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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42013. | (korgull) | 54.16 | 90% | 2012-10-30 |
| 42014. | (stashm) | 54.16 | 93% | 2018-08-27 |
| 42015. | (carreras) | 54.16 | 90% | 2012-05-10 |
| 42016. | (better2besimple) | 54.16 | 91% | 2014-03-03 |
| 42017. | A (aadimonk) | 54.16 | 91% | 2013-01-24 |
| 42018. | (hero3616) | 54.15 | 96.4% | 2024-10-30 |
| 42019. | (nbarbettini) | 54.15 | 95% | 2015-08-03 |
| 42020. | vilis (mazgilis) | 54.15 | 95% | 2025-01-08 |
| 42021. | (osamanofal) | 54.15 | 92.8% | 2024-12-19 |
| 42022. | (zadan2000) | 54.15 | 98.3% | 2024-12-09 |
| 42023. | (__anne__) | 54.15 | 96% | 2025-08-06 |
| 42024. | rps86000 (rps86000) | 54.15 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
| 42025. | (shreeharsha) | 54.15 | 95% | 2025-11-29 |
| 42026. | (jcbambalan) | 54.15 | 93% | 2014-05-14 |
| 42027. | (zonazone95) | 54.15 | 96% | 2016-11-22 |
| 42028. | (kissmark) | 54.15 | 98.1% | 2024-10-05 |
| 42029. | (vonneyrae) | 54.14 | 95.9% | 2024-07-16 |
| 42030. | Moses Santos (ppslayer69420) | 54.14 | 97% | 2024-02-06 |
| 42031. | (creepymk) | 54.14 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
| 42032. | zaemon (zaemon) | 54.14 | 94.5% | 2024-01-05 |
| 42033. | Peter (peter50latam) | 54.14 | 95% | 2025-10-06 |
| 42034. | Roi (roi1255) | 54.14 | 95% | 2025-06-03 |
| 42035. | (saurus) | 54.14 | 94% | 2020-03-17 |
| 42036. | (yuval2b) | 54.14 | 96% | 2018-01-02 |
| 42037. | (anifminhaz) | 54.14 | 90% | 2017-01-20 |
| 42038. | (leeum13) | 54.13 | 94.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 42039. | (veno_23) | 54.13 | 97% | 2021-05-20 |
| 42040. | (slowerthanmolasses) | 54.13 | 95% | 2020-11-16 |
| 42041. | (ceij12) | 54.13 | 89% | 2011-12-04 |
| 42042. | Sajid (pdmsajid) | 54.13 | 95% | 2015-11-12 |
| 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 |