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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11499. | (potatsus) | 88.78 | 98.1% | 2024-01-22 |
| 11500. | (ravi_malhotra) | 88.78 | 94% | 2012-04-05 |
| 11501. | (dvoraklearner) | 88.78 | 96% | 2011-11-08 |
| 11502. | (icantputdownthecup) | 88.77 | 97% | 2024-11-25 |
| 11503. | (uoser) | 88.77 | 97.5% | 2024-11-19 |
| 11504. | (cjbro) | 88.77 | — | 2010-11-24 |
| 11505. | (theshulkerbox) | 88.76 | 96% | 2025-03-10 |
| 11506. | (balmymammoth) | 88.76 | 98% | 2025-09-09 |
| 11507. | (coco_loco09) | 88.76 | 98% | 2025-11-13 |
| 11508. | (sick0speed) | 88.76 | 97.1% | 2024-08-10 |
| 11509. | (saboogey) | 88.76 | 98% | 2023-10-27 |
| 11510. | tap (tappineapple) | 88.76 | 97% | 2026-02-12 |
| 11511. | (azeem_123) | 88.75 | 98% | 2024-12-13 |
| 11512. | (i_emerge16) | 88.75 | 97.9% | 2024-01-19 |
| 11513. | (neighborlyraven) | 88.75 | 99% | 2021-02-13 |
| 11514. | (jamesshi) | 88.75 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
| 11515. | (klswims) | 88.74 | 98% | 2025-01-02 |
| 11516. | (poinkwagner) | 88.74 | 94.3% | 2024-01-11 |
| 11517. | (4a454646) | 88.74 | 97% | 2019-03-10 |
| 11518. | (cluwei) | 88.74 | 96% | 2019-08-30 |
| 11519. | (kai77) | 88.74 | 95% | 2017-03-22 |
| 11520. | (jasonfrazure) | 88.74 | 94% | 2016-01-29 |
| 11521. | (toothpik) | 88.74 | 98% | 2012-12-29 |
| 11522. | (segale) | 88.74 | 99% | 2013-11-28 |
| 11523. | (ducktyperacer) | 88.74 | 99% | 2018-12-09 |
| 11524. | (baezilisk) | 88.74 | 96% | 2013-09-23 |
| 11525. | (sourcheese12) | 88.73 | 97% | 2025-07-30 |
| 11526. | H_24 (h_24) | 88.73 | 98% | 2022-04-06 |
| 11527. | (syphon9) | 88.73 | 98% | 2011-09-26 |
| 11528. | (serenawinchester) | 88.73 | — | 2010-06-29 |
| 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 |