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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41406. | Rishi (qasz) | 53.84 | 96% | 2022-02-03 |
| 41407. | Hoplite (hoplite) | 53.84 | 96.7% | 2024-12-20 |
| 41408. | Ziad (0ziadmohamed0) | 53.84 | 94% | 2024-01-17 |
| 41409. | HarHarMahadev (abhis) | 53.84 | 93% | 2016-06-23 |
| 41410. | Mohammed (mohammed_samir) | 53.83 | 94% | 2025-09-04 |
| 41411. | Tech Wizard (techwizard137) | 53.83 | 96.4% | 2025-01-07 |
| 41412. | William (williamv3) | 53.83 | 96% | 2024-10-14 |
| 41413. | mike (moravon) | 53.83 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
| 41414. | hibbot (hibbot) | 53.83 | 94.7% | 2023-11-30 |
| 41415. | (shadowf) | 53.83 | 95% | 2023-11-15 |
| 41416. | jayson (jaysonmalit) | 53.83 | 85% | 2012-07-23 |
| 41417. | ShaSin (shasin) | 53.82 | 96% | 2024-09-20 |
| 41418. | Anthony (antoonz1_) | 53.82 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
| 41419. | Bruno (brutal_posso1) | 53.82 | 98.1% | 2024-03-31 |
| 41420. | FLICKER (flicker_) | 53.82 | 96% | 2023-12-07 |
| 41421. | Mawdaw (mawdaw) | 53.82 | 95% | 2024-05-01 |
| 41422. | Sasuke Uchiha (sasuke9807) | 53.81 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 41423. | --soon? (__soon) | 53.81 | 97% | 2024-10-07 |
| 41424. | Edward (eddycurrents) | 53.81 | 97% | 2025-01-03 |
| 41425. | Wandile Mthethwa (wandile_) | 53.81 | 98% | 2025-08-21 |
| 41426. | AJ Brown (ajb1) | 53.81 | 95.1% | 2024-12-19 |
| 41427. | pbwn (pbwn) | 53.81 | 95.6% | 2024-02-27 |
| 41428. | Austin (135792468) | 53.81 | 94.3% | 2023-09-18 |
| 41429. | davide (dabide) | 53.81 | 98% | 2016-06-23 |
| 41430. | blaize (blaizeyo) | 53.81 | — | 2011-03-27 |
| 41431. | PayPaal (youlovepay133) | 53.80 | 95% | 2025-04-25 |
| 41432. | Arthur (arthur48652) | 53.80 | 96.2% | 2024-11-09 |
| 41433. | subin (subin_undefeated) | 53.80 | 95% | 2024-06-13 |
| 41434. | YoursJeet (jeet004) | 53.80 | 97% | 2024-01-23 |
| 41435. | Alex (byobcello) | 53.80 | 96% | 2012-03-18 |
| 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 |