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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21762. | Mr. Fahrenheit (eadgbe) | 74.58 | 98% | 2012-02-25 |
| 21763. | Yawa Miriko (miriko) | 74.57 | 98% | 2024-07-18 |
| 21764. | Magowiz (magowiz) | 74.57 | 98.3% | 2024-10-07 |
| 21765. | Noah (nocorunning) | 74.57 | 97% | 2023-12-26 |
| 21766. | Choko (chokko) | 74.57 | 98% | 2023-03-31 |
| 21767. | Marco (makoxeng) | 74.57 | 96% | 2023-05-05 |
| 21768. | ig: erik_toledoo (pepegacha... | 74.57 | 96.9% | 2025-04-18 |
| 21769. | Hugh Janus (chrispoulos) | 74.57 | 98.3% | 2024-05-01 |
| 21770. | MrMusic (mrmusic) | 74.56 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
| 21771. | Raven (kaezr) | 74.56 | 97% | 2024-05-26 |
| 21772. | Pouya (pouyal) | 74.56 | 95.3% | 2024-12-05 |
| 21773. | mazen omar (mazen94) | 74.56 | 96.8% | 2024-03-30 |
| 21774. | Eduardo (xgoivo) | 74.56 | 98% | 2024-07-04 |
| 21775. | Aaron (violapwner) | 74.56 | 95.5% | 2024-03-29 |
| 21776. | Clay (terracottakid) | 74.56 | 94% | 2019-04-26 |
| 21777. | huaihuai (fhyer1484) | 74.56 | 96% | 2012-10-20 |
| 21778. | Teikamani (pheunomic) | 74.55 | 95% | 2024-03-28 |
| 21779. | Luna (kavuko_) | 74.55 | 96% | 2024-07-02 |
| 21780. | MillieMac (milliemac) | 74.55 | 97.2% | 2023-11-25 |
| 21781. | why not? (attacksquid) | 74.55 | 95.9% | 2023-11-12 |
| 21782. | Lancy (d_lancel0t) | 74.55 | 95.7% | 2024-04-30 |
| 21783. | Alexander (typewriter802) | 74.55 | 95% | 2020-10-23 |
| 21784. | Roland (manong50wpm) | 74.55 | 98% | 2021-03-26 |
| 21785. | Dalle (ash_ish) | 74.55 | 95% | 2021-08-30 |
| 21786. | jakis (myron) | 74.55 | — | 2011-02-20 |
| 21787. | Reebane (reebane) | 74.55 | 100% | 2018-12-28 |
| 21788. | Johnson (leow619) | 74.54 | 96% | 2025-03-24 |
| 21789. | YuNix (xinuy) | 74.54 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 21790. | jellymagic (jellymagic) | 74.54 | 96.9% | 2024-03-08 |
| 21791. | Arthur (sylverphoenix) | 74.54 | 97% | 2022-04-15 |
| 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 |