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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42379. | N3tworkKC (n3tworkkc) | 40.23 | 95.4% | 2024-09-18 |
| 42380. | jay (jaybenitez) | 40.20 | 88% | 2012-04-26 |
| 42381. | dingmadder (dingmadder) | 40.17 | 97% | 2024-08-09 |
| 42382. | Sean (sleamy) | 40.16 | 86% | 2016-01-04 |
| 42383. | Fay (fay4) | 40.15 | 95% | 2024-08-07 |
| 42384. | Tom (tomtype) | 40.15 | 93% | 2012-12-20 |
| 42385. | Minh (praythuong) | 40.15 | 83% | 2011-11-16 |
| 42386. | Mayank Awasthi (mayankawast... | 40.14 | 92.8% | 2024-05-16 |
| 42387. | Ilyas (fluffierje) | 40.14 | 95% | 2023-01-26 |
| 42388. | Isaac (tp6m) | 40.13 | 93% | 2025-04-01 |
| 42389. | Vivek_Gautam (viv_ek) | 40.13 | 96% | 2021-05-17 |
| 42390. | Harjot (harjot2000) | 40.12 | 92% | 2021-02-27 |
| 42391. | turtlebay (thebayofturtles) | 40.09 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
| 42392. | Aria (ariaxs) | 40.09 | 92% | 2024-05-14 |
| 42393. | Random troll (gandalfman) | 40.08 | 93% | 2014-01-24 |
| 42394. | dean (lucina) | 40.07 | 84% | 2014-10-29 |
| 42395. | Aman Gupta (eddgedancer) | 40.05 | 91.3% | 2024-06-18 |
| 42396. | Dhimas (only_michiee) | 40.05 | 94% | 2024-03-01 |
| 42397. | Said (iliketyping113) | 40.03 | 94% | 2024-10-27 |
| 42398. | Legacy (legacy_23) | 40.03 | 95.6% | 2023-12-21 |
| 42399. | yjl1c21 (yjl1c21) | 40.02 | 93.9% | 2024-03-23 |
| 42400. | jayshri (jayshri) | 40.02 | 91% | 2012-12-21 |
| 42401. | soumar (soumar11) | 40.01 | 93% | 2023-01-02 |
| 42402. | Samir Mahmud (samir_mahmud) | 40.00 | 94% | 2024-08-24 |
| 42403. | etype (etype41) | 39.99 | 95% | 2024-06-11 |
| 42404. | Rauan (morganmmmmm) | 39.99 | 92% | 2024-07-16 |
| 42405. | Dnyanesh (shivshakti) | 39.98 | 94.4% | 2024-06-14 |
| 42406. | Remember (mmohit) | 39.98 | 86% | 2013-06-27 |
| 42407. | Neha _11 (neha_7) | 39.95 | 94.4% | 2023-12-14 |
| 42408. | Itakashi (eqolibreum) | 39.94 | 87% | 2015-04-13 |
| 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 |