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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42034. | bayar (bayarjjj) | 50.92 | 96% | 2024-10-15 |
| 42035. | Jazz (melotea) | 50.92 | 92% | 2019-12-20 |
| 42036. | Amit (amithinduja) | 50.92 | 93% | 2014-05-02 |
| 42037. | 5ak0 (skanafin) | 50.92 | 94% | 2016-11-09 |
| 42038. | Devil (nohtyp) | 50.92 | 90% | 2015-06-18 |
| 42039. | Amna (amnaghaffar) | 50.91 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
| 42040. | SJ (sonialj) | 50.91 | 98% | 2025-05-21 |
| 42041. | Muhsin (muhzin) | 50.91 | 92% | 2015-04-03 |
| 42042. | Ahmed (hero2014) | 50.91 | 91% | 2015-03-26 |
| 42043. | Piero (pierocet) | 50.90 | 93% | 2025-05-21 |
| 42044. | Neko (shadyneko_) | 50.90 | 92% | 2025-01-31 |
| 42045. | kstratto00 (kstratto00) | 50.90 | 97% | 2024-06-11 |
| 42046. | Boone (monkey3y) | 50.90 | 94% | 2024-01-18 |
| 42047. | Ihor (_ihor) | 50.90 | 95.1% | 2025-05-14 |
| 42048. | Vinayak (vinayak_7989) | 50.90 | 94% | 2021-09-15 |
| 42049. | Parker (parker01) | 50.90 | 95% | 2021-02-28 |
| 42050. | muunuu (munkhuu2u) | 50.89 | 97% | 2025-04-25 |
| 42051. | Veerpal (veerpal_kaur) | 50.89 | 98% | 2025-07-21 |
| 42052. | Wan Iskandar (wanis02) | 50.89 | 96% | 2022-08-15 |
| 42053. | Andreas (bigger55) | 50.89 | 93.3% | 2023-12-18 |
| 42054. | OMCMNIDAAA (oh_sige) | 50.89 | 94% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42055. | Amr (amr_ka) | 50.89 | 98% | 2022-02-02 |
| 42056. | Big (villere) | 50.89 | 97% | 2013-01-10 |
| 42057. | paully7 (paully7) | 50.88 | 91% | 2014-12-20 |
| 42058. | Robert (robert1339) | 50.88 | 94% | 2013-08-12 |
| 42059. | Ernie (ernievc) | 50.88 | 90% | 2014-12-04 |
| 42060. | Darren Perkins (dponlyme3949) | 50.87 | 97% | 2025-06-03 |
| 42061. | Christina Weaver (christy507) | 50.87 | 94.4% | 2024-02-09 |
| 42062. | ofnus (ofnus) | 50.87 | 94.6% | 2023-12-24 |
| 42063. | Gautam (gbasak) | 50.87 | 96.1% | 2021-02-13 |
| 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 |