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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43793. | Tim (tim88) | 42.82 | 96% | 2021-09-08 |
| 43794. | Louis (l_ferreira) | 42.81 | — | 2010-10-13 |
| 43795. | Sondos (miss_robot) | 42.80 | 94.4% | 2024-06-01 |
| 43796. | BigDaddyJohnson42069 (hillca5) | 42.80 | 95.6% | 2023-12-05 |
| 43797. | David (davand88) | 42.80 | 88% | 2017-03-11 |
| 43798. | Khushi (khsuhi) | 42.79 | 95% | 2025-05-17 |
| 43799. | tata (bosunia) | 42.78 | 95.2% | 2025-02-16 |
| 43800. | Chen Hao Yik (picayik) | 42.78 | 95% | 2024-03-11 |
| 43801. | Murphy (murphy912) | 42.78 | 94% | 2023-08-03 |
| 43802. | fangjiahuang (fangjiahuang) | 42.77 | 95% | 2024-06-04 |
| 43803. | Mayanl (space_geek) | 42.76 | 94.3% | 2024-10-29 |
| 43804. | Tracy (tracyyy) | 42.76 | 89% | 2013-09-10 |
| 43805. | John (dsumedh) | 42.76 | 96% | 2019-06-14 |
| 43806. | Inaam (inaam1) | 42.75 | 93% | 2024-05-28 |
| 43807. | Mohammad (mqawasmeh03) | 42.74 | 93% | 2024-08-04 |
| 43808. | Atthawit (zaalimit) | 42.74 | 85% | 2011-07-29 |
| 43809. | Coder (coder_bro) | 42.73 | 91.7% | 2025-01-30 |
| 43810. | Marco (marcocazares) | 42.72 | 80% | 2016-05-05 |
| 43811. | Nurbek (taizhanovnurbek) | 42.71 | 92% | 2024-07-08 |
| 43812. | Frendy (frendysantoso) | 42.69 | 93% | 2017-10-30 |
| 43813. | daylight (huumanh) | 42.68 | 93.7% | 2023-11-28 |
| 43814. | dato (noza) | 42.68 | 91% | 2014-10-03 |
| 43815. | Mohammad Hassan (mohammad_h... | 42.67 | 98% | 2024-08-13 |
| 43816. | Cee (imlacee) | 42.67 | 95% | 2023-01-26 |
| 43817. | Sudarshan (sudarshan55) | 42.66 | 97% | 2023-06-26 |
| 43818. | Carbo (carbo_ev) | 42.63 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 43819. | ImJun (imjun) | 42.63 | 94% | 2024-12-05 |
| 43820. | Zakaria (zakaria_asbban23) | 42.63 | 92% | 2023-11-21 |
| 43821. | Parash (renez) | 42.63 | 95% | 2017-07-04 |
| 43822. | Joe (joemama8144) | 42.63 | 92% | 2021-09-23 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |