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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40966. | Euan (killnars) | 48.29 | 93.3% | 2024-05-25 |
| 40967. | Ibraim (ibrai_m) | 48.29 | 95% | 2023-07-03 |
| 40968. | Bohdan (bogdanr) | 48.29 | 97% | 2021-04-04 |
| 40969. | Tien (lienetn) | 48.29 | — | 2011-04-13 |
| 40970. | Igor (igor87) | 48.28 | 95.5% | 2025-04-05 |
| 40971. | Maurice (mo01) | 48.28 | 96% | 2024-09-30 |
| 40972. | aoeuhtns (aoeuhtns3000) | 48.28 | 94% | 2024-05-06 |
| 40973. | Vjeko (cubes7930) | 48.28 | 93.5% | 2023-12-17 |
| 40974. | Know Thyself (faruuuuu) | 48.28 | 96.4% | 2025-01-25 |
| 40975. | nouran mohaemed (nouram2008) | 48.27 | 94% | 2025-02-21 |
| 40976. | cheikh (cheikhbr) | 48.27 | 95% | 2022-05-09 |
| 40977. | pontus (vattenbyxa) | 48.27 | 92% | 2013-03-01 |
| 40978. | Skira (skira) | 48.27 | 95% | 2015-03-09 |
| 40979. | ksm123 [colemak+browns] (ks... | 48.27 | 95% | 2013-05-27 |
| 40980. | Felix (fasterbueno) | 48.26 | 93% | 2024-09-06 |
| 40981. | Accio (acciomeatball) | 48.26 | 91% | 2024-10-05 |
| 40982. | champ (shamaw) | 48.25 | 93.9% | 2024-11-25 |
| 40983. | Double Mint (khaloi21) | 48.25 | 94.6% | 2025-01-07 |
| 40984. | Aman maheshwari (aman0123) | 48.25 | 97% | 2024-08-04 |
| 40985. | Julius Alfvén Starkenberg ... | 48.25 | 95% | 2024-04-21 |
| 40986. | Mighty (mighty_types) | 48.25 | 98% | 2021-01-28 |
| 40987. | M (magmag00) | 48.25 | 95% | 2021-12-16 |
| 40988. | spearsg (spearsg) | 48.24 | 93% | 2024-08-01 |
| 40989. | Amelia (ameliamn) | 48.24 | 95% | 2024-09-24 |
| 40990. | Moises (el_gavilan) | 48.24 | 94% | 2024-04-09 |
| 40991. | Brian Ringgold (ingston) | 48.24 | 99% | 2024-03-11 |
| 40992. | six (y33t3r) | 48.24 | 94% | 2021-01-27 |
| 40993. | hema (hemathapa) | 48.24 | 91% | 2014-01-07 |
| 40994. | v for vendetta (anonimous17) | 48.24 | 92% | 2012-11-01 |
| 40995. | Justin (speedygg1) | 48.23 | 98.6% | 2025-01-17 |
| 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 |