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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11482. | k (mc0sta) | 87.90 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
| 11483. | Kenny (riggedcontingency) | 87.90 | 97% | 2020-10-17 |
| 11484. | enrique (fugitivecloud) | 87.90 | 97% | 2019-12-08 |
| 11485. | Brian (xbjsx) | 87.89 | 94% | 2016-08-05 |
| 11486. | Vans (socalvan) | 87.89 | 96% | 2012-07-27 |
| 11487. | Dhyanu (dhyanesh_999) | 87.89 | 96.9% | 2024-03-19 |
| 11488. | kita (kita01) | 87.89 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
| 11489. | Md. Musfiqur (dragon172) | 87.89 | 99% | 2024-06-10 |
| 11490. | PeterAst (peterast) | 87.89 | 98% | 2023-05-26 |
| 11491. | Slow (slowtyper4evr) | 87.89 | 99% | 2023-08-07 |
| 11492. | Ornstein (eliggett) | 87.89 | 97% | 2022-09-03 |
| 11493. | Jonah (workman04) | 87.89 | 97% | 2021-10-26 |
| 11494. | khalid (khalidabououalid) | 87.89 | 99% | 2022-09-29 |
| 11495. | Enes Memedi (enesua) | 87.88 | 98% | 2023-05-24 |
| 11496. | Not (pingspoofer) | 87.88 | 97% | 2019-05-26 |
| 11497. | Jennifer (jazzyjenn) | 87.88 | 100% | 2012-05-01 |
| 11498. | Blood (ilikeblood112) | 87.87 | 98% | 2024-09-20 |
| 11499. | ceilidhged (ceilidhged) | 87.87 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
| 11500. | Raifu (imeraifu) | 87.87 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
| 11501. | Button (mhd0) | 87.87 | 96% | 2017-02-22 |
| 11502. | bdr (bbbbbbbbbbb) | 87.87 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
| 11503. | . (athazagoraphobia) | 87.87 | 97% | 2018-12-27 |
| 11504. | Samsore (samsore) | 87.86 | 97% | 2022-09-12 |
| 11505. | Adhiarja (adhiarja) | 87.86 | 96% | 2023-09-18 |
| 11506. | nick (macbookprolmao) | 87.86 | 91% | 2015-12-15 |
| 11507. | QuietObedientConsent (arrow... | 87.86 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
| 11508. | Johann (ramzzione) | 87.85 | 97% | 2024-07-30 |
| 11509. | Jade (pg_jade) | 87.85 | 97.5% | 2021-03-01 |
| 11510. | korazer (rafhael132) | 87.85 | 98% | 2024-05-27 |
| 11511. | Polly (pajberman) | 87.85 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 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 |