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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16245. | solyd (solyd) | 82.26 | 95% | 2025-02-09 |
| 16246. | Jonas (the_sea_typist) | 82.26 | 97% | 2025-03-25 |
| 16247. | Mohamed Abdelfattah (mohame... | 82.26 | 95.8% | 2024-04-23 |
| 16248. | noint (noint) | 82.26 | 99% | 2025-06-12 |
| 16249. | keiwpie (keikuuuu) | 82.26 | 96% | 2021-11-24 |
| 16250. | Jhayesh (kidtoronto) | 82.26 | 94% | 2014-03-12 |
| 16251. | Piet (jompie) | 82.26 | 99% | 2016-09-12 |
| 16252. | Martijn (deknegt) | 82.26 | 96% | 2013-03-04 |
| 16253. | Aleksi (mehtae) | 82.26 | 93% | 2011-10-16 |
| 16254. | Kevzill (kevzilla) | 82.26 | 97% | 2012-09-16 |
| 16255. | Sepida (heartofthemoon) | 82.26 | 98% | 2013-02-26 |
| 16256. | Bao Long (l3lackl3ird) | 82.25 | 98% | 2025-09-09 |
| 16257. | Liu (hoingfong) | 82.25 | — | 2011-04-17 |
| 16258. | Kaz (kaz_the_kuz) | 82.25 | 96.8% | 2023-11-18 |
| 16259. | Paul (syvek) | 82.25 | 95% | 2011-10-06 |
| 16260. | Diplonicus (johnsadar) | 82.25 | 94% | 2013-01-16 |
| 16261. | Goon (shemamugabo) | 82.24 | 96% | 2015-07-22 |
| 16262. | RAAM (raam_d_prince) | 82.24 | 96.4% | 2023-12-31 |
| 16263. | Red (redtutrle) | 82.24 | 96% | 2023-08-19 |
| 16264. | benito (thugswag) | 82.24 | 93% | 2015-08-18 |
| 16265. | jazn (jazn16) | 82.24 | 93% | 2015-02-12 |
| 16266. | Felix (tresflex) | 82.24 | 97% | 2020-09-08 |
| 16267. | David (hydandata) | 82.24 | 96% | 2015-08-22 |
| 16268. | Aproop (aproop) | 82.24 | 90% | 2017-01-28 |
| 16269. | Brandon (brandvn) | 82.23 | 97% | 2024-10-01 |
| 16270. | Big k (lawda) | 82.23 | 98% | 2025-09-27 |
| 16271. | Amin Jalal (aminxiv) | 82.23 | 98% | 2025-01-13 |
| 16272. | Christopher (chrischafin) | 82.23 | 96% | 2023-02-04 |
| 16273. | Scott (scottnew) | 82.23 | 88% | 2013-12-31 |
| 16274. | Zapphy (ronaldlincon) | 82.23 | 95% | 2021-11-05 |
| 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 |