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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42273. | Jordan (iorvethx1) | 49.51 | 95% | 2019-04-18 |
| 42274. | Kurooo (kuro_016) | 49.51 | 95% | 2024-03-20 |
| 42275. | Shadman Al (srafid) | 49.51 | 95% | 2022-03-17 |
| 42276. | Sajid (sajid006) | 49.51 | 97% | 2020-09-12 |
| 42277. | Hung (lmhung2007) | 49.51 | — | 2011-01-11 |
| 42278. | gwendolyn (geo1960) | 49.51 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
| 42279. | Alcal (alcal) | 49.51 | 88% | 2013-08-05 |
| 42280. | Lavan kumar (lavan_234) | 49.50 | 94% | 2025-04-05 |
| 42281. | Tay (buihuynhtay) | 49.50 | 96% | 2025-04-05 |
| 42282. | tstats[f6rz9d] (f6rz9d) | 49.50 | 94% | 2022-07-31 |
| 42283. | Booo (practice1hday) | 49.50 | 96% | 2024-02-21 |
| 42284. | gtim (gtim_2) | 49.50 | 94% | 2021-06-05 |
| 42285. | odannnnnnn (quietkid) | 49.50 | 95% | 2021-03-18 |
| 42286. | katerina (katerina_) | 49.50 | 96% | 2014-09-10 |
| 42287. | James (jimbo88) | 49.50 | 91% | 2016-04-19 |
| 42288. | Evil (eviljoe) | 49.50 | 93% | 2012-02-04 |
| 42289. | Lidonia (261221lidonia) | 49.49 | 96% | 2024-01-12 |
| 42290. | woozy (darwoozy) | 49.49 | 94% | 2024-12-30 |
| 42291. | Googly (googlyguy) | 49.49 | 94% | 2022-10-29 |
| 42292. | jin (jin13z) | 49.49 | 94.3% | 2023-10-01 |
| 42293. | Anston (watertypepokemon) | 49.49 | 97% | 2021-06-09 |
| 42294. | Trung (nguyentrung_hmu) | 49.49 | 90% | 2014-06-15 |
| 42295. | AshenOne (kevinman117) | 49.48 | 87% | 2011-10-30 |
| 42296. | dani (tzvishilo) | 49.48 | 91% | 2017-03-18 |
| 42297. | Dimitris (yoofighter) | 49.48 | 95% | 2021-07-13 |
| 42298. | Aaron (abrezzy) | 49.47 | 93% | 2023-06-26 |
| 42299. | Martin (manpluskeys) | 49.47 | 96% | 2018-02-12 |
| 42300. | akash (akash_one) | 49.47 | 94% | 2024-08-19 |
| 42301. | cal (fastfingers34) | 49.46 | 95.2% | 2025-01-17 |
| 42302. | Luna (goliath23) | 49.46 | 96% | 2024-04-29 |
| 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 |