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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24390. | Y (taoyichen) | 73.17 | 97.6% | 2024-04-15 |
| 24391. | Amit (amitu7) | 73.17 | 98% | 2025-07-30 |
| 24392. | weird_virus (imsajan) | 73.17 | 95.5% | 2025-03-13 |
| 24393. | mr.purpose24 (hacker51) | 73.17 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
| 24394. | janer (jcamann) | 73.17 | 92% | 2012-02-20 |
| 24395. | Bell (bell_jaye) | 73.16 | 99% | 2025-06-24 |
| 24396. | bobby (bobbybigbones) | 73.16 | 96% | 2025-01-16 |
| 24397. | Nishanth (nishanthc) | 73.16 | 96.9% | 2024-07-04 |
| 24398. | Jay (one_autum_leaf) | 73.16 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
| 24399. | Andy (andy1692) | 73.16 | 90% | 2013-08-31 |
| 24400. | DANIEL S WEGGA (dizo) | 73.16 | 95% | 2016-11-28 |
| 24401. | Phil (moonchild58) | 73.15 | 97% | 2023-03-21 |
| 24402. | circuitspells (circuitspells) | 73.15 | 96.9% | 2025-02-24 |
| 24403. | George (glove0102) | 73.15 | 97% | 2015-12-27 |
| 24404. | Hiu Pang (12333211) | 73.15 | 99% | 2011-06-03 |
| 24405. | pew (pewdekz) | 73.15 | 93% | 2016-09-04 |
| 24406. | John Doe (skitzoid) | 73.14 | 96% | 2025-07-17 |
| 24407. | Stretch (strezetch) | 73.14 | 96% | 2024-08-29 |
| 24408. | Captn (the_nobody3786) | 73.14 | 95.4% | 2024-03-16 |
| 24409. | Zack (zqlimy) | 73.14 | 96% | 2026-04-24 |
| 24410. | MasuPulau (comeonbroyoucand... | 73.14 | 96.6% | 2023-11-23 |
| 24411. | AcTiveAK (activeak) | 73.14 | 95% | 2025-07-31 |
| 24412. | kunal (kunalmachra) | 73.14 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 24413. | Alex (aleksandr797) | 73.14 | 99% | 2022-04-04 |
| 24414. | Leone (leroar) | 73.14 | 98% | 2021-12-24 |
| 24415. | Kappa (atypewriter) | 73.14 | 96.1% | 2024-02-22 |
| 24416. | ap3rson (ap3rson) | 73.14 | 95% | 2013-03-13 |
| 24417. | arxbombus (arxbombus) | 73.14 | 91% | 2015-08-18 |
| 24418. | Jared (thepsychickiller) | 73.14 | 94% | 2012-09-18 |
| 24419. | Aubrey (thebeatles1) | 73.14 | 92% | 2012-04-29 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |