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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28324. | Tim (timcoe1) | 69.15 | 95% | 2016-01-07 |
| 28325. | mental (mental) | 69.15 | 94% | 2014-09-17 |
| 28326. | Priyanka (alearner) | 69.15 | 98% | 2025-12-18 |
| 28327. | tony (tonyohaha) | 69.14 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
| 28328. | spicyitaliansubway (spicyit... | 69.14 | 98% | 2025-06-03 |
| 28329. | Nolan (swaggeronies_typer556) | 69.14 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 28330. | Daniel (rustupai) | 69.14 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 28331. | Kerchaw! (bautispidey) | 69.14 | 96% | 2024-05-31 |
| 28332. | KyloRennAweh7 (kkorv22) | 69.14 | 94.9% | 2024-01-21 |
| 28333. | Miles (wafflegamer99) | 69.14 | 96.5% | 2023-12-15 |
| 28334. | Tyler (imtheimposter_456) | 69.14 | 95% | 2021-03-09 |
| 28335. | fingerSkate (skhmt) | 69.14 | 97% | 2025-11-13 |
| 28336. | Maria (barcaforever) | 69.14 | — | 2010-11-13 |
| 28337. | Wasil (wasil3081) | 69.14 | 92% | 2016-12-07 |
| 28338. | Matt (silverfang) | 69.14 | — | 2010-12-19 |
| 28339. | CHH-andrew (openglut) | 69.14 | 94% | 2012-05-05 |
| 28340. | Flatur (flatur123) | 69.13 | 97.2% | 2024-06-24 |
| 28341. | kipzta (kipztaa) | 69.13 | 94% | 2024-04-24 |
| 28342. | Christian (chrisblossom) | 69.13 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
| 28343. | Gabriel (gasanteo_1) | 69.13 | 99% | 2025-07-21 |
| 28344. | wpmcpm (foryt) | 69.13 | 96% | 2024-08-22 |
| 28345. | invader (megawutt) | 69.13 | 97.3% | 2024-12-04 |
| 28346. | P@rth (typistpcd) | 69.12 | 97% | 2026-02-17 |
| 28347. | ky (photonphoenix45) | 69.12 | 94% | 2024-07-04 |
| 28348. | Leah (lharri03) | 69.12 | 97% | 2025-02-16 |
| 28349. | Enert (kanishk5268) | 69.12 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
| 28350. | SirAlig (siralig) | 69.12 | 96% | 2021-06-01 |
| 28351. | Shiyun (righthandfaster) | 69.12 | 99% | 2024-06-02 |
| 28352. | Vattman (vattman) | 69.12 | 96.5% | 2024-10-25 |
| 28353. | tstats[bearmuffin23] (bearm... | 69.12 | 98.4% | 2024-10-20 |
| 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 |