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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42923. | Babul (babul_5) | 49.62 | 95.6% | 2024-07-22 |
| 42924. | Kshitij (kshitij_srv) | 49.62 | 97% | 2021-06-29 |
| 42925. | tstats[xtyping] (xtyping) | 49.62 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 42926. | J (useneolayout) | 49.62 | 96% | 2015-06-01 |
| 42927. | Manh (manhlapvo) | 49.62 | 95% | 2013-03-18 |
| 42928. | Le (beeno92) | 49.62 | 93% | 2011-09-18 |
| 42929. | Pranish (pranishking7) | 49.61 | 95.1% | 2025-02-12 |
| 42930. | magical (magoukie) | 49.61 | 94% | 2024-09-12 |
| 42931. | DatOnyon (datonyon) | 49.61 | 94% | 2024-08-10 |
| 42932. | dzaza (dzaza) | 49.60 | 95% | 2025-05-29 |
| 42933. | Anna (kooka1) | 49.60 | 95% | 2018-02-03 |
| 42934. | abobacar (absky) | 49.60 | 86% | 2013-04-16 |
| 42935. | Jaulanbek (jaulanbek) | 49.59 | 94% | 2022-11-26 |
| 42936. | Sunkid (hoangthetoan) | 49.59 | 96% | 2020-12-13 |
| 42937. | jordan (loveball) | 49.59 | 95% | 2012-10-02 |
| 42938. | mbahtedjo (cahkulon) | 49.59 | 96% | 2014-04-21 |
| 42939. | lellekeke (lellekeke) | 49.58 | 94.1% | 2024-11-20 |
| 42940. | Rubski (rubskidubski) | 49.58 | 95% | 2024-05-15 |
| 42941. | Karl (xillionpro) | 49.58 | 83% | 2016-06-17 |
| 42942. | konsti (timid6274) | 49.58 | 96.7% | 2024-10-28 |
| 42943. | raouf (icyenigma) | 49.57 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
| 42944. | nour (nour_amr1) | 49.57 | 93.6% | 2023-11-26 |
| 42945. | ig@ (fainterkitten) | 49.56 | 88% | 2016-03-23 |
| 42946. | Thicknanners (thicknanners) | 49.56 | 92% | 2024-11-09 |
| 42947. | macintosh (puppy23) | 49.56 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 42948. | Thomas (todadqa) | 49.56 | 82% | 2015-10-02 |
| 42949. | Ahmad Raza (ahmadraza188@ya... | 49.56 | 89% | 2012-09-12 |
| 42950. | Paul Justine Torres (false22) | 49.55 | 94% | 2024-09-17 |
| 42951. | Ethereal (dragonfly654) | 49.55 | 95.4% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42952. | Abdullah (abdullasawood) | 49.55 | 93% | 2012-04-22 |
| 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 |