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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40205. | Nova (supernovax4) | 56.51 | 94% | 2014-02-05 |
| 40206. | snail (mashiro123) | 56.51 | 95% | 2020-12-26 |
| 40207. | Bubble (trouble_bubble) | 56.50 | 95% | 2024-04-13 |
| 40208. | Azrael (_azrael) | 56.50 | 94% | 2025-06-26 |
| 40209. | punchi (punchi) | 56.50 | 95.4% | 2024-06-16 |
| 40210. | Yeh (aaa43521) | 56.50 | 96.6% | 2024-04-18 |
| 40211. | Ritvik (darkside07) | 56.50 | 95% | 2020-08-26 |
| 40212. | Idu (iddu) | 56.50 | 98% | 2024-08-15 |
| 40213. | technobok (technobok) | 56.50 | 93% | 2013-06-03 |
| 40214. | Paul (ozflyer) | 56.50 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 40215. | E. Crimson [MX] ~ (galneryus) | 56.50 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
| 40216. | MinatoNamikaze (minato_mami... | 56.49 | 97% | 2024-05-15 |
| 40217. | Max K (mxwll) | 56.49 | 95.6% | 2023-11-17 |
| 40218. | Manoj (manoj45) | 56.49 | 95.5% | 2024-09-06 |
| 40219. | AUDEAMUS (audeamus) | 56.49 | 96% | 2021-05-12 |
| 40220. | Qaidjohar (qaidjoharbeginner) | 56.49 | 99% | 2016-12-16 |
| 40221. | Monkey (i_am_monkey) | 56.48 | 95% | 2024-09-12 |
| 40222. | jay (jayblio) | 56.48 | 96% | 2024-09-13 |
| 40223. | ☣Drey☣ (cobarde143) | 56.48 | 95.1% | 2024-11-14 |
| 40224. | Luis (nogoseke) | 56.48 | 96% | 2021-05-06 |
| 40225. | Vince (v_1_n_c_e) | 56.48 | 94.7% | 2024-01-16 |
| 40226. | Sekiro (sekiro99) | 56.48 | 92% | 2023-11-25 |
| 40227. | Moacir (moacirnq) | 56.48 | 95% | 2023-04-23 |
| 40228. | Jamal (void111) | 56.48 | 96% | 2020-11-16 |
| 40229. | Kakashi (daikenkakashi) | 56.48 | 97% | 2021-03-13 |
| 40230. | Rajat (rajattiwari24) | 56.48 | 91% | 2015-07-26 |
| 40231. | erbol (erbolxac) | 56.47 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
| 40232. | zauqr (zauqr) | 56.47 | 96% | 2025-08-29 |
| 40233. | Charlie (charliecarreau) | 56.47 | 96% | 2024-06-16 |
| 40234. | 121288 (jemom_ke) | 56.47 | 95% | 2025-05-01 |
| 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 |