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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12312. | Leonid (leonid) | 87.79 | 95% | 2012-08-21 |
| 12313. | Alexander (greenocelot26_dv... | 87.79 | 97% | 2023-03-13 |
| 12314. | Giang (gianglaodai) | 87.78 | 98.1% | 2025-01-11 |
| 12315. | Tom (particoloured_toucan) | 87.78 | 97% | 2020-05-13 |
| 12316. | Christian (casey_white) | 87.78 | 97% | 2022-11-08 |
| 12317. | byron (bozzarf) | 87.78 | 98% | 2024-06-11 |
| 12318. | Smilax (smilax_09) | 87.78 | 98% | 2026-05-03 |
| 12319. | Shypolarbear (shypolarbear) | 87.78 | 99% | 2022-09-28 |
| 12320. | Landon (lchu613) | 87.78 | 96% | 2016-02-27 |
| 12321. | Jonah (cuz_im_batman) | 87.77 | 98% | 2026-03-02 |
| 12322. | Tina (wuster) | 87.77 | 98% | 2023-03-02 |
| 12323. | Vo (hixplsslowndown) | 87.77 | 97.3% | 2023-09-19 |
| 12324. | mingi (gatangae) | 87.77 | 97.7% | 2024-12-25 |
| 12325. | Ghost (ghostseeker) | 87.77 | 98% | 2019-11-23 |
| 12326. | andy (teioh) | 87.77 | 92% | 2014-10-19 |
| 12327. | Ryan (rbiery) | 87.77 | 93% | 2016-02-12 |
| 12328. | Kit_000 (kit_000) | 87.76 | 96% | 2025-04-10 |
| 12329. | Ayden (dovah23) | 87.76 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
| 12330. | Jack (touvski) | 87.76 | 98.3% | 2025-03-06 |
| 12331. | Eric M (ekkem) | 87.76 | 97% | 2023-12-01 |
| 12332. | Noor (noor_awsome) | 87.76 | 98.4% | 2024-02-14 |
| 12333. | Lucas (lyxell95) | 87.76 | 98% | 2015-03-11 |
| 12334. | Sean (ziltiod94) | 87.76 | 95% | 2016-10-02 |
| 12335. | Brian (presonus) | 87.76 | 99% | 2025-10-08 |
| 12336. | Lyon (loltyger1) | 87.76 | 94% | 2016-10-08 |
| 12337. | poker (poker556) | 87.75 | 100% | 2026-01-19 |
| 12338. | Kt (kwilliams61) | 87.75 | 98% | 2025-02-23 |
| 12339. | Chichorrations (chichorrati... | 87.75 | 97% | 2022-04-28 |
| 12340. | Ryan (ryss88) | 87.75 | 96.5% | 2024-01-25 |
| 12341. | 👻 (james7890) | 87.75 | 98% | 2025-10-01 |
| 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 |