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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44610. | Ariel (arielomo) | 43.93 | 92% | 2020-12-21 |
| 44611. | Mike Oxlong (cmc_05) | 43.91 | 92% | 2023-02-28 |
| 44612. | Indra (zolasoni) | 43.91 | 93% | 2023-10-21 |
| 44613. | Sinan (sinbin55) | 43.90 | 94% | 2015-05-12 |
| 44614. | alyssa (alyyluvsu) | 43.89 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
| 44615. | Robert (bobbert_63) | 43.89 | 95% | 2023-03-06 |
| 44616. | Deni (deni1205) | 43.88 | 93.3% | 2023-12-15 |
| 44617. | Arup (energy124) | 43.87 | 95% | 2025-01-05 |
| 44618. | Rockstar (rock112) | 43.87 | 92.1% | 2025-02-26 |
| 44619. | Win Tun (winwtun) | 43.85 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 44620. | Veino (veino) | 43.85 | 95.6% | 2024-12-06 |
| 44621. | tanthreex (tan3x) | 43.84 | 93% | 2025-03-27 |
| 44622. | Nils (borromac) | 43.84 | 95.9% | 2023-09-03 |
| 44623. | Gourav (gaurav_7591) | 43.84 | 92.6% | 2025-04-04 |
| 44624. | sen (sensai) | 43.84 | — | 2010-08-22 |
| 44625. | Crux (nophi) | 43.83 | — | 2011-02-14 |
| 44626. | John (bruhbish) | 43.82 | 93% | 2020-11-25 |
| 44627. | Tjay (blackflash_) | 43.82 | 95% | 2024-05-06 |
| 44628. | Tâm (xxcysxx) | 43.82 | 95% | 2013-07-30 |
| 44629. | mohit (baby145252) | 43.81 | 93% | 2024-10-26 |
| 44630. | Quynh Truong (quynhtruong14... | 43.80 | 95.1% | 2024-10-30 |
| 44631. | Apurbo (tanvirmahfuz) | 43.80 | 95% | 2025-02-25 |
| 44632. | Manish (hi_son) | 43.80 | 92% | 2023-11-25 |
| 44633. | ViperSage (viper_saint) | 43.79 | 95% | 2024-07-22 |
| 44634. | Zhenming Gu (zhenming5) | 43.79 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 44635. | TypeGod69 (type_god_69) | 43.78 | 94% | 2024-02-23 |
| 44636. | Darryle (dmarble1) | 43.78 | 94% | 2015-05-19 |
| 44637. | Cee (tinycee) | 43.76 | 93.1% | 2024-05-26 |
| 44638. | Rasz (badrul123) | 43.75 | 95% | 2024-06-19 |
| 44639. | J (evil_june) | 43.75 | — | 2011-01-03 |
| 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 |