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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42883. | Aizada (aizadulya) | 41.26 | 93% | 2023-09-30 |
| 42884. | Ashish (ashishkr004) | 41.26 | 85% | 2013-10-21 |
| 42885. | radu (radu215) | 41.23 | 92% | 2020-12-21 |
| 42886. | Ricky (rickytyper) | 41.23 | 95% | 2015-10-07 |
| 42887. | Dan eran (maccabi_tlv) | 41.21 | 96.8% | 2024-10-24 |
| 42888. | Nuzan (nuzan) | 41.16 | 95.2% | 2025-05-07 |
| 42889. | raceracetype (ty1t3d) | 41.15 | 97% | 2024-10-25 |
| 42890. | sardinesmuggler (its_rex) | 41.12 | 97.4% | 2024-02-13 |
| 42891. | Anton (askadv) | 41.11 | 92% | 2016-08-30 |
| 42892. | Susan (biotech) | 41.11 | 93% | 2014-01-28 |
| 42893. | Zylo (zylothetyper) | 41.10 | 93% | 2023-02-18 |
| 42894. | Dada (dada_313) | 41.06 | 95% | 2024-11-12 |
| 42895. | Andres (andr35) | 41.06 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
| 42896. | mamoud (__mahmoud__) | 41.05 | 95% | 2021-11-16 |
| 42897. | chen (heheda) | 41.05 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 42898. | light (light_dawn) | 41.02 | 94% | 2021-06-04 |
| 42899. | dlrjdlfrdmausgksrnrdls (jhg... | 41.00 | 96% | 2023-08-19 |
| 42900. | Kebb (kebbwastaken) | 40.99 | 93% | 2025-02-25 |
| 42901. | les (less03) | 40.99 | 95% | 2024-04-24 |
| 42902. | Rachel Davidson (racheldavi... | 40.97 | 98% | 2024-11-15 |
| 42903. | Max (mshiggi2) | 40.97 | 94% | 2024-04-22 |
| 42904. | Tushar (tushar1_000) | 40.93 | 94% | 2021-01-22 |
| 42905. | Evan (navesulezed) | 40.89 | 96% | 2025-04-11 |
| 42906. | shubham (aditya2003) | 40.89 | 96% | 2021-01-27 |
| 42907. | Mike (verfi) | 40.87 | 92.4% | 2024-10-29 |
| 42908. | Tisya (marriejain) | 40.85 | 96.1% | 2024-11-20 |
| 42909. | Sourav (thind_sourav) | 40.79 | 94% | 2024-02-17 |
| 42910. | maryam (maryam98765) | 40.78 | 96% | 2024-12-22 |
| 42911. | hitesh kumar (rajat0007) | 40.77 | 97% | 2025-02-08 |
| 42912. | Ali (pork_chops) | 40.77 | 92.4% | 2024-06-04 |
| 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 |