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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40025. | Zhijian (zliangal) | 54.35 | 95% | 2022-02-06 |
| 40026. | Aron (mailo95) | 54.35 | 95% | 2017-02-20 |
| 40027. | Suman Rana (suman_rana_magar) | 54.34 | 97.1% | 2024-12-22 |
| 40028. | Audrey (audrey_19) | 54.34 | 94.5% | 2024-09-24 |
| 40029. | Emerald (emeraldz05) | 54.33 | 94% | 2021-05-29 |
| 40030. | maralgun.v (maralgunv) | 54.33 | 94% | 2024-11-22 |
| 40031. | ab (sudden_death) | 54.33 | 96% | 2014-03-06 |
| 40032. | Alex (yourthevictim) | 54.33 | 95% | 2021-03-02 |
| 40033. | Hiren (userhiren) | 54.32 | 94% | 2022-02-01 |
| 40034. | QuotaRuota (quotaruota) | 54.32 | 96.5% | 2024-03-28 |
| 40035. | Daniel (sirdanielthesixth) | 54.32 | 96.2% | 2024-01-11 |
| 40036. | RYP (rryypp) | 54.32 | 97% | 2024-11-09 |
| 40037. | katelyn (xousta) | 54.32 | 95.3% | 2024-03-25 |
| 40038. | Visha (16vxparmar08) | 54.32 | 86% | 2012-01-27 |
| 40039. | Raziel23 (raziel23) | 54.32 | — | 2010-12-20 |
| 40040. | Magar (seto_rose) | 54.32 | 90% | 2015-03-26 |
| 40041. | nashwa (nskamila) | 54.31 | 97% | 2025-03-26 |
| 40042. | Chhatrasal (chhatrasal) | 54.31 | 95% | 2025-05-31 |
| 40043. | maaatko (maatko) | 54.31 | 95% | 2024-08-26 |
| 40044. | Tarek Rahman Siam (srtarek110) | 54.31 | 95% | 2024-11-20 |
| 40045. | akash (akash1908) | 54.31 | 93.9% | 2024-12-06 |
| 40046. | kimhak1689 (kimhak1689) | 54.31 | 96% | 2024-05-03 |
| 40047. | Glove80Racer (glove80racer) | 54.31 | 92.6% | 2024-04-08 |
| 40048. | Tien (pucachika) | 54.31 | 94% | 2014-01-04 |
| 40049. | nandhini (nandhinianand) | 54.30 | 96% | 2024-02-06 |
| 40050. | Crook (crookedman4198) | 54.30 | 96.3% | 2024-12-06 |
| 40051. | Ironside (ironside_7) | 54.30 | 93% | 2024-09-30 |
| 40052. | felix (xear_) | 54.30 | 95% | 2024-02-06 |
| 40053. | dark (dark_lord25) | 54.30 | 96% | 2022-06-23 |
| 40054. | indianman (speedpotion1415) | 54.30 | 95% | 2022-03-12 |
| 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 |