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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43079. | Xander Booysen (backwardstie) | 44.49 | 96% | 2024-02-09 |
| 43080. | kaafar (kaafaros) | 44.49 | 93% | 2024-07-21 |
| 43081. | Wajahat (wajahat86) | 44.49 | 95.7% | 2023-11-10 |
| 43082. | Vk (kv123) | 44.48 | 95% | 2025-02-09 |
| 43083. | Tonya (tagama2) | 44.47 | 95% | 2017-12-12 |
| 43084. | Ahmed (ahmadco53) | 44.47 | 94% | 2024-03-18 |
| 43085. | vinhuchi (vinhuchi) | 44.47 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
| 43086. | fea (dinafea) | 44.46 | 95% | 2024-11-25 |
| 43087. | Raunak (raunak_425114) | 44.46 | 92% | 2022-05-21 |
| 43088. | Jis (ljs765) | 44.46 | 88% | 2016-02-01 |
| 43089. | akash patwal (aakash7) | 44.45 | 95% | 2025-05-15 |
| 43090. | w0ng (w0ng_dvorak) | 44.45 | 96% | 2021-09-23 |
| 43091. | Ali (divine_typer) | 44.45 | 93.6% | 2021-02-15 |
| 43092. | Rachel (crazymom101) | 44.45 | 86% | 2012-05-17 |
| 43093. | Ona (onaxu) | 44.43 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 43094. | basam (basam249) | 44.43 | 95.5% | 2024-05-19 |
| 43095. | Za_Lemon (za_lemon) | 44.41 | 95% | 2023-07-19 |
| 43096. | taco (tacorbell) | 44.41 | 93% | 2023-03-14 |
| 43097. | Bilal (bilal_8784) | 44.39 | 93.4% | 2024-01-04 |
| 43098. | codecalec (codecalec) | 44.39 | 94% | 2020-05-18 |
| 43099. | Ravshan (ravshan) | 44.39 | 88% | 2015-05-13 |
| 43100. | rithish (rithish06) | 44.38 | 91.2% | 2024-09-02 |
| 43101. | Noah (123nona123) | 44.36 | 95.5% | 2024-10-29 |
| 43102. | hazel (h4zel) | 44.36 | 93% | 2019-08-07 |
| 43103. | colin (crustyrustonline) | 44.36 | 92% | 2021-09-04 |
| 43104. | Stopmoving (markkrirving_0524) | 44.35 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
| 43105. | Shivam (shivam_srivastava_18) | 44.35 | 94% | 2021-03-19 |
| 43106. | kjell (kjellbudal@gmail.com) | 44.35 | 94% | 2018-10-13 |
| 43107. | Masud Abdullah (masudabdullah) | 44.34 | 95% | 2024-04-14 |
| 43108. | bnikos (bnikos) | 44.34 | 93% | 2024-01-10 |
| 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 |