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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16441. | DeanMachine44 (deanmachine44) | 80.67 | 95% | 2015-01-23 |
| 16442. | Vinny (vinnylepew) | 80.66 | 98% | 2024-06-25 |
| 16443. | slztest (slztest) | 80.66 | 96% | 2024-06-04 |
| 16444. | Minho (minhokim560) | 80.66 | 97.9% | 2024-06-21 |
| 16445. | mel (melly_welly) | 80.66 | 96.5% | 2023-11-08 |
| 16446. | Brandon (muffinmcfluffin) | 80.66 | 95% | 2012-12-14 |
| 16447. | Faquarl (iamfaquarl) | 80.66 | 96% | 2014-04-29 |
| 16448. | Mustafa (mustayy) | 80.65 | 94% | 2013-06-02 |
| 16449. | Abdullah Faisal Al-Fahad (a... | 80.65 | 94% | 2025-03-02 |
| 16450. | Marvin (malvolio) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
| 16451. | I forgor 💀 (kernel32_dll) | 80.65 | 96.5% | 2025-02-22 |
| 16452. | dilectus (dilectus) | 80.65 | 98% | 2023-01-14 |
| 16453. | chi (chigwapo) | 80.65 | 97.3% | 2024-01-11 |
| 16454. | Richrad (laci279) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-10-01 |
| 16455. | Jay Ronald (jay_ronald33) | 80.65 | 97% | 2013-05-25 |
| 16456. | Wayne (devia) | 80.65 | 93% | 2013-05-13 |
| 16457. | Leir (leir_923) | 80.64 | 97.1% | 2024-10-23 |
| 16458. | Rachana (rachanav) | 80.64 | 96.2% | 2024-04-05 |
| 16459. | rota (rota22) | 80.64 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 16460. | SHRIKANT (shrieks) | 80.64 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
| 16461. | 🤔 (stabilized) | 80.64 | 98% | 2015-12-24 |
| 16462. | sylv81 (sylv81ct) | 80.64 | 95% | 2017-01-27 |
| 16463. | Scott (whaleswhales) | 80.64 | 97% | 2013-03-09 |
| 16464. | Tim (timlara) | 80.64 | 96% | 2011-08-07 |
| 16465. | wesley (theempiretriescrack) | 80.63 | 97.7% | 2024-12-14 |
| 16466. | riptide (riptide124) | 80.63 | 97% | 2025-05-31 |
| 16467. | minus_one (minus_one) | 80.63 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
| 16468. | Anthony (burner16) | 80.63 | 94% | 2012-11-15 |
| 16469. | Chi Yong (chi_yong) | 80.63 | 95% | 2011-08-29 |
| 16470. | zaki (zak1991) | 80.62 | 98% | 2024-05-05 |
| 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 |