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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13217. | viRo (virosnes) | 85.27 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
| 13218. | Andre (myagmea) | 85.27 | 96% | 2017-01-01 |
| 13219. | Moutinho (felipemoutinho) | 85.27 | 93% | 2015-03-20 |
| 13220. | Jennifer (jimjam5) | 85.26 | 94% | 2013-06-14 |
| 13221. | Simon (smeagols) | 85.26 | — | 2010-12-21 |
| 13222. | Jung (hannumberone) | 85.26 | 93% | 2012-12-03 |
| 13223. | Brian (brianprs) | 85.25 | 96.9% | 2024-07-14 |
| 13224. | GG (boomnutshot) | 85.25 | 95% | 2016-10-08 |
| 13225. | Nam (nchu027) | 85.25 | 97% | 2022-10-15 |
| 13226. | cuki 🍪 (brewlux) | 85.25 | 97% | 2021-06-16 |
| 13227. | 💯 Austin (austinwduncan) | 85.25 | 93% | 2015-05-06 |
| 13228. | snooderspooder (ratballs) | 85.25 | 97% | 2021-08-02 |
| 13229. | Leonid (hennibbale) | 85.25 | 96% | 2017-02-13 |
| 13230. | Mimin (miminpickle) | 85.25 | 96.1% | 2024-12-17 |
| 13231. | calvindawgz (calvindawgz) | 85.25 | 93% | 2012-08-28 |
| 13232. | André (andrehamada) | 85.25 | 93% | 2015-09-02 |
| 13233. | river (photoman) | 85.24 | 96% | 2023-05-07 |
| 13234. | Gombo-Ochir (gombochir) | 85.24 | 96.5% | 2025-05-15 |
| 13235. | OnYourLeft (on_your_left95) | 85.24 | 97.5% | 2024-07-29 |
| 13236. | gort (gort1337) | 85.24 | 98% | 2024-06-21 |
| 13237. | Sarah (sarahneutron) | 85.24 | 97% | 2021-07-08 |
| 13238. | Trishu (trishu) | 85.24 | 97.7% | 2024-04-08 |
| 13239. | Branden (dreda100) | 85.24 | 96% | 2016-11-08 |
| 13240. | AleX (alex_t) | 85.24 | 93% | 2015-03-18 |
| 13241. | Andy (andychamp) | 85.23 | 97% | 2024-07-27 |
| 13242. | 44444 (574839) | 85.23 | 96.8% | 2024-01-01 |
| 13243. | thunder (hellogreggy) | 85.23 | 94% | 2013-11-24 |
| 13244. | tstats[tomek1337] (tomek1337) | 85.23 | 97% | 2022-12-24 |
| 13245. | DuhMarquis (dmy3) | 85.23 | 96% | 2022-08-26 |
| 13246. | sarai (yuki3721) | 85.23 | 97% | 2020-09-19 |
| 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 |