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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2813. | Joseph (plex) | 112.17 | 97% | 2015-07-20 |
| 2814. | Andy (adc4392) | 112.16 | 99% | 2015-03-13 |
| 2815. | lost soul (noselection) | 112.15 | 98% | 2012-02-01 |
| 2816. | Agung (udapalito) | 112.13 | 98.6% | 2024-01-04 |
| 2817. | Dan (eldlo912) | 112.13 | 95% | 2012-11-28 |
| 2818. | Philip (philipme84) | 112.12 | 95% | 2015-10-18 |
| 2819. | twitch.tv/maximum12345 (abn... | 112.12 | 98% | 2015-02-07 |
| 2820. | Marc (ratshepard) | 112.11 | 99% | 2023-02-25 |
| 2821. | Never Refresh (neverrefresh) | 112.11 | 97% | 2014-10-22 |
| 2822. | * (ngong19) | 112.10 | 98% | 2020-11-25 |
| 2823. | Joel (easynoob) | 112.09 | 98% | 2022-10-30 |
| 2824. | Brandon (boredintern123) | 112.07 | 98% | 2021-11-17 |
| 2825. | Tyrone (nesboy) | 112.07 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 2826. | Tamás (tamas) | 112.06 | 96% | 2016-07-15 |
| 2827. | Perserus (perserus) | 112.06 | — | 2011-03-08 |
| 2828. | ansix2 (sworn) | 112.05 | 97% | 2020-06-20 |
| 2829. | Philip (bravocharlie) | 112.04 | 99% | 2024-11-17 |
| 2830. | Lakshay (shaybas) | 112.04 | 98.3% | 2024-03-18 |
| 2831. | Leon (extremegamer116) | 112.03 | 98.6% | 2024-10-10 |
| 2832. | Ryan (fanatacism) | 112.02 | 98% | 2013-10-01 |
| 2833. | Lence (lence88) | 112.02 | — | 2010-12-21 |
| 2834. | nocchio (nocchio) | 112.01 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 2835. | George (georgec18) | 112.00 | 97.9% | 2024-11-16 |
| 2836. | kirasu (alihan8) | 112.00 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 2837. | Dog acc (vick02) | 111.99 | 99% | 2021-09-30 |
| 2838. | Jonas (whatisupyou) | 111.98 | 99% | 2021-10-26 |
| 2839. | Adrian (tokyosydboy) | 111.98 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 2840. | Dan (dwilt) | 111.97 | 99% | 2012-10-10 |
| 2841. | Pastabatman (mattyj) | 111.96 | 97% | 2015-08-21 |
| 2842. | megafepsdapam (megafepsdapam) | 111.96 | 99% | 2013-12-07 |
| 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 |