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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2092. | alieb (alieb) | 117.26 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
| 2093. | Mark (shricory) | 117.26 | 95% | 2011-11-19 |
| 2094. | John (johnl2) | 117.25 | 99% | 2014-03-29 |
| 2095. | Cj (phexxy) | 117.24 | 95% | 2015-12-14 |
| 2096. | Greg (limper) | 117.24 | — | 2011-02-11 |
| 2097. | Aleksa (huaweialeksa) | 117.23 | 94% | 2016-10-21 |
| 2098. | twitch.tv/darkmatterv4 (blo... | 117.22 | 98% | 2022-04-25 |
| 2099. | Jared (jaredtypist) | 117.22 | 99% | 2025-10-09 |
| 2100. | (_folder) | 117.22 | 98.3% | 2024-02-01 |
| 2101. | Scott (clownhc) | 117.22 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 2102. | Jeff (saxkiddo) | 117.22 | 97% | 2012-12-08 |
| 2103. | bread (breadstyx) | 117.22 | 98% | 2015-03-06 |
| 2104. | @faschz (faschz) | 117.21 | 99% | 2016-01-08 |
| 2105. | jude (judepls) | 117.20 | 99% | 2021-06-26 |
| 2106. | Gorgonzola (stcircle) | 117.20 | 97% | 2014-02-13 |
| 2107. | Kenzie (henryn16) | 117.19 | 98% | 2018-06-28 |
| 2108. | Ji-eun (lynntabuchi) | 117.18 | 99% | 2019-04-13 |
| 2109. | dylan_9802 (dylan_9802) | 117.15 | 97% | 2022-12-28 |
| 2110. | LivewireHush (scarlet_static) | 117.15 | 98% | 2012-10-04 |
| 2111. | Charles (charles_franklin) | 117.14 | 98% | 2015-06-04 |
| 2112. | David (dcohen91) | 117.13 | 99% | 2017-06-12 |
| 2113. | (uber_pro) | 117.12 | 97% | 2016-05-25 |
| 2114. | Trent (pwnzusauce) | 117.09 | 99% | 2011-07-22 |
| 2115. | Hipz (kahipz) | 117.09 | 98% | 2012-06-11 |
| 2116. | Bruh (irtan12) | 117.08 | 97.5% | 2024-09-21 |
| 2117. | lav (lavenderrr) | 117.07 | 98.8% | 2024-03-24 |
| 2118. | Eli (elithesped) | 117.06 | 98% | 2025-08-28 |
| 2119. | HD (hdtouchtyping) | 117.06 | 100% | 2013-03-15 |
| 2120. | The Baron (the__baron) | 117.05 | 98.1% | 2024-08-01 |
| 2121. | ✔️▄◘🚀!new_luca@y... | 117.05 | 100% | 2011-12-26 |
| 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 |