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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14654. | Jermy (grandmastafunk) | 82.99 | 93% | 2015-04-01 |
| 14655. | Life (f_m_l) | 82.99 | 89% | 2011-11-10 |
| 14656. | Carissa (carissa610) | 82.98 | 99% | 2024-09-20 |
| 14657. | Sherman (shemsan) | 82.98 | 94% | 2012-03-24 |
| 14658. | C (easywincg) | 82.98 | 97% | 2021-09-20 |
| 14659. | Lars (aaberg) | 82.98 | 98.5% | 2024-09-15 |
| 14660. | Alex (typh0n) | 82.98 | 97% | 2023-01-31 |
| 14661. | J (jerrrybeansman) | 82.97 | 97% | 2019-08-31 |
| 14662. | cius (cius1) | 82.97 | 97% | 2023-08-24 |
| 14663. | Ben (bensnake) | 82.97 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
| 14664. | kk0mi (miks_0) | 82.96 | 98% | 2025-02-08 |
| 14665. | E (phillipcool127) | 82.96 | 96.3% | 2023-11-29 |
| 14666. | Hai (haiphan) | 82.96 | 96% | 2024-09-22 |
| 14667. | Karl (relentlesstyper) | 82.96 | 98% | 2021-11-07 |
| 14668. | Henry (dreamej) | 82.96 | 96% | 2018-08-01 |
| 14669. | shahbaz (shahbaz_kazi09) | 82.96 | 98% | 2019-03-06 |
| 14670. | Chicken (chickenpowerftw) | 82.95 | 94% | 2024-07-23 |
| 14671. | Kyan (naykworb) | 82.95 | 98% | 2021-06-06 |
| 14672. | mav (maverror) | 82.95 | 95% | 2021-02-22 |
| 14673. | DrApe (howardshan) | 82.95 | 96% | 2014-05-14 |
| 14674. | JoJo (jojofox) | 82.95 | 88% | 2014-10-16 |
| 14675. | Arshad (marshadalimughal@gm... | 82.95 | 97% | 2012-01-13 |
| 14676. | Tyler (foreign_man_23) | 82.95 | 92% | 2013-11-28 |
| 14677. | Fi (swiftfries) | 82.94 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
| 14678. | gen (wpm9) | 82.94 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
| 14679. | Theo (smuox) | 82.94 | 97.5% | 2024-11-16 |
| 14680. | B (tajooki) | 82.94 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 14681. | eZson (foliuss) | 82.94 | 94% | 2011-12-07 |
| 14682. | NoStress (nostress313) | 82.94 | 98% | 2023-08-02 |
| 14683. | Wei (charles2007) | 82.94 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 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 |