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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30828. | (seboka) | 66.39 | 97% | 2023-12-21 |
| 30829. | (bigweeb69) | 66.39 | 93% | 2021-02-05 |
| 30830. | (nishimasa) | 66.39 | 98% | 2017-09-13 |
| 30831. | Evan (evanger) | 66.39 | 94% | 2019-09-24 |
| 30832. | (spoonsarmy) | 66.38 | 95% | 2024-03-06 |
| 30833. | (lovekenma) | 66.38 | 94% | 2021-07-27 |
| 30834. | (thatpenguinman) | 66.38 | 96.7% | 2025-02-09 |
| 30835. | (angellicaa) | 66.38 | 97% | 2024-08-30 |
| 30836. | (kesis) | 66.38 | 95% | 2022-11-24 |
| 30837. | (sharaf_makk) | 66.38 | 95% | 2022-05-09 |
| 30838. | (pettdal) | 66.38 | 98% | 2023-06-22 |
| 30839. | (alibekesanov) | 66.38 | 96% | 2025-11-15 |
| 30840. | (felixdedu) | 66.38 | 98% | 2025-10-23 |
| 30841. | (snekchrmr) | 66.38 | 98.1% | 2024-06-26 |
| 30842. | (r4ne) | 66.38 | 96% | 2020-04-02 |
| 30843. | (typist_hurry1162) | 66.38 | 96% | 2025-08-27 |
| 30844. | (andromedus) | 66.37 | 98% | 2026-02-02 |
| 30845. | Thomas (tomtwo) | 66.37 | 94% | 2021-09-17 |
| 30846. | Kaydle (kaydle) | 66.37 | 97% | 2025-01-25 |
| 30847. | (huntercarot) | 66.37 | 96% | 2021-05-31 |
| 30848. | (eedog22) | 66.37 | 95.6% | 2024-12-27 |
| 30849. | Anna (anna2929) | 66.37 | 93.5% | 2024-12-18 |
| 30850. | (memento_mori_s) | 66.37 | 96.7% | 2024-11-23 |
| 30851. | (nut_meg) | 66.37 | 99% | 2016-07-23 |
| 30852. | (thereadyset1991) | 66.37 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
| 30853. | (maynedizzle23) | 66.37 | — | 2010-09-20 |
| 30854. | Ahmed (thelegend07) | 66.36 | 94% | 2015-01-06 |
| 30855. | Koala (koalabear2003) | 66.36 | 95% | 2018-08-17 |
| 30856. | (mi_keming) | 66.36 | 98.1% | 2025-04-22 |
| 30857. | (paraspasrija) | 66.36 | 96% | 2025-05-06 |
| 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 |