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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17721. | FlasHy (flashyb0i) | 80.59 | 97.2% | 2024-04-14 |
| 17722. | bengold10 (bengold10) | 80.59 | 96% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17723. | Michael (vogig) | 80.59 | 90% | 2016-05-18 |
| 17724. | Bobb (tribe) | 80.59 | 92% | 2013-02-27 |
| 17725. | Gary (glei0011) | 80.59 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
| 17726. | Hossein (hossein_nas) | 80.59 | 97% | 2025-09-06 |
| 17727. | Joseph (jgandc) | 80.59 | 97% | 2017-10-01 |
| 17728. | Sujay (sujjy) | 80.58 | 96.2% | 2023-09-18 |
| 17729. | Liaglutide (liaglutide) | 80.58 | 97% | 2024-06-21 |
| 17730. | Richest Bro . (richest2001) | 80.58 | 96% | 2026-05-07 |
| 17731. | Jan (dragonfable84) | 80.58 | 98% | 2021-04-06 |
| 17732. | Ginso (ginsophd) | 80.58 | 96% | 2022-05-03 |
| 17733. | Taochaidee (taochaidee) | 80.58 | 97% | 2022-11-02 |
| 17734. | Tehqo (tehqo) | 80.58 | 97% | 2019-11-18 |
| 17735. | Lurker99 (someone16) | 80.58 | 98% | 2013-10-02 |
| 17736. | Keith (keith_qwerty) | 80.57 | 98% | 2025-04-15 |
| 17737. | ahmed saif (ahmedsaif) | 80.56 | 97.4% | 2025-05-15 |
| 17738. | FrogIts (frogits) | 80.56 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 17739. | Michael C (ac_mc_2024) | 80.56 | 97% | 2024-07-26 |
| 17740. | c (mechtech) | 80.56 | 99% | 2025-01-19 |
| 17741. | trejii (trejii) | 80.56 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 17742. | David (dav704) | 80.56 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
| 17743. | Jo (jofid130) | 80.56 | 97.7% | 2024-06-06 |
| 17744. | Sophia (sophia2020) | 80.56 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
| 17745. | Key (malformant) | 80.56 | 96.5% | 2023-12-01 |
| 17746. | Steph (stezza) | 80.56 | 98% | 2023-08-12 |
| 17747. | lamal (lamal) | 80.56 | 93% | 2011-06-15 |
| 17748. | icosaedru (achimia) | 80.56 | 99% | 2018-10-23 |
| 17749. | Clippy (jesspacito) | 80.56 | 97% | 2019-05-29 |
| 17750. | Karl (visiko) | 80.55 | 95.1% | 2024-11-26 |
| 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 |