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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43479. | Ben (Colemak) (benmandude) | 52.30 | — | 2010-12-04 |
| 43480. | David (david_chen) | 52.29 | 96% | 2025-04-23 |
| 43481. | Alex (seegalprometey) | 52.29 | 99% | 2024-12-19 |
| 43482. | Younes (younes33) | 52.29 | 95.9% | 2024-10-18 |
| 43483. | ttff (ttffer_123) | 52.29 | 95.7% | 2024-04-18 |
| 43484. | Joe (boooooob) | 52.29 | 92.1% | 2024-03-28 |
| 43485. | kyle (poyser) | 52.29 | 94% | 2021-02-26 |
| 43486. | Justice (forlorn_guy) | 52.28 | 93% | 2025-09-10 |
| 43487. | Nidhi (nis_hu09_) | 52.28 | 96% | 2024-03-12 |
| 43488. | ZanGetsu (venom_kn) | 52.28 | 95% | 2024-10-28 |
| 43489. | Blunder (blunder1) | 52.28 | 97% | 2024-06-26 |
| 43490. | sapsom (sapsom) | 52.28 | 95% | 2024-05-16 |
| 43491. | Growl (growl222) | 52.28 | 95% | 2024-01-12 |
| 43492. | vexxum (vexxum) | 52.28 | 96.1% | 2023-12-17 |
| 43493. | Tim (timmy13) | 52.28 | 97% | 2024-10-07 |
| 43494. | Doctinez (doctinez) | 52.28 | 96% | 2020-01-08 |
| 43495. | Shawn (nyhmrod) | 52.27 | 94% | 2025-06-21 |
| 43496. | Jayden (slowtyper2332) | 52.27 | 94% | 2025-05-08 |
| 43497. | Tai (tainguyen8) | 52.27 | 96% | 2024-06-01 |
| 43498. | Degeu (darius_primarul) | 52.27 | 93% | 2023-01-12 |
| 43499. | Zeroed (zeroed_) | 52.27 | 95% | 2022-06-21 |
| 43500. | Tina (tinahan) | 52.27 | — | 2011-02-15 |
| 43501. | ϟαη☂◎ṧℌ (skm4san... | 52.27 | 89% | 2013-03-06 |
| 43502. | Jua (juaa) | 52.26 | 99% | 2026-01-31 |
| 43503. | Neomoth (neomoth434) | 52.26 | 98% | 2024-01-28 |
| 43504. | macoto (macoto62) | 52.25 | 94% | 2024-07-15 |
| 43505. | Nitara (freyaaa31) | 52.25 | 95% | 2022-03-26 |
| 43506. | nuocmia (nuocmia) | 52.25 | 96% | 2020-09-03 |
| 43507. | Arnab (arnab_api) | 52.25 | 96% | 2021-07-03 |
| 43508. | atef (atef_7534) | 52.25 | 95% | 2021-03-09 |
| 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 |