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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43111. | tsikke (tsikke_tsakke) | 46.61 | 86% | 2015-09-04 |
| 43112. | Sukaran Rana (sukaran_rana) | 46.60 | 95% | 2025-02-22 |
| 43113. | Balaram (bala107) | 46.60 | 96% | 2024-12-28 |
| 43114. | Dan (sandaniel) | 46.60 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 43115. | Jecht (dark_juice) | 46.60 | 93% | 2012-01-09 |
| 43116. | Kohl (kantis) | 46.59 | 92% | 2016-05-06 |
| 43117. | Adam Elfsborg (adamelfsborg) | 46.58 | 95% | 2024-05-30 |
| 43118. | Declan (shakeshaque) | 46.58 | 92.9% | 2024-02-11 |
| 43119. | Riya (riya_sen) | 46.58 | 95% | 2025-03-10 |
| 43120. | Raja (rajatype) | 46.57 | 94% | 2021-07-03 |
| 43121. | calm (calm555) | 46.56 | 94.6% | 2025-04-26 |
| 43122. | Adam (dalyandomy) | 46.56 | 94% | 2024-03-08 |
| 43123. | Peter (pmdev) | 46.56 | 97.2% | 2023-12-08 |
| 43124. | Owen (theslumpgodowen) | 46.56 | 92% | 2021-09-10 |
| 43125. | gaitonde (amul02) | 46.54 | 94.5% | 2021-02-01 |
| 43126. | Diego (bacu) | 46.52 | 90% | 2015-02-15 |
| 43127. | sjbssm (sjbssm) | 46.51 | 93.7% | 2023-11-12 |
| 43128. | bathh (sambat) | 46.51 | 92% | 2020-12-27 |
| 43129. | lledor (gwapotangtanan) | 46.51 | 86% | 2011-05-11 |
| 43130. | Robert Wiegand (rawieg86) | 46.50 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 43131. | Speed (akshattyper) | 46.50 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 43132. | Pankaj (thepankaj) | 46.50 | 96% | 2020-01-20 |
| 43133. | Areg (aregos) | 46.49 | 96.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 43134. | shoote (shoote) | 46.49 | 87% | 2014-05-14 |
| 43135. | Kushagra (kushagra_doodoo) | 46.49 | 93% | 2020-11-07 |
| 43136. | Pratham (prathamop) | 46.49 | 95% | 2023-02-14 |
| 43137. | Stavo Gonzalez (vb_stavo3507) | 46.48 | 96% | 2024-12-17 |
| 43138. | Jm (jeezmutz) | 46.48 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 43139. | tom (twothumber2) | 46.47 | 97% | 2024-05-13 |
| 43140. | Mariah (mariahsnider) | 46.47 | 94% | 2025-04-03 |
| 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 |