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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11263. | (henryhu) | 89.13 | 97% | 2015-09-17 |
| 11264. | (applesa0ce) | 89.13 | 97.5% | 2024-04-08 |
| 11265. | Ghost racing medalists suck... | 89.13 | 97.5% | 2023-11-23 |
| 11266. | (sorrow133) | 89.13 | 98% | 2013-01-31 |
| 11267. | Alexander (torphon) | 89.13 | 98% | 2019-10-26 |
| 11268. | (exploiter911) | 89.13 | 97% | 2020-02-24 |
| 11269. | (aimlect) | 89.12 | 98% | 2026-02-28 |
| 11270. | (phkesufb) | 89.12 | 97.5% | 2024-12-04 |
| 11271. | (vlxu) | 89.12 | 97% | 2021-09-16 |
| 11272. | Bruce (milothatch) | 89.12 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
| 11273. | soarlng (soarlng) | 89.11 | 97% | 2026-01-22 |
| 11274. | (pokesawr3) | 89.11 | 96% | 2023-12-07 |
| 11275. | (astero_amorphous) | 89.11 | 97% | 2021-10-29 |
| 11276. | (noeltoh98) | 89.11 | 93% | 2014-04-05 |
| 11277. | Darrell (rocky814) | 89.11 | 95% | 2016-07-27 |
| 11278. | (crzy) | 89.11 | 95% | 2015-04-14 |
| 11279. | (finitejest) | 89.10 | 97% | 2025-08-18 |
| 11280. | (shtmlvbs) | 89.10 | 95% | 2017-04-17 |
| 11281. | Ed (ed841) | 89.10 | 96% | 2025-11-25 |
| 11282. | (barrientosal) | 89.10 | 97% | 2025-09-27 |
| 11283. | Cheuk (cheuk2160) | 89.10 | 97% | 2023-08-04 |
| 11284. | (ilcapitano) | 89.10 | 97% | 2019-12-17 |
| 11285. | (nadegut) | 89.10 | 97% | 2017-07-08 |
| 11286. | (713316) | 89.09 | 98% | 2025-02-25 |
| 11287. | (tmbg13) | 89.09 | 95% | 2013-05-30 |
| 11288. | (ethanlee2006) | 89.09 | 99% | 2022-07-14 |
| 11289. | (digbo) | 89.09 | 97% | 2018-01-31 |
| 11290. | (zeeshanq) | 89.09 | 97% | 2013-03-28 |
| 11291. | (gozaimasu) | 89.09 | 94% | 2014-10-21 |
| 11292. | (bennyballer) | 89.08 | 97% | 2025-02-28 |
| 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 |