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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45952. | richard (trash2zero) | 41.87 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 45953. | Saurav Shakya (kemura) | 41.86 | 92% | 2024-07-04 |
| 45954. | Javier (javimadrid4) | 41.86 | 96% | 2024-07-24 |
| 45955. | Sarah (the_gilson_girl_) | 41.86 | 96% | 2025-04-26 |
| 45956. | guy (zagu) | 41.86 | 96% | 2020-04-25 |
| 45957. | Yeabkal Tessema (yeab_k) | 41.85 | 95% | 2025-01-15 |
| 45958. | translate account (translat... | 41.85 | 95% | 2024-05-31 |
| 45959. | El (elchapo0) | 41.84 | 96% | 2023-06-12 |
| 45960. | AMANJOT SINGH KHALSA (amanj... | 41.83 | 94.2% | 2024-09-09 |
| 45961. | brown marwa (brownmarwa) | 41.82 | 92% | 2025-08-19 |
| 45962. | Igor (nyarlath) | 41.82 | 95% | 2012-04-10 |
| 45963. | Szpunder (szpunder) | 41.80 | 92% | 2024-06-06 |
| 45964. | Chris (safebet) | 41.80 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
| 45965. | Supreme cake17 (supreme_cak... | 41.79 | 94.5% | 2024-05-13 |
| 45966. | Ivet (grizzie) | 41.78 | 95% | 2025-02-25 |
| 45967. | Note (_note_) | 41.78 | 92% | 2023-12-19 |
| 45968. | V S (qinqueue) | 41.76 | 94% | 2025-06-16 |
| 45969. | Avinash Sharma (majnubhai) | 41.76 | 94.8% | 2024-08-09 |
| 45970. | Eric (wiisportstommy) | 41.76 | 95% | 2024-08-27 |
| 45971. | Amandeep (ashvanibadgujjar) | 41.76 | 93% | 2024-09-09 |
| 45972. | futoshi (futoshi) | 41.76 | 92% | 2015-06-13 |
| 45973. | Lilfryry (lilfryry) | 41.75 | 95.9% | 2024-06-21 |
| 45974. | Izzy (izzykitt) | 41.75 | 94.5% | 2024-10-14 |
| 45975. | phil (phil1) | 41.74 | 90% | 2012-09-08 |
| 45976. | Abdul (abduljabbarpeer) | 41.72 | 96.3% | 2025-01-17 |
| 45977. | Lev (leviity) | 41.71 | 91.6% | 2023-12-05 |
| 45978. | Rossi (rossifillz14) | 41.70 | 95% | 2015-06-11 |
| 45979. | Pluto (pluto_the_typer) | 41.67 | 94.3% | 2023-11-13 |
| 45980. | Refrigerator (a_pynecone) | 41.66 | 93.3% | 2025-05-23 |
| 45981. | Chiu Wai (hsoscar) | 41.64 | 93% | 2014-11-26 |
| 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 |