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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18101. | (the_humbler) | 79.77 | 94% | 2013-04-05 |
| 18102. | (luisaes) | 79.76 | 96.8% | 2024-03-23 |
| 18103. | (dawizardi) | 79.76 | 91% | 2015-02-24 |
| 18104. | (vipul_07) | 79.76 | 97% | 2026-04-09 |
| 18105. | (psychros) | 79.76 | 97.9% | 2024-09-06 |
| 18106. | (fast_and_furious_crazy) | 79.76 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 18107. | (baldunker1) | 79.76 | 98.1% | 2023-12-07 |
| 18108. | Alex Eaves (cheif_rice) | 79.76 | 95.7% | 2025-01-05 |
| 18109. | Kevin (kevin1499) | 79.76 | 97.4% | 2024-12-20 |
| 18110. | (jinxexe) | 79.76 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
| 18111. | (azaatabayev) | 79.76 | 97% | 2021-03-21 |
| 18112. | (kristengreen3) | 79.76 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 18113. | (jquez) | 79.76 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
| 18114. | (yatu) | 79.76 | — | 2010-06-14 |
| 18115. | (tamdrit) | 79.76 | 99% | 2016-06-09 |
| 18116. | (januar) | 79.76 | 97% | 2016-09-23 |
| 18117. | (meylolike) | 79.75 | 96% | 2025-12-24 |
| 18118. | (def__init__) | 79.75 | 99% | 2021-05-10 |
| 18119. | (lovermann) | 79.75 | 98% | 2013-10-11 |
| 18120. | (rishi_id) | 79.75 | 95% | 2015-08-24 |
| 18121. | (gimblygruff) | 79.74 | 99% | 2025-01-13 |
| 18122. | (big_rory) | 79.74 | 96.2% | 2023-09-04 |
| 18123. | (untrained7413) | 79.74 | 97% | 2025-05-14 |
| 18124. | Allay (noob_wrath) | 79.74 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 18125. | (bobbyjrrocks) | 79.74 | 96.3% | 2024-12-01 |
| 18126. | (keypist) | 79.74 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 18127. | (kam10000) | 79.74 | 90% | 2017-02-20 |
| 18128. | (acethrow) | 79.74 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
| 18129. | (klabuschagne) | 79.74 | 97.8% | 2024-04-15 |
| 18130. | (adrianwoodhouse) | 79.74 | 98% | 2013-12-31 |
| 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 |