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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38153. | Taz Oldaker (toldaker) | 53.86 | 93.9% | 2023-12-13 |
| 38154. | Pink (pinkolo) | 53.86 | 97% | 2023-12-23 |
| 38155. | Neil (neil_004) | 53.86 | 94% | 2011-06-02 |
| 38156. | Taalyelxor (taalyelxor) | 53.85 | 95% | 2024-06-22 |
| 38157. | catchme (catch__me) | 53.85 | 94% | 2024-11-26 |
| 38158. | em (emg4238) | 53.85 | 94.2% | 2023-12-05 |
| 38159. | fahr (xionomic) | 53.85 | 94% | 2025-04-12 |
| 38160. | Irokox (irokox) | 53.85 | 95.5% | 2024-06-09 |
| 38161. | Deba (typist_deba) | 53.85 | 94% | 2022-09-01 |
| 38162. | Mernolixx (mernolixx) | 53.85 | 96% | 2023-06-17 |
| 38163. | that's not a buggy (mccoomb1) | 53.85 | — | 2011-03-13 |
| 38164. | mithilesh (mithilesh) | 53.85 | 89% | 2014-05-18 |
| 38165. | hitesh (hiteshkhasiya) | 53.85 | 94% | 2014-06-03 |
| 38166. | Abum (abum) | 53.85 | 96% | 2024-06-24 |
| 38167. | wgxxgw (wgxxgw) | 53.85 | 96% | 2017-02-19 |
| 38168. | Gokcan (gokcanozakdag) | 53.85 | 86% | 2016-02-25 |
| 38169. | Phantom Ghost (phantom_ghost) | 53.84 | 96% | 2024-06-22 |
| 38170. | Jackson (jackson_maponya) | 53.84 | 97.2% | 2024-09-10 |
| 38171. | Saurav (saurav_shrestha) | 53.84 | 95% | 2024-12-28 |
| 38172. | NordicSumo (nordicsumo) | 53.84 | 94.4% | 2024-04-04 |
| 38173. | Arnold (arnoldaguila04) | 53.84 | 96.6% | 2023-12-09 |
| 38174. | Rishi (qasz) | 53.84 | 96% | 2022-02-03 |
| 38175. | Hoplite (hoplite) | 53.84 | 96.7% | 2024-12-20 |
| 38176. | Ziad (0ziadmohamed0) | 53.84 | 94% | 2024-01-17 |
| 38177. | HarHarMahadev (abhis) | 53.84 | 93% | 2016-06-23 |
| 38178. | Tech Wizard (techwizard137) | 53.83 | 96.4% | 2025-01-07 |
| 38179. | William (williamv3) | 53.83 | 96% | 2024-10-14 |
| 38180. | mike (moravon) | 53.83 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
| 38181. | Thunder (thunderxd) | 53.83 | 96.3% | 2025-01-19 |
| 38182. | hibbot (hibbot) | 53.83 | 94.7% | 2023-11-30 |
| 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 |