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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41178. | Rob (rmsare) | 53.05 | 92% | 2016-11-14 |
| 41179. | dmna17 (dzone) | 53.05 | 91% | 2016-07-07 |
| 41180. | Ammar (aur0ra) | 53.04 | 96.8% | 2023-12-04 |
| 41181. | Carla (cgalarza) | 53.04 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 41182. | JR (jr18) | 53.04 | 95% | 2011-09-13 |
| 41183. | catchpatch (catchpatch) | 53.04 | 93% | 2013-08-23 |
| 41184. | salami sandwoich (patrickda... | 53.03 | 96% | 2023-06-15 |
| 41185. | quaiongen (quaiongen) | 53.03 | 95.1% | 2024-04-10 |
| 41186. | Yaya (yaya_90) | 53.03 | 96.9% | 2025-04-17 |
| 41187. | monkey_K1n9 (monkey_k1n9) | 53.03 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
| 41188. | ora (oraz123) | 53.03 | 96% | 2023-12-13 |
| 41189. | fjfrancis (fjfrancis) | 53.03 | 94% | 2023-08-28 |
| 41190. | Abidur (abid_ur) | 53.03 | 95% | 2024-07-28 |
| 41191. | tstats[sirpudwhip] (sirpudw... | 53.03 | 89% | 2016-12-25 |
| 41192. | Rufin (uruzraido) | 53.03 | 97% | 2018-01-02 |
| 41193. | pang (pangjingen) | 53.03 | 95% | 2018-07-25 |
| 41194. | randomtennisplayer (randomt... | 53.02 | 96% | 2024-03-03 |
| 41195. | Alyssa (sunbird96) | 53.02 | 97.2% | 2024-07-28 |
| 41196. | GlobularCluster (globular_c... | 53.02 | 94.3% | 2024-05-01 |
| 41197. | Jacky Lim (kingfinger) | 53.02 | 91% | 2013-05-23 |
| 41198. | Keith (hiimmiku) | 53.01 | 95% | 2017-10-01 |
| 41199. | Sam (bobfreely93) | 53.01 | 97% | 2022-12-20 |
| 41200. | Mirtininkas (mirtininkas) | 53.01 | 95% | 2021-12-16 |
| 41201. | PatrickSVM (patrick_svm) | 53.01 | 95% | 2023-12-18 |
| 41202. | Naresh (learnrapid) | 53.01 | 98% | 2025-08-14 |
| 41203. | Temirlan (bthero) | 53.01 | 93% | 2016-11-18 |
| 41204. | Mohammed (drmfmsa) | 53.01 | 87% | 2012-08-04 |
| 41205. | Jag (jag02) | 53.01 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 41206. | hi (huurhunmo) | 53.00 | 92.9% | 2024-10-01 |
| 41207. | jacob (minilaxman) | 53.00 | 95% | 2025-04-20 |
| 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 |