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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15807. | Ellis (babyeatingatheist) | 82.88 | 92% | 2016-05-30 |
| 15808. | Peter (riffert) | 82.88 | 94% | 2016-12-20 |
| 15809. | Praveen (kprav33n) | 82.88 | 98% | 2014-04-13 |
| 15810. | Zach (zapt52) | 82.87 | 96% | 2017-04-19 |
| 15811. | D (daymo) | 82.87 | 96% | 2014-08-19 |
| 15812. | love (toesofthedamned) | 82.87 | 98% | 2021-05-02 |
| 15813. | Colemax (sqxleaxes) | 82.87 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
| 15814. | Max (maxk1ckass) | 82.87 | 99% | 2021-04-19 |
| 15815. | Seppe (seppe) | 82.87 | 96% | 2013-06-05 |
| 15816. | aurora (aurorasol) | 82.86 | 98% | 2026-02-02 |
| 15817. | choogo (choogo) | 82.86 | 96% | 2025-03-24 |
| 15818. | Stannous (stannous) | 82.86 | 97% | 2025-03-02 |
| 15819. | Maliha (mnusrat) | 82.86 | 97% | 2017-11-20 |
| 15820. | Andrew (andy6) | 82.86 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
| 15821. | Fannar (fannarr) | 82.86 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
| 15822. | Alejandro (alejo_100) | 82.86 | 95% | 2015-11-18 |
| 15823. | di (dgm22) | 82.85 | 97.9% | 2025-03-19 |
| 15824. | Wilmer (tarzan_1) | 82.85 | 98% | 2025-09-08 |
| 15825. | Gabriel (dekkoz) | 82.85 | 97.7% | 2024-08-02 |
| 15826. | gayman (vvvvvccvvvvv) | 82.85 | 97.4% | 2023-12-18 |
| 15827. | Daniel (dnford2) | 82.85 | 98% | 2025-01-13 |
| 15828. | Say My Name (notreallyasteve) | 82.85 | 95.6% | 2021-02-15 |
| 15829. | Serge (sergewasd) | 82.85 | 94% | 2017-05-05 |
| 15830. | Flemming (nitalf) | 82.85 | 96% | 2015-09-09 |
| 15831. | aislan (aislan) | 82.85 | 98% | 2015-11-20 |
| 15832. | Petar (hogar5) | 82.84 | 98.3% | 2024-08-13 |
| 15833. | Basit Ali (thebasitali) | 82.84 | 97.5% | 2023-12-30 |
| 15834. | goose (thankmrgoose) | 82.84 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 15835. | Evan Dale (avendael) | 82.84 | 96% | 2014-09-06 |
| 15836. | vignesh (vickybalaji) | 82.84 | 97% | 2014-09-11 |
| 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 |