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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45268. | Benjamin (benjilois) | 49.34 | 95% | 2017-08-08 |
| 45269. | Esther (icing) | 49.34 | 90% | 2013-02-27 |
| 45270. | Maybe (adubtrades) | 49.33 | 94% | 2024-12-08 |
| 45271. | Wormstache (wormstache) | 49.33 | 93% | 2025-06-17 |
| 45272. | Liam (cadillac112) | 49.33 | 96% | 2016-02-12 |
| 45273. | Gaurang (gaurang14) | 49.33 | 92% | 2015-10-30 |
| 45274. | Marc (thehobbit6937) | 49.32 | 95% | 2020-09-22 |
| 45275. | ak (1611813120131) | 49.32 | 95.7% | 2024-09-15 |
| 45276. | wwwohio (wwwohio) | 49.32 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
| 45277. | Gaurab (logan_pi) | 49.32 | 95% | 2022-04-21 |
| 45278. | Pritvish (pritvish) | 49.31 | 95% | 2024-10-07 |
| 45279. | minho (erhard91) | 49.31 | 88% | 2011-05-14 |
| 45280. | Julius (ayuz) | 49.30 | 94% | 2022-11-02 |
| 45281. | Schierke (schierke_17) | 49.30 | 96.7% | 2024-05-01 |
| 45282. | ewwreading (lamebooks) | 49.30 | 98.3% | 2023-12-06 |
| 45283. | Ashot (avagyanah) | 49.30 | 92% | 2015-11-30 |
| 45284. | Smruti Ranjan Badatya (iams... | 49.29 | 94.6% | 2024-12-03 |
| 45285. | shimimy (shimimy) | 49.29 | 94% | 2025-04-14 |
| 45286. | ASHWANI CHAUHAN (ericx1098) | 49.29 | 93% | 2025-03-02 |
| 45287. | yanmyokyaw (yanmyokyaw) | 49.29 | 95.7% | 2024-04-23 |
| 45288. | Sock (sockworm) | 49.29 | 96.2% | 2025-04-04 |
| 45289. | Emily (pickleprincesaa) | 49.29 | 96% | 2024-07-08 |
| 45290. | Kyto (kytux) | 49.29 | 94.6% | 2024-01-12 |
| 45291. | Bhemz (bhemz) | 49.29 | 87% | 2012-01-10 |
| 45292. | nobody (shourav1176) | 49.28 | 95% | 2025-11-05 |
| 45293. | Richard (eyelikebud) | 49.28 | 92% | 2017-01-12 |
| 45294. | Faiyah (_faiyah8) | 49.28 | 96% | 2025-03-27 |
| 45295. | Allyssah (allyssah_) | 49.28 | 96% | 2024-07-18 |
| 45296. | Zzzzo (zzzzo) | 49.28 | 95% | 2024-01-09 |
| 45297. | Hikmat (hikmat) | 49.28 | 96% | 2021-10-17 |
| 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 |