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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13255. | Sonu (intellectualcreatures) | 84.99 | 99% | 2021-05-23 |
| 13256. | Thiago (thiagofm) | 84.99 | 97% | 2013-07-23 |
| 13257. | Sam (samuel1112) | 84.99 | 94% | 2017-03-28 |
| 13258. | Kate (kaprese) | 84.99 | 99% | 2012-06-03 |
| 13259. | Hi (vcorezz) | 84.98 | 97% | 2022-12-11 |
| 13260. | foxieze (jonahcrowlinson) | 84.98 | 96% | 2023-01-04 |
| 13261. | Siempie30 (siempie30) | 84.98 | 96.5% | 2024-04-10 |
| 13262. | Madilynš„“ (iammadilyn) | 84.98 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
| 13263. | Ali (amizan8653) | 84.98 | 96% | 2021-05-23 |
| 13264. | MANDINGO (daddy_mandingo69420) | 84.98 | 97% | 2022-11-10 |
| 13265. | kripp (hotdoghunter) | 84.98 | 95% | 2021-09-28 |
| 13266. | Ujjwal (ujjwal3756) | 84.98 | 97% | 2024-05-24 |
| 13267. | BƔlint (diabolokiller) | 84.98 | 98.3% | 2024-09-17 |
| 13268. | x] (dreamhack) | 84.98 | 91% | 2013-01-18 |
| 13269. | John (john_acumen) | 84.98 | 96% | 2013-12-13 |
| 13270. | RenegeāthePlague (reneget... | 84.98 | 98% | 2014-04-17 |
| 13271. | Jeique (jeique) | 84.97 | 97.3% | 2025-04-08 |
| 13272. | --Scripted-- (scripted3) | 84.97 | 96.1% | 2024-05-17 |
| 13273. | Mechagodzilla (mechagodzilla) | 84.97 | 98% | 2025-05-27 |
| 13274. | Rose (ndo132) | 84.97 | 99% | 2024-03-03 |
| 13275. | Typo (fingooli) | 84.97 | 97% | 2015-09-12 |
| 13276. | Kenway3211 (kenway3211) | 84.96 | 96% | 2023-07-02 |
| 13277. | Abdul Algorithm (abdulalgor... | 84.96 | 97% | 2024-10-27 |
| 13278. | Joshua (jochiyv) | 84.96 | 95.9% | 2024-01-19 |
| 13279. | Pearson (pearsonsm) | 84.96 | 97% | 2019-03-19 |
| 13280. | Alec (1lec) | 84.96 | 98.3% | 2024-04-23 |
| 13281. | Edvin (imaduck) | 84.96 | 98% | 2022-11-22 |
| 13282. | !RiA! (soddinghostile) | 84.96 | — | 2010-09-15 |
| 13283. | Aibrys (aibrys) | 84.96 | 98% | 2017-10-29 |
| 13284. | mattingly (william8the9) | 84.95 | 98% | 2024-12-18 |
| 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 |