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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19448. | (mpkreddy93) | 78.24 | 97% | 2015-12-11 |
| 19449. | (haiyi) | 78.23 | 97% | 2025-04-28 |
| 19450. | (pbroglie) | 78.23 | 98% | 2025-02-21 |
| 19451. | (fahmz) | 78.23 | 97.2% | 2024-11-26 |
| 19452. | (dreamxreality) | 78.23 | 99% | 2019-02-22 |
| 19453. | HoldMyBeer (holdmybeer_) | 78.23 | 99% | 2021-08-19 |
| 19454. | (zedtimestory) | 78.23 | 97% | 2019-06-16 |
| 19455. | (hootenanny1) | 78.23 | 97% | 2013-07-17 |
| 19456. | (semperfidelis1204) | 78.22 | 97.6% | 2025-03-21 |
| 19457. | (revereven_3) | 78.22 | 97.3% | 2025-02-22 |
| 19458. | (erdogan_vucic) | 78.22 | 95% | 2024-12-21 |
| 19459. | (itaiitai100) | 78.22 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
| 19460. | (frogliker) | 78.22 | 96% | 2026-01-09 |
| 19461. | (skanda77) | 78.22 | 95% | 2021-07-15 |
| 19462. | (typingpoly) | 78.22 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
| 19463. | (wl23) | 78.22 | 96% | 2018-03-23 |
| 19464. | (m3mber) | 78.21 | 97% | 2025-09-02 |
| 19465. | (hillzygirl1) | 78.21 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
| 19466. | (tokaisthereal) | 78.21 | 96.5% | 2024-01-07 |
| 19467. | (brenakin) | 78.21 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
| 19468. | (qria) | 78.21 | 86% | 2016-07-09 |
| 19469. | (lynx_n) | 78.20 | 97% | 2025-09-03 |
| 19470. | (ktsai) | 78.20 | 95% | 2025-02-16 |
| 19471. | (earthangel101) | 78.20 | 97.3% | 2024-08-20 |
| 19472. | (mincer) | 78.20 | 97% | 2025-04-23 |
| 19473. | (flaminggoose) | 78.20 | 95.4% | 2024-05-19 |
| 19474. | (myelinated) | 78.20 | 97% | 2024-10-09 |
| 19475. | (aulaman) | 78.20 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
| 19476. | (aziron) | 78.20 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
| 19477. | (tachankabestop) | 78.20 | 95% | 2019-04-26 |
| 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 |