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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43184. | Rab (rabroad) | 48.89 | 95.4% | 2024-05-14 |
| 43185. | ArKá (rockomaga) | 48.88 | 91.4% | 2023-10-20 |
| 43186. | Amin (aminsoheyli) | 48.88 | 96% | 2024-09-28 |
| 43187. | Charles (charles0420) | 48.88 | 91% | 2014-01-28 |
| 43188. | GRaVITY (_gravity) | 48.87 | 95% | 2022-06-28 |
| 43189. | Surya (maurice_mordor) | 48.87 | 94% | 2022-02-19 |
| 43190. | Nelson (nelson409) | 48.87 | 95% | 2024-07-29 |
| 43191. | Andres (atv2307) | 48.87 | 94% | 2021-10-12 |
| 43192. | Shlok (shlokey) | 48.86 | 91.5% | 2025-02-18 |
| 43193. | Blackwidow (gregggregggregg) | 48.86 | 86% | 2017-01-22 |
| 43194. | Big_Bud (big_bud250) | 48.85 | 96% | 2025-07-20 |
| 43195. | Evan E (kingshlime) | 48.85 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
| 43196. | Shaurya (shaurya6386) | 48.85 | 93.1% | 2025-01-20 |
| 43197. | junimopulsar (junimopulsar) | 48.85 | 95% | 2025-06-16 |
| 43198. | wagoon2000 (wagoon2000) | 48.85 | 95.4% | 2024-08-19 |
| 43199. | Simisuru (simisuru) | 48.85 | 96% | 2024-05-24 |
| 43200. | Keng Soon (kengsoon11) | 48.84 | 89% | 2016-01-23 |
| 43201. | Safdar Ali Bhatti SB (safda... | 48.84 | 97% | 2024-06-15 |
| 43202. | suzy (suzychoi) | 48.84 | 94% | 2024-10-11 |
| 43203. | dub (dubeyeng) | 48.84 | 96% | 2023-12-28 |
| 43204. | Nguyen (ngamykaka) | 48.84 | 92% | 2012-02-08 |
| 43205. | Emil Børsting (torben350) | 48.84 | 88% | 2013-11-21 |
| 43206. | Claude (pachec) | 48.84 | 98% | 2022-08-10 |
| 43207. | Tuong (tuong999) | 48.84 | 92% | 2014-08-26 |
| 43208. | nguyễn quang (tieuphongvt) | 48.84 | — | 2010-10-07 |
| 43209. | Mr Sha (mr_sha) | 48.83 | 96% | 2024-10-07 |
| 43210. | Richard (richard121) | 48.83 | 93.5% | 2024-08-15 |
| 43211. | Juck (juck52) | 48.83 | 95.2% | 2023-12-14 |
| 43212. | Evaop (gzlwan22) | 48.83 | 93% | 2012-12-15 |
| 43213. | Hans (mallsome) | 48.82 | 94% | 2024-04-12 |
| 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 |