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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18390. | okita (okitawashere) | 78.18 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
| 18391. | kekw (propann) | 78.18 | 97% | 2019-06-30 |
| 18392. | Andrej (apalias) | 78.18 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 18393. | Brandon (brandstand) | 78.18 | 98% | 2013-09-12 |
| 18394. | vduodecim (vduodecim) | 78.17 | 96% | 2024-05-22 |
| 18395. | Ashkan (ashkanmahdavi65) | 78.17 | 97.7% | 2025-02-07 |
| 18396. | Oscar (phyrigian) | 78.17 | 90% | 2013-07-06 |
| 18397. | NyguhBoo (nyguhboo) | 78.17 | 96% | 2024-06-27 |
| 18398. | Mark (msg0192) | 78.17 | 96% | 2017-01-12 |
| 18399. | Elizabeth (downbeat) | 78.17 | 98% | 2021-08-14 |
| 18400. | Nick (crimzynn) | 78.17 | 98% | 2019-10-26 |
| 18401. | Ivan (agrus) | 78.17 | 98% | 2018-06-12 |
| 18402. | Ethan (creamthehippo) | 78.16 | 97.2% | 2024-10-25 |
| 18403. | Bishwo (b_so) | 78.16 | 98.1% | 2024-05-07 |
| 18404. | cominginhotdog (danhan1234) | 78.16 | 95.9% | 2023-11-04 |
| 18405. | muzakh (muzakkiha) | 78.16 | 98.6% | 2024-04-23 |
| 18406. | Tajan (huni1320) | 78.15 | 98% | 2024-06-12 |
| 18407. | Yuri Garcia (cauzes) | 78.15 | 99% | 2024-05-15 |
| 18408. | kiperkebab (kiperkebab) | 78.15 | 97.6% | 2024-01-19 |
| 18409. | Yikes! (wowsers1) | 78.15 | 97% | 2023-12-24 |
| 18410. | Haiya (haiya_) | 78.15 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
| 18411. | Carlos (lagoon_monster) | 78.15 | 97% | 2021-06-04 |
| 18412. | Its Me (infinityyt) | 78.15 | 96.1% | 2024-01-24 |
| 18413. | Setiawan (wawax) | 78.15 | 97% | 2012-09-20 |
| 18414. | fastest (haringtyping) | 78.15 | 96% | 2019-08-18 |
| 18415. | You (howtoplay) | 78.15 | 95% | 2012-04-09 |
| 18416. | me_em_me (me_em_me) | 78.14 | 95.6% | 2025-04-24 |
| 18417. | Tabeed (chubbtubb) | 78.14 | 97% | 2024-09-05 |
| 18418. | Christoph (alpacapapa) | 78.14 | 97% | 2024-03-28 |
| 18419. | yajaira (y4ji) | 78.14 | 98% | 2024-05-17 |
| 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 |