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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42045. | Callum (cal_a_mari) | 43.37 | 93% | 2021-10-27 |
| 42046. | Ult (ultint) | 43.37 | 93% | 2020-12-07 |
| 42047. | Yama (yamachan) | 43.37 | — | 2010-06-24 |
| 42048. | YQ (yaaooqun) | 43.36 | 94% | 2024-02-16 |
| 42049. | sothea (sothea9) | 43.36 | 94% | 2023-02-22 |
| 42050. | chuckshlongdiner (chuckshlo... | 43.34 | 93% | 2025-02-28 |
| 42051. | kdjaiel (nobody42) | 43.34 | 93.6% | 2024-06-20 |
| 42052. | mohanad (mohanad123) | 43.34 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
| 42053. | Alytoni (alytoni) | 43.34 | 94% | 2021-02-24 |
| 42054. | Megan (noctive) | 43.33 | 87% | 2014-10-14 |
| 42055. | ZenDefuq (zendefuq) | 43.31 | 94.8% | 2024-09-29 |
| 42056. | Patrick (specialpat101) | 43.28 | — | 2011-03-15 |
| 42057. | Mayank Purandare (skullhead04) | 43.27 | 93% | 2024-11-23 |
| 42058. | chris mulden (chrismulden) | 43.25 | 91% | 2024-04-18 |
| 42059. | Aeron James (ajutzu) | 43.25 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
| 42060. | Nasim (nasim89) | 43.25 | 90% | 2012-02-11 |
| 42061. | Blobi (blobixdd) | 43.24 | 91% | 2022-03-13 |
| 42062. | Yusuf Jama (yusufjm) | 43.23 | 96.6% | 2023-12-11 |
| 42063. | Sarki ᡣ𐭩 •｡ꪆৎ... | 43.22 | 96.2% | 2025-03-17 |
| 42064. | T3llural (tellural) | 43.22 | 93% | 2024-11-29 |
| 42065. | joey (jalr400th) | 43.21 | 96% | 2024-07-02 |
| 42066. | zozo (zozo12) | 43.19 | 97% | 2024-02-24 |
| 42067. | Miyu16 (miyu16) | 43.18 | 95% | 2025-01-07 |
| 42068. | Reveka (r3veka) | 43.17 | 94.8% | 2025-04-18 |
| 42069. | Shan (shingail) | 43.17 | 94% | 2016-06-14 |
| 42070. | shanmu (shanmu95) | 43.17 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
| 42071. | KeySpeed (keyspeeddemon69) | 43.16 | 97.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 42072. | abid (abid_shah5771@yahoo.com) | 43.16 | 83% | 2015-10-08 |
| 42073. | sileshi (sile1000) | 43.14 | 94% | 2023-12-06 |
| 42074. | Yvonne (yperrett) | 43.14 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 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 |