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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20998. | Charlie (chuck17) | 75.43 | 96% | 2024-09-29 |
| 20999. | Jakey (nigos) | 75.43 | 96% | 2024-02-09 |
| 21000. | Themuuln (themuuln) | 75.43 | 95% | 2023-01-10 |
| 21001. | Blank (heugenie) | 75.43 | 95.6% | 2024-03-10 |
| 21002. | Parth (parth20) | 75.43 | 96% | 2021-04-08 |
| 21003. | Ashley (aswenson3907) | 75.43 | 96% | 2019-05-27 |
| 21004. | Jeffrey (shinhwa800) | 75.43 | 99% | 2016-06-06 |
| 21005. | perbeteshor (perbeteshor10) | 75.43 | 92% | 2012-11-13 |
| 21006. | Branimir (pectoralismajor) | 75.43 | 96% | 2016-01-26 |
| 21007. | Aathish964 (aathish964) | 75.42 | 97% | 2024-12-08 |
| 21008. | Tyler (kirby89) | 75.42 | 92% | 2014-01-06 |
| 21009. | Greg (noobfile1) | 75.42 | 98% | 2021-12-26 |
| 21010. | ultimatemoggermaxxing (ulti... | 75.42 | 98% | 2023-12-10 |
| 21011. | Herbert (herbertmcsnout) | 75.42 | 97% | 2018-12-15 |
| 21012. | Jasmine (j12mapatac) | 75.42 | 96.3% | 2021-02-07 |
| 21013. | Issao (issao) | 75.42 | — | 2010-12-22 |
| 21014. | Myst1c373 (mysticfromcarolina) | 75.41 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 21015. | Soul_Sekai (miguleyang) | 75.41 | 97.6% | 2024-03-06 |
| 21016. | Mr Spock (theodorehadiyanto) | 75.41 | 98% | 2024-02-07 |
| 21017. | ... (yomer) | 75.41 | 97% | 2023-12-30 |
| 21018. | Orris (orrisy) | 75.41 | 93% | 2015-12-07 |
| 21019. | odezzki (odezzki) | 75.41 | 99% | 2024-01-30 |
| 21020. | Jupiter8000 (jupiter8000) | 75.41 | 98% | 2023-05-13 |
| 21021. | Shagnik (shagnik) | 75.41 | 97% | 2018-11-28 |
| 21022. | Andrew (enhance) | 75.41 | 95% | 2012-06-13 |
| 21023. | winter (wintercool) | 75.41 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 21024. | Zgjim (zgjim) | 75.41 | — | 2010-11-09 |
| 21025. | Andre (underagum) | 75.40 | 96% | 2022-04-04 |
| 21026. | Sh_Azizbek (aziz_dev) | 75.40 | 96% | 2025-05-29 |
| 21027. | Anh (heartmoan) | 75.40 | 98% | 2024-01-14 |
| 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 |