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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2573. | Leila (aiwaleila) | 114.24 | 90% | 2015-01-09 |
| 2574. | (jlpt) | 114.23 | 98% | 2020-03-01 |
| 2575. | Bry (trick0850) | 114.23 | 94% | 2016-03-10 |
| 2576. | Halley (800mrunlove) | 114.23 | — | 2011-03-10 |
| 2577. | IllIllIllIll (liliiilil) | 114.22 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
| 2578. | Toby (khrave) | 114.21 | 98% | 2019-02-01 |
| 2579. | Matt (mattymarsh) | 114.21 | 98.4% | 2024-09-04 |
| 2580. | Norman (nfluc) | 114.20 | 99% | 2019-04-24 |
| 2581. | tailwingers (tailwingers) | 114.19 | 98% | 2024-05-06 |
| 2582. | Jaikun (icedgrave) | 114.19 | 97.4% | 2021-02-21 |
| 2583. | Anna Lim (xylemyeet) | 114.18 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 2584. | Ryan (xxhiny) | 114.18 | 97.7% | 2024-09-11 |
| 2585. | Typerx (newtyperx) | 114.18 | 98.1% | 2024-09-25 |
| 2586. | Kraven (kraven_lupei) | 114.18 | 97% | 2012-10-11 |
| 2587. | Mad (bornzor) | 114.17 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
| 2588. | 'ello (boerewors) | 114.17 | 98% | 2022-11-28 |
| 2589. | Simone (pointy_) | 114.16 | 99% | 2026-04-10 |
| 2590. | vishE (actuallynonquitforlife) | 114.16 | 98% | 2018-02-07 |
| 2591. | XH (xh192) | 114.16 | 99% | 2015-02-22 |
| 2592. | Jelly (vinagarette_crunchy_... | 114.14 | 98.6% | 2024-12-22 |
| 2593. | Ed (epackman) | 114.14 | 95% | 2011-07-28 |
| 2594. | (asonetuh) | 114.13 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
| 2595. | kelly (greeneyes420) | 114.13 | 98% | 2013-07-25 |
| 2596. | Faith (asukero) | 114.12 | 98% | 2019-11-20 |
| 2597. | hereugo (hereugo) | 114.12 | 98% | 2026-04-02 |
| 2598. | James (snoopjedi) | 114.12 | 97% | 2013-02-24 |
| 2599. | Oli (andvari) | 114.11 | 99% | 2019-10-13 |
| 2600. | batbold (bb__) | 114.11 | 100% | 2020-10-22 |
| 2601. | trout cooker (perpetuallytr... | 114.09 | 98% | 2020-08-27 |
| 2602. | Zakaria (zlurk) | 114.08 | 96% | 2012-10-19 |
| 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 |