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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26512. | sendiri (sendiri) | 70.66 | — | 2010-11-20 |
| 26513. | (kotis) | 70.66 | 96% | 2015-03-22 |
| 26514. | (satnam9781) | 70.66 | 98% | 2020-02-27 |
| 26515. | (yixbountyy) | 70.66 | 94% | 2017-09-10 |
| 26516. | (ztellmir) | 70.66 | 94% | 2011-08-20 |
| 26517. | (speedydave) | 70.66 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 26518. | (krypton091) | 70.66 | 87% | 2017-01-11 |
| 26519. | (hlmomma) | 70.66 | 97% | 2015-02-27 |
| 26520. | (ccoulter) | 70.65 | 97% | 2026-02-09 |
| 26521. | (cxwchen) | 70.65 | 97% | 2025-03-15 |
| 26522. | Aditya (aditya2712) | 70.65 | 96% | 2021-09-24 |
| 26523. | (el_putino_1917) | 70.65 | 98% | 2022-12-24 |
| 26524. | (toctaibuxu) | 70.65 | 92% | 2013-07-23 |
| 26525. | (theflowerofevil) | 70.65 | 96% | 2018-09-27 |
| 26526. | Cory (elqmilq) | 70.65 | 95% | 2014-07-30 |
| 26527. | Tim (bertardy) | 70.65 | 95% | 2014-01-06 |
| 26528. | (blueballerz) | 70.64 | 98% | 2025-05-12 |
| 26529. | (lackingtyping) | 70.64 | 96% | 2024-02-02 |
| 26530. | (cryxon) | 70.64 | 97.9% | 2024-01-23 |
| 26531. | (koolaidxx) | 70.64 | 97.3% | 2023-12-12 |
| 26532. | (_tarotara) | 70.64 | 97.6% | 2024-03-31 |
| 26533. | (chronic_cross) | 70.64 | 96% | 2021-05-04 |
| 26534. | (palaska) | 70.64 | 95% | 2015-08-19 |
| 26535. | (slimaq) | 70.64 | 97% | 2011-05-15 |
| 26536. | (karanfartyal6) | 70.63 | 97% | 2025-07-10 |
| 26537. | (archmageguy) | 70.63 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 26538. | Tyvek (tyvek) | 70.63 | 97.1% | 2024-12-29 |
| 26539. | (mrperfect46) | 70.63 | 96% | 2025-10-13 |
| 26540. | Kevin (lordofwreck) | 70.63 | 96% | 2025-03-25 |
| 26541. | Ba (rodgzilla) | 70.63 | 97% | 2016-07-12 |
| 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 |