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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40973. | Nungkha (nungkha) | 53.39 | 96% | 2021-12-13 |
| 40974. | zach (zach1067) | 53.38 | 95% | 2025-02-13 |
| 40975. | Prabuddha (learning2type1414) | 53.38 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
| 40976. | Charlie (thothcomplex) | 53.38 | 96% | 2017-06-18 |
| 40977. | M (mtth) | 53.38 | 96% | 2025-08-05 |
| 40978. | kafka (kafkatamura) | 53.37 | 94.9% | 2023-12-08 |
| 40979. | no (cetuslapetus) | 53.37 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
| 40980. | Marco (marcov641) | 53.37 | 94.8% | 2024-02-02 |
| 40981. | RoboAW (roboaw) | 53.37 | 96% | 2022-05-15 |
| 40982. | Oreo (lofi) | 53.37 | 95% | 2011-08-20 |
| 40983. | Viet (vietbuzz) | 53.36 | 96% | 2016-07-16 |
| 40984. | Mieszko Pasierbek (mieszek_00) | 53.36 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 40985. | Prince (princesharma07) | 53.36 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 40986. | Ahmed (ahemd1982) | 53.36 | 96% | 2023-08-16 |
| 40987. | Yitoo (yitoo_a) | 53.36 | 96% | 2023-05-19 |
| 40988. | Amoon (_amoon19) | 53.36 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
| 40989. | John Pork (johnpork42069) | 53.35 | 96.4% | 2025-03-27 |
| 40990. | vega_lex (vega_lex) | 53.35 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 40991. | melloukireda (drmind) | 53.35 | 96.6% | 2025-05-02 |
| 40992. | Kocsis (tisq13) | 53.35 | 95% | 2022-02-19 |
| 40993. | slowwwwwwwwww (catalyst1985) | 53.35 | 98% | 2016-07-25 |
| 40994. | chotu (rishavkumar43) | 53.34 | 96.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 40995. | Benny (uysibenny) | 53.34 | 94.3% | 2025-03-24 |
| 40996. | Dipu (dipu_canada) | 53.34 | 96% | 2024-05-15 |
| 40997. | Aashirvad Jaiswal (aashirva... | 53.34 | 96.1% | 2025-01-10 |
| 40998. | ben (peterpumpkineater96) | 53.34 | 95% | 2024-12-06 |
| 40999. | Omega (likeyouknow) | 53.34 | 95.6% | 2024-10-29 |
| 41000. | James (watashiii) | 53.34 | 94.8% | 2024-01-20 |
| 41001. | 8N (_8n_) | 53.34 | 93% | 2022-03-04 |
| 41002. | Brian (patsby) | 53.33 | 93% | 2014-04-16 |
| 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 |