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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14189. | Firoz (firozjehangir) | 84.34 | 96% | 2012-10-09 |
| 14190. | Mateusz (ccre) | 84.34 | 93% | 2016-08-04 |
| 14191. | veryrare (tenzii) | 84.33 | 98% | 2024-11-25 |
| 14192. | Brooke (yukui) | 84.33 | 96.7% | 2024-05-19 |
| 14193. | Noel (niyota) | 84.33 | 97% | 2024-01-25 |
| 14194. | ElfIv (elfiv) | 84.33 | 98% | 2023-05-15 |
| 14195. | Richard (uwubb) | 84.33 | 97% | 2021-02-22 |
| 14196. | Lemuel (lemuelinchrist) | 84.33 | 96% | 2012-08-19 |
| 14197. | Samango (samango) | 84.32 | 96% | 2025-05-05 |
| 14198. | subham singh rawat (subhamr... | 84.32 | 97% | 2025-01-11 |
| 14199. | MonkeyTypewriter (monkeytypin) | 84.32 | 97.3% | 2024-03-13 |
| 14200. | fishy (fishipowa) | 84.32 | 98% | 2022-12-09 |
| 14201. | spaceyyyy (spaceyyyy) | 84.32 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
| 14202. | Gavin (gavinhardison) | 84.32 | 92% | 2016-08-03 |
| 14203. | Sam (samduncan21) | 84.32 | 97.5% | 2024-10-10 |
| 14204. | Saiyn (saiynssgssyr) | 84.32 | 97% | 2022-12-09 |
| 14205. | Ashley (cookieslovr96) | 84.31 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 14206. | magesnmiceys (bonsaibnuuy) | 84.31 | 94.9% | 2025-04-16 |
| 14207. | Coojoe (coojoe123) | 84.31 | 98.2% | 2024-12-06 |
| 14208. | James (jamesflanko) | 84.31 | 97% | 2025-01-09 |
| 14209. | Krunch (kommanderk) | 84.31 | 96% | 2025-05-24 |
| 14210. | Mika (micaroni) | 84.31 | 95.5% | 2024-06-06 |
| 14211. | Mike (plasmo24) | 84.31 | 97.9% | 2024-11-09 |
| 14212. | Jason (smacklefunky) | 84.31 | 97.3% | 2023-12-12 |
| 14213. | Avery (avylazyboy) | 84.31 | 97% | 2016-06-28 |
| 14214. | Nick (nickus7) | 84.31 | 94% | 2017-05-24 |
| 14215. | Jacob (debonairbender94) | 84.31 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
| 14216. | Alexandra (fallenleaf) | 84.31 | 92% | 2011-05-11 |
| 14217. | Mah (cheezenom) | 84.30 | 93% | 2014-01-12 |
| 14218. | Haizu (haizu) | 84.30 | 98% | 2024-09-22 |
| 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 |