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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30169. | bachkimz (bachkimz) | 67.01 | 94% | 2013-10-02 |
| 30170. | Jeroen (hydro9) | 67.00 | 93% | 2016-12-26 |
| 30171. | Katherine (kathyauchung) | 67.00 | 92% | 2013-08-03 |
| 30172. | Gus (gushe) | 67.00 | 98.1% | 2025-05-21 |
| 30173. | Fadil (fadililham306) | 67.00 | 94% | 2022-06-05 |
| 30174. | pentti (emitzu27) | 67.00 | 96.2% | 2024-12-03 |
| 30175. | Eric (godhand4826) | 67.00 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
| 30176. | day (dayletter) | 67.00 | 95% | 2011-05-21 |
| 30177. | TJ (mazentus) | 66.99 | 98.1% | 2024-11-29 |
| 30178. | Neyool (neyool) | 66.99 | 97% | 2025-07-02 |
| 30179. | rasta (rastamasta) | 66.99 | 100% | 2024-11-11 |
| 30180. | rookcc11376 (rookcc11376) | 66.99 | 95% | 2024-10-04 |
| 30181. | Ujjwal (half_blooded) | 66.99 | 96.1% | 2024-04-28 |
| 30182. | AnakHaram666 (insept_capslock) | 66.99 | 97% | 2024-06-29 |
| 30183. | Pushkar (azuloto) | 66.99 | 98.5% | 2024-02-16 |
| 30184. | Sanchit (imperpetualmachine) | 66.99 | 96% | 2018-11-01 |
| 30185. | Squappo (glumbo_splotch) | 66.98 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 30186. | mahguggy (mahguggy) | 66.98 | 98% | 2025-06-01 |
| 30187. | Shmeigo (shmeigo) | 66.98 | 97% | 2022-07-14 |
| 30188. | Tara (tara2366) | 66.98 | 93% | 2016-08-09 |
| 30189. | Kacper (appero) | 66.98 | 94.5% | 2025-03-07 |
| 30190. | Nazar (welaskez) | 66.98 | 96.5% | 2023-12-09 |
| 30191. | John (slappy116) | 66.98 | 97.3% | 2023-12-20 |
| 30192. | rumit (rumit0406) | 66.98 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
| 30193. | Ben (mrcas1) | 66.98 | 91% | 2012-10-19 |
| 30194. | Iru (archlinux) | 66.98 | 97% | 2015-04-16 |
| 30195. | tantan (tantan777) | 66.97 | 97% | 2025-06-16 |
| 30196. | Abubaker Mohamed (abubaker_w) | 66.97 | 98% | 2025-11-27 |
| 30197. | PeppaPig (peppacraft) | 66.97 | 94% | 2025-04-05 |
| 30198. | oran (oranzz) | 66.97 | 96.3% | 2024-11-27 |
| 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 |