 |
| 42135. | Dominic (dominic_pv523) | 51.21 | 96% | 2025-03-25 |
| 42136. | Pascaru Stefan-Alin (pxforce) | 51.21 | 96.4% | 2025-02-12 |
| 42137. | codmasterops (codmasterops) | 51.21 | 92.8% | 2024-11-17 |
| 42138. | Kim (chiengja) | 51.21 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
| 42139. | hecor (1024bits) | 51.21 | 92% | 2013-11-07 |
| 42140. | Alfian (alf_25) | 51.19 | 97% | 2024-12-04 |
| 42141. | Ali (salter) | 51.19 | 96% | 2016-05-20 |
| 42142. | Aviral (aviralgoel) | 51.19 | 88% | 2015-03-08 |
| 42143. | Hermon (mercury1565) | 51.19 | 95% | 2024-12-03 |
| 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 |