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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16541. | jaggu (jaggu94) | 82.01 | 97% | 2017-11-28 |
| 16542. | fabrice (bmoyobooo) | 82.00 | 95% | 2025-04-07 |
| 16543. | diego (dast) | 82.00 | 97.8% | 2024-08-05 |
| 16544. | Harrison (kyeuko) | 82.00 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
| 16545. | Phaysik (phaysik) | 82.00 | 97% | 2023-01-20 |
| 16546. | Freowy (freowy) | 82.00 | 98% | 2021-06-05 |
| 16547. | Nio (nio21) | 82.00 | 97% | 2013-07-28 |
| 16548. | Gendo (gendo) | 82.00 | 96% | 2014-05-27 |
| 16549. | angrathar (angrathar) | 82.00 | 96% | 2021-01-23 |
| 16550. | Austin (hobbes__623) | 81.99 | 96.2% | 2024-10-26 |
| 16551. | Mohamed Irshaadh (irshaadh) | 81.99 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
| 16552. | Davide (davidez) | 81.99 | 97% | 2013-11-13 |
| 16553. | John (molotov5) | 81.99 | 95% | 2022-06-10 |
| 16554. | Vy (dinhtuvy) | 81.99 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
| 16555. | Phin (phinttv) | 81.99 | 96% | 2021-06-11 |
| 16556. | Hieu (quanghieu1012) | 81.99 | 97% | 2013-06-23 |
| 16557. | Hassan (5__9) | 81.98 | 97% | 2026-02-27 |
| 16558. | d1zzy (d1zzyg) | 81.98 | 97% | 2025-03-05 |
| 16559. | Eastsky712 (eastsky714) | 81.98 | 96.1% | 2023-11-30 |
| 16560. | Manu (manuruz) | 81.98 | 97% | 2024-06-04 |
| 16561. | Munchy (munchy12) | 81.98 | 97% | 2022-04-06 |
| 16562. | Emma (thiccladyfingers) | 81.98 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
| 16563. | Jorge (jquiroz728) | 81.98 | 97% | 2026-02-12 |
| 16564. | Ellen (liuellen04) | 81.98 | 96% | 2021-03-30 |
| 16565. | Puneet (masterblaster100) | 81.98 | 98% | 2013-09-04 |
| 16566. | DashHash (dashhash) | 81.97 | 95.8% | 2024-11-26 |
| 16567. | Arvind Sharma (arvindsharmaz) | 81.97 | 97% | 2025-11-29 |
| 16568. | Sriram (shriramshriram) | 81.97 | — | 2010-08-06 |
| 16569. | Waonder (waonder) | 81.97 | 98% | 2026-03-06 |
| 16570. | frolicks (frolicks) | 81.97 | 96% | 2024-06-17 |
| 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 |