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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7164. | Olivander (olivander) | 96.59 | 100% | 2024-11-16 |
| 7165. | ian (deverian) | 96.58 | 96% | 2024-08-30 |
| 7166. | Job (gamingbohnson) | 96.58 | 98% | 2023-02-23 |
| 7167. | polmao (polmao) | 96.57 | 98% | 2024-03-11 |
| 7168. | Nicolas (nicovercesi) | 96.57 | 100% | 2011-10-31 |
| 7169. | coolmans250 (coolmans250) | 96.57 | 98% | 2020-08-27 |
| 7170. | ayyy (momoss34) | 96.56 | 96% | 2023-06-13 |
| 7171. | 420Benny (splergie) | 96.56 | 98% | 2024-05-12 |
| 7172. | Cora (bluesunrise) | 96.55 | 97% | 2014-04-20 |
| 7173. | Patrick (patrickt) | 96.55 | 97% | 2018-05-17 |
| 7174. | Travis (xtravisty) | 96.55 | 90% | 2016-01-03 |
| 7175. | gline9 (gline9) | 96.55 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
| 7176. | Zachary (zac352) | 96.55 | 95% | 2011-09-29 |
| 7177. | Kyameron (kyameron) | 96.55 | 94% | 2013-11-04 |
| 7178. | teruaki (typeraki) | 96.55 | 100% | 2013-05-01 |
| 7179. | tomkabs (tomkabs) | 96.54 | 99% | 2022-11-16 |
| 7180. | tstats[ritizzzz] (ritizzzz) | 96.53 | 99% | 2023-01-14 |
| 7181. | William (goscrios) | 96.53 | 97.7% | 2024-11-07 |
| 7182. | Ankit Kumar (ankitnain) | 96.53 | 98% | 2022-03-13 |
| 7183. | Bum (bumshakabum) | 96.53 | 96% | 2017-03-31 |
| 7184. | Sarah (skl407) | 96.53 | — | 2010-12-01 |
| 7185. | Andy (hysdina) | 96.51 | 96% | 2024-05-26 |
| 7186. | Rafale (the_ashman) | 96.51 | 97% | 2011-05-26 |
| 7187. | bryan (bryan1111) | 96.51 | 97.1% | 2024-01-04 |
| 7188. | Carrie (carriepatience) | 96.51 | 95% | 2014-07-19 |
| 7189. | Lolita (lolitalil) | 96.51 | 93% | 2011-10-07 |
| 7190. | Bruce Lee (bruceleeblackhole) | 96.50 | 99.3% | 2025-02-14 |
| 7191. | jisi (coldstixx) | 96.50 | 97% | 2016-04-29 |
| 7192. | Artin (art9) | 96.50 | 98% | 2019-05-30 |
| 7193. | Rearia (rearia) | 96.50 | 97% | 2018-07-10 |
| 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 |