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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38111. | Sanji (kuroashi) | 56.46 | 89% | 2013-12-07 |
| 38112. | James (jkpuck) | 56.46 | 93% | 2014-07-17 |
| 38113. | Muhammad Omar (omar_farooq) | 56.45 | 94% | 2021-04-19 |
| 38114. | Austin (awhstayn) | 56.45 | 93% | 2016-04-05 |
| 38115. | fordy (f0rty) | 56.45 | 95% | 2024-06-12 |
| 38116. | Jean Carlos (jeang5732) | 56.45 | 96.7% | 2025-04-21 |
| 38117. | MohammedAlzahrani (mohammed... | 56.45 | 94.6% | 2024-06-01 |
| 38118. | 9086 (typeracer_9086) | 56.45 | 97% | 2024-06-23 |
| 38119. | Sasha (moongue) | 56.45 | 97% | 2021-07-06 |
| 38120. | Gevorg (thespeedruner) | 56.45 | 95% | 2025-02-05 |
| 38121. | wd (wd_champ) | 56.45 | 96.7% | 2023-12-05 |
| 38122. | Basel (baselrx7) | 56.45 | 94.9% | 2024-11-19 |
| 38123. | Hiromi (fukatsumi) | 56.45 | 97% | 2018-04-05 |
| 38124. | Nuk (soulquiz) | 56.45 | 93% | 2015-08-16 |
| 38125. | Hai Hw (second_half) | 56.45 | 94% | 2025-03-05 |
| 38126. | jack (pallicord) | 56.45 | 97% | 2015-09-09 |
| 38127. | Gourdo (gourdo) | 56.44 | 98.6% | 2025-01-04 |
| 38128. | BigBalls (bigballsinyourmouth) | 56.44 | 94% | 2024-12-14 |
| 38129. | lhk (lighthouse_keeper) | 56.44 | 94% | 2020-08-07 |
| 38130. | Mrerran11 (mrerran11) | 56.44 | 94% | 2023-12-27 |
| 38131. | priyansh (itsspriyansh) | 56.44 | 97% | 2022-02-02 |
| 38132. | Jordan (godlysharky) | 56.44 | 95% | 2024-04-20 |
| 38133. | Simon (cimon423) | 56.44 | 96% | 2020-10-12 |
| 38134. | Daniel (xoron) | 56.44 | 95% | 2012-01-17 |
| 38135. | May (thiyp) | 56.44 | 91% | 2016-07-12 |
| 38136. | Albard (albard) | 56.44 | 95% | 2012-07-10 |
| 38137. | Johny (johny_smiley86) | 56.43 | 97% | 2022-12-05 |
| 38138. | Amir Hossein Farhadi (kingahf) | 56.43 | 93.2% | 2025-02-24 |
| 38139. | Batbold (burabatbolf) | 56.43 | 93% | 2021-04-27 |
| 38140. | mamuka (mamuka) | 56.43 | 96.3% | 2024-06-03 |
| 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 |