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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44521. | new (newbie777) | 39.13 | — | 2010-11-09 |
| 44522. | ᗜ (stenick) | 39.12 | 92% | 2018-07-15 |
| 44523. | Laurenzo (laurenzoo) | 39.09 | 92% | 2021-03-09 |
| 44524. | Skywolf (heheskywolf) | 39.07 | 92% | 2020-05-03 |
| 44525. | Shinagi (shinagi) | 39.06 | 93.9% | 2023-12-10 |
| 44526. | Marcus (marcusteo2) | 39.05 | 95% | 2021-03-09 |
| 44527. | weldon (welison) | 39.02 | 95% | 2021-02-28 |
| 44528. | Khwaja (waqaskhwaja7624) | 38.99 | 95% | 2024-02-25 |
| 44529. | Ghazanfar (ghazanfar6121) | 38.95 | 92% | 2015-10-10 |
| 44530. | Cody (thesaltyviking) | 38.92 | 96% | 2020-04-29 |
| 44531. | Zubair (zubidoobi) | 38.91 | 88% | 2014-03-26 |
| 44532. | Ron (ronzar12) | 38.87 | 94% | 2025-05-25 |
| 44533. | frank (2ndchoice) | 38.87 | 93% | 2020-08-28 |
| 44534. | aliyah (zzsmom) | 38.86 | 95% | 2024-08-07 |
| 44535. | Aren (rocketnera) | 38.84 | 96% | 2025-04-16 |
| 44536. | Ayan (ayan_shk) | 38.84 | 94% | 2024-08-08 |
| 44537. | "(◕‿◕)" (rocky_pogi) | 38.82 | 81% | 2011-10-28 |
| 44538. | Alijah (stitch_626) | 38.81 | 94% | 2024-08-07 |
| 44539. | R4ven (r4ven) | 38.81 | 96% | 2021-01-08 |
| 44540. | Anton (hoovett) | 38.78 | 98% | 2024-02-11 |
| 44541. | roby (yengod) | 38.77 | 97% | 2024-03-04 |
| 44542. | Pascale (pascale135) | 38.75 | 95% | 2024-01-27 |
| 44543. | Rusty (jzheng2) | 38.74 | 94.8% | 2025-04-30 |
| 44544. | Kayleigh (kayleigh_denise) | 38.74 | 92% | 2014-07-07 |
| 44545. | obsucra (obsucra) | 38.73 | 91% | 2025-05-13 |
| 44546. | SaintlyWingz (gabesean) | 38.73 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
| 44547. | iggy (iggy0213) | 38.71 | 95% | 2024-05-03 |
| 44548. | ANKIT (ankit11) | 38.71 | 87% | 2016-04-02 |
| 44549. | poppin (peepser) | 38.68 | 92% | 2023-12-09 |
| 44550. | Daniel (dmmj) | 38.68 | 84% | 2015-11-03 |
| 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 |