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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38988. | Raymond (awedragon) | 58.32 | 96% | 2017-02-08 |
| 38989. | Dominic (unimog) | 58.32 | 93% | 2016-09-14 |
| 38990. | Marry (try28476) | 58.32 | 93% | 2013-12-03 |
| 38991. | Zach (fourshadowz) | 58.32 | 91% | 2014-06-06 |
| 38992. | Bri (briluvsbts) | 58.31 | 97.7% | 2024-12-16 |
| 38993. | Eric662 (eric_662) | 58.31 | 94% | 2024-10-25 |
| 38994. | Marvin (marvin5857) | 58.31 | 95% | 2024-05-08 |
| 38995. | Cheryl (cheryll77) | 58.31 | 96% | 2024-08-15 |
| 38996. | J (jbddiesel) | 58.31 | 94% | 2022-07-15 |
| 38997. | typer (alithetyper1243) | 58.31 | 97.6% | 2024-11-14 |
| 38998. | Rydaquin (rydaquin) | 58.31 | 97.7% | 2024-08-22 |
| 38999. | Ghazia (ghazia) | 58.31 | 95.9% | 2025-05-09 |
| 39000. | alihamzaPk (alihamza_pk) | 58.31 | 95.5% | 2023-12-06 |
| 39001. | Clover (cl_ver) | 58.31 | 96% | 2024-08-12 |
| 39002. | Grill Burgers (grillsburgered) | 58.31 | 95.3% | 2023-12-06 |
| 39003. | Trần Xuân Vinh (fastfood10) | 58.31 | — | 2010-06-26 |
| 39004. | Eazon (eazon) | 58.30 | 96% | 2016-04-17 |
| 39005. | SweatyAunty (sweatyaunty) | 58.30 | 97.1% | 2024-08-18 |
| 39006. | hydroponictrash (hydroponic... | 58.30 | 96% | 2024-11-24 |
| 39007. | Mayank (mayankraj) | 58.30 | 89% | 2014-10-24 |
| 39008. | Maserati (latitude_5a) | 58.30 | 94% | 2021-11-21 |
| 39009. | Wen (jiawen15) | 58.30 | 97% | 2018-05-04 |
| 39010. | Ng (lookol) | 58.30 | 83% | 2016-07-26 |
| 39011. | Vincent (vkillerz) | 58.30 | 88% | 2015-10-15 |
| 39012. | Panyamag (panyamag) | 58.30 | 96% | 2012-09-02 |
| 39013. | Me (i_believe_i_can_type20) | 58.29 | 91% | 2021-07-10 |
| 39014. | Mukul Gupta (mr_freakk) | 58.29 | 97% | 2025-11-05 |
| 39015. | cwitheringaway (cwitheringa... | 58.29 | 97.9% | 2023-12-16 |
| 39016. | George Wu (georgewuqaq) | 58.29 | 96% | 2024-02-10 |
| 39017. | beknazar (beqishh) | 58.29 | 95% | 2024-03-21 |
| 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 |