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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46082. | Andrew (yungwok) | 45.94 | 92% | 2017-02-21 |
| 46083. | prashant (prashant_2k) | 45.93 | 93.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 46084. | Bappy (mdbappy1712251) | 45.93 | 96.8% | 2024-11-27 |
| 46085. | Keziah (worthless) | 45.92 | 95% | 2018-01-13 |
| 46086. | Sergio (rtos) | 45.92 | 94% | 2014-07-16 |
| 46087. | Prasad (dprasad465) | 45.92 | 95% | 2013-11-18 |
| 46088. | kuzan (kuzannocap) | 45.91 | 93% | 2025-10-04 |
| 46089. | John Pork (lewishamilton44g... | 45.91 | 94% | 2024-04-11 |
| 46090. | AppleSnap (applesnap_1) | 45.91 | 94% | 2021-07-25 |
| 46091. | colemakTYPIST (colemak_qwer... | 45.91 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
| 46092. | yeh (yehyann) | 45.91 | 95% | 2015-01-21 |
| 46093. | Dominic Torralba (blackreap... | 45.90 | 93% | 2023-09-08 |
| 46094. | Anvay (anvay02) | 45.90 | 95.2% | 2024-02-24 |
| 46095. | Kolya (kreox) | 45.90 | 94.6% | 2025-01-12 |
| 46096. | Clive (clive8794) | 45.90 | 95% | 2025-07-04 |
| 46097. | Christine (christine_1323) | 45.90 | 96.8% | 2023-11-21 |
| 46098. | Madan Lama (madanflow) | 45.89 | 95% | 2024-10-08 |
| 46099. | Ednar (ednarstuck) | 45.89 | 90% | 2017-06-01 |
| 46100. | Zippy (zippy2k) | 45.89 | 95% | 2015-05-24 |
| 46101. | Tear ace (tear_ace) | 45.89 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
| 46102. | sudhanshu (dhansu) | 45.89 | 89% | 2013-07-01 |
| 46103. | Thiar Htwe (thidarhtwe476) | 45.88 | 95.5% | 2024-09-25 |
| 46104. | wifftees (wifftees) | 45.88 | 96% | 2022-01-07 |
| 46105. | Siobhan (shembury) | 45.87 | 94.5% | 2024-01-24 |
| 46106. | Raymond (rayluzuvi) | 45.87 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 46107. | fayis (fayisfa) | 45.86 | 96.1% | 2024-12-12 |
| 46108. | keshav (keshavraj) | 45.86 | 97% | 2025-07-12 |
| 46109. | Steven (stev3nj) | 45.85 | 93% | 2025-06-13 |
| 46110. | taq (thaque58) | 45.85 | 94.7% | 2023-12-23 |
| 46111. | AFKBRO (afkbro) | 45.84 | 95.5% | 2024-12-30 |
| 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 |