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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42292. | Thicknanners (thicknanners) | 49.56 | 92% | 2024-11-09 |
| 42293. | macintosh (puppy23) | 49.56 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 42294. | Thomas (todadqa) | 49.56 | 82% | 2015-10-02 |
| 42295. | ig@ (fainterkitten) | 49.56 | 88% | 2016-03-23 |
| 42296. | Ahmad Raza (ahmadraza188@ya... | 49.56 | 89% | 2012-09-12 |
| 42297. | Paul Justine Torres (false22) | 49.55 | 94% | 2024-09-17 |
| 42298. | Ethereal (dragonfly654) | 49.55 | 95.4% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42299. | Abdullah (abdullasawood) | 49.55 | 93% | 2012-04-22 |
| 42300. | Gustavo (gugora) | 49.54 | 94% | 2024-07-18 |
| 42301. | Varun_Shivaram (varun_shiva... | 49.54 | 95.2% | 2024-01-12 |
| 42302. | Rushabh (rushabhshah20) | 49.54 | 95% | 2023-02-09 |
| 42303. | Tu (tunguyenq) | 49.54 | 94% | 2015-10-28 |
| 42304. | BOMBO (bombo_12) | 49.53 | 95% | 2025-05-22 |
| 42305. | Prakash Khadka KHADKA (prak... | 49.53 | 94% | 2023-01-15 |
| 42306. | Abhi (abhi_kheni) | 49.53 | 96.2% | 2024-02-17 |
| 42307. | Paramjit (paramjit.dhankhar... | 49.53 | 92% | 2012-04-21 |
| 42308. | Ewit (ewitkiewcz) | 49.52 | 96% | 2025-05-14 |
| 42309. | Jules (jules789) | 49.52 | 96.5% | 2024-12-20 |
| 42310. | light (lightdsy) | 49.52 | 93% | 2024-09-26 |
| 42311. | saleh (msynk) | 49.52 | 86% | 2015-05-03 |
| 42312. | Sur (phonelock) | 49.52 | 86% | 2012-03-20 |
| 42313. | Nils (colemakn) | 49.52 | — | 2010-09-21 |
| 42314. | Jordan (iorvethx1) | 49.51 | 95% | 2019-04-18 |
| 42315. | Kurooo (kuro_016) | 49.51 | 95% | 2024-03-20 |
| 42316. | Shadman Al (srafid) | 49.51 | 95% | 2022-03-17 |
| 42317. | Sajid (sajid006) | 49.51 | 97% | 2020-09-12 |
| 42318. | Hung (lmhung2007) | 49.51 | — | 2011-01-11 |
| 42319. | gwendolyn (geo1960) | 49.51 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
| 42320. | Alcal (alcal) | 49.51 | 88% | 2013-08-05 |
| 42321. | Lavan kumar (lavan_234) | 49.50 | 94% | 2025-04-05 |
| 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 |