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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39995. | Angel (starwargirl13) | 53.08 | 96% | 2023-10-10 |
| 39996. | Sena Rainey (sena1287) | 53.08 | 96.2% | 2023-12-31 |
| 39997. | Mystref (mystref) | 53.08 | 83% | 2015-09-05 |
| 39998. | Dhruv (nosvetra) | 53.07 | 94% | 2024-04-05 |
| 39999. | Nobel (nobel1998) | 53.07 | 94.4% | 2024-05-17 |
| 40000. | Chirag (crg91) | 53.07 | 89% | 2012-01-25 |
| 40001. | Aryan Mishra (aryanmishra29) | 53.06 | 95% | 2024-08-31 |
| 40002. | Vivek (vkpunique) | 53.06 | 98% | 2021-01-06 |
| 40003. | XnCreed (xncreed) | 53.05 | 94.7% | 2024-08-16 |
| 40004. | petat_irrumator (petat_irru... | 53.05 | 95% | 2024-10-02 |
| 40005. | Rob (rmsare) | 53.05 | 92% | 2016-11-14 |
| 40006. | dmna17 (dzone) | 53.05 | 91% | 2016-07-07 |
| 40007. | Ammar (aur0ra) | 53.04 | 96.8% | 2023-12-04 |
| 40008. | Carla (cgalarza) | 53.04 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 40009. | JR (jr18) | 53.04 | 95% | 2011-09-13 |
| 40010. | catchpatch (catchpatch) | 53.04 | 93% | 2013-08-23 |
| 40011. | salami sandwoich (patrickda... | 53.03 | 96% | 2023-06-15 |
| 40012. | quaiongen (quaiongen) | 53.03 | 95.1% | 2024-04-10 |
| 40013. | Yaya (yaya_90) | 53.03 | 96.9% | 2025-04-17 |
| 40014. | monkey_K1n9 (monkey_k1n9) | 53.03 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
| 40015. | ora (oraz123) | 53.03 | 96% | 2023-12-13 |
| 40016. | fjfrancis (fjfrancis) | 53.03 | 94% | 2023-08-28 |
| 40017. | Abidur (abid_ur) | 53.03 | 95% | 2024-07-28 |
| 40018. | tstats[sirpudwhip] (sirpudw... | 53.03 | 89% | 2016-12-25 |
| 40019. | Rufin (uruzraido) | 53.03 | 97% | 2018-01-02 |
| 40020. | pang (pangjingen) | 53.03 | 95% | 2018-07-25 |
| 40021. | randomtennisplayer (randomt... | 53.02 | 96% | 2024-03-03 |
| 40022. | Alyssa (sunbird96) | 53.02 | 97.2% | 2024-07-28 |
| 40023. | GlobularCluster (globular_c... | 53.02 | 94.3% | 2024-05-01 |
| 40024. | Jacky Lim (kingfinger) | 53.02 | 91% | 2013-05-23 |
| 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 |