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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9474. | baha (bahakz) | 92.18 | 98% | 2013-04-17 |
| 9475. | omar ehab shaker (omar_ehab... | 92.17 | 97% | 2025-03-20 |
| 9476. | Randy (kifulgore) | 92.17 | 98% | 2012-06-25 |
| 9477. | xDeLiRiOuSx (xdeliriousx) | 92.17 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
| 9478. | ßönßön® (bsamontinajr) | 92.17 | 96% | 2014-11-15 |
| 9479. | bmw_m6_driver (bmw_m6driver) | 92.16 | 98% | 2025-07-19 |
| 9480. | Mackenzie (mackhoyle) | 92.16 | 99% | 2025-05-16 |
| 9481. | VV (g_vv8) | 92.16 | 98% | 2013-03-27 |
| 9482. | Maximus (sprachzarathustra) | 92.16 | 98.4% | 2021-02-24 |
| 9483. | John (spagh3tt) | 92.16 | 98% | 2017-08-24 |
| 9484. | Mani (manise) | 92.15 | 98% | 2024-11-23 |
| 9485. | Scalmole (scalmole) | 92.15 | 98.1% | 2024-10-26 |
| 9486. | Aashrya (virtualvector) | 92.15 | 96% | 2022-04-09 |
| 9487. | Jayanth (bigjay) | 92.15 | 95% | 2011-11-20 |
| 9488. | Riot (skyhai) | 92.15 | — | 2010-09-16 |
| 9489. | Francisco (ffdc) | 92.15 | 98% | 2017-03-13 |
| 9490. | Mack (tastyasiank9) | 92.14 | 97.7% | 2024-10-15 |
| 9491. | Daethyra (maymen) | 92.14 | 99% | 2025-05-27 |
| 9492. | Josiah (jojojuice32) | 92.14 | 97% | 2024-04-13 |
| 9493. | - (ernierock) | 92.14 | 93% | 2016-04-24 |
| 9494. | Edgar (edgar_elevado_jr_usm) | 92.14 | 99% | 2024-07-22 |
| 9495. | Hag (hagproperty) | 92.14 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
| 9496. | hj (hjjin) | 92.14 | 91% | 2013-09-28 |
| 9497. | Vladislav (atmsphrx) | 92.13 | 98% | 2021-09-29 |
| 9498. | Digvijay (digags) | 92.13 | — | 2011-02-19 |
| 9499. | Sorin (sorethe2) | 92.12 | 95% | 2014-09-07 |
| 9500. | Rin (dreameroffantasy) | 92.12 | 94% | 2013-11-07 |
| 9501. | Darrell (lastronus) | 92.11 | 97% | 2023-06-04 |
| 9502. | xRay (xraygoggles) | 92.11 | 99% | 2016-11-07 |
| 9503. | Feilem (feilem) | 92.11 | 98% | 2019-04-15 |
| 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 |