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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44184. | Tear ace (tear_ace) | 45.89 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
| 44185. | sudhanshu (dhansu) | 45.89 | 89% | 2013-07-01 |
| 44186. | Thiar Htwe (thidarhtwe476) | 45.88 | 95.5% | 2024-09-25 |
| 44187. | wifftees (wifftees) | 45.88 | 96% | 2022-01-07 |
| 44188. | Siobhan (shembury) | 45.87 | 94.5% | 2024-01-24 |
| 44189. | Raymond (rayluzuvi) | 45.87 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 44190. | fayis (fayisfa) | 45.86 | 96.1% | 2024-12-12 |
| 44191. | keshav (keshavraj) | 45.86 | 97% | 2025-07-12 |
| 44192. | Steven (stev3nj) | 45.85 | 93% | 2025-06-13 |
| 44193. | taq (thaque58) | 45.85 | 94.7% | 2023-12-23 |
| 44194. | AFKBRO (afkbro) | 45.84 | 95% | 2024-12-30 |
| 44195. | ariel (ariel154) | 45.84 | — | 2010-08-21 |
| 44196. | Namika (namikanavin) | 45.83 | 93% | 2021-04-13 |
| 44197. | Blaire (blaireee) | 45.82 | 93% | 2024-08-12 |
| 44198. | AAA (adazzz) | 45.81 | 95% | 2024-10-10 |
| 44199. | Recel Albert Celis (samcelis) | 45.81 | 94% | 2024-03-13 |
| 44200. | shubham (shubhamkushwah) | 45.80 | 94% | 2018-05-07 |
| 44201. | DL (syad) | 45.80 | 86% | 2013-04-27 |
| 44202. | boop gy (togoodforhax) | 45.79 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
| 44203. | Xay (xaygraah) | 45.79 | 95% | 2023-11-11 |
| 44204. | Manuel (manneeuel) | 45.78 | 93% | 2025-05-22 |
| 44205. | Santi&Soni (santi_soni_atur... | 45.78 | 94% | 2023-11-30 |
| 44206. | pea (p_chin) | 45.78 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 44207. | Communicat (communicat) | 45.77 | 95.3% | 2025-05-13 |
| 44208. | Kjaern (kjaern) | 45.77 | 94.3% | 2024-12-29 |
| 44209. | 8u7n3r (8u7n3r) | 45.77 | 92% | 2024-03-09 |
| 44210. | Herlian (herlianzhang) | 45.77 | 88% | 2017-05-20 |
| 44211. | ShortnZ (shortnz) | 45.76 | 93% | 2025-04-10 |
| 44212. | kuldeep (kpkumar) | 45.76 | 95% | 2024-11-28 |
| 44213. | que pro (quepros) | 45.76 | 94.3% | 2024-10-25 |
| 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 |