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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41157. | b0b1r (b0b1r) | 49.10 | 89% | 2012-07-23 |
| 41158. | Felix Nielsen (stephenbunting) | 49.09 | 96% | 2025-01-11 |
| 41159. | Levianth (pein46) | 49.09 | 99% | 2024-07-25 |
| 41160. | slow kid (usernotavailable2... | 49.09 | 94% | 2020-12-18 |
| 41161. | Origami (lilleline) | 49.09 | 88% | 2016-07-13 |
| 41162. | sendhilkumar (coolsendhil) | 49.09 | 91% | 2015-01-07 |
| 41163. | why (itsgottabemin) | 49.08 | 95% | 2024-05-13 |
| 41164. | Ashik (ashikbillah) | 49.08 | 95% | 2024-08-13 |
| 41165. | Halo (fishmona) | 49.08 | 96% | 2023-04-12 |
| 41166. | mitesh jeughale (mit001) | 49.07 | 97% | 2024-06-13 |
| 41167. | Hatrick (rccodes) | 49.07 | 86% | 2015-07-25 |
| 41168. | olivia (_o1iviaa) | 49.06 | 96% | 2025-02-11 |
| 41169. | francis (idominate123) | 49.06 | 86% | 2015-04-21 |
| 41170. | HUN (botyi22) | 49.06 | 96% | 2022-09-17 |
| 41171. | Anthony (nyspyda) | 49.06 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 41172. | Shamel (shameldiesel) | 49.06 | 92% | 2012-02-19 |
| 41173. | Jelly Nate (jellynate) | 49.05 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
| 41174. | anahi (a_nahi) | 49.05 | 96% | 2024-11-14 |
| 41175. | Sir_Wi11iam (sir_wi11iam) | 49.05 | 89% | 2013-08-01 |
| 41176. | Anitha (anitha_1406) | 49.05 | 95.6% | 2021-02-01 |
| 41177. | Zaman00412 (zaman00412) | 49.05 | 96% | 2021-04-25 |
| 41178. | aSd 3 (asd1) | 49.05 | 93% | 2014-01-23 |
| 41179. | Jason (postmaster) | 49.05 | 94% | 2018-04-05 |
| 41180. | joyal (joyal) | 49.05 | 95% | 2014-01-23 |
| 41181. | Jaskirat (jkaur7) | 49.04 | 95% | 2012-08-17 |
| 41182. | noah (nitro_noah) | 49.03 | 96% | 2025-02-20 |
| 41183. | eunoia (eunoia04) | 49.03 | 96% | 2025-01-26 |
| 41184. | prime (prim_masry) | 49.03 | 97% | 2024-09-14 |
| 41185. | bob (bobstyping) | 49.03 | 93% | 2025-04-28 |
| 41186. | Mrsantiizer (mrsanitizer) | 49.03 | 94% | 2023-09-19 |
| 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 |