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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15457. | Whiteboard (calvin3963) | 81.93 | 97% | 2025-04-14 |
| 15458. | Matt (mattfreeman25) | 81.92 | 96% | 2016-05-25 |
| 15459. | raiymbek (rickbaishuak) | 81.92 | 96% | 2024-04-19 |
| 15460. | Camron (wireline1) | 81.92 | 96.6% | 2024-03-10 |
| 15461. | phazy (phazy) | 81.92 | 97% | 2023-12-03 |
| 15462. | Andrew (ender2357) | 81.92 | 98% | 2022-07-28 |
| 15463. | Bloodshed (erik_bloodshed) | 81.92 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
| 15464. | daisy (daisypops) | 81.92 | 95% | 2014-11-05 |
| 15465. | LinearIsKing (twenty1cabbage) | 81.91 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 15466. | Samaboi (samaboi) | 81.91 | 98% | 2024-05-05 |
| 15467. | Sun (timaeous) | 81.91 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
| 15468. | Ivan (ichauster) | 81.91 | 94% | 2017-12-06 |
| 15469. | Felix (felixsantoso) | 81.91 | 97% | 2023-05-18 |
| 15470. | Daan (hylian) | 81.91 | 96% | 2014-08-05 |
| 15471. | Nicolas (nicolastran) | 81.91 | 95% | 2012-09-16 |
| 15472. | Nick (nickjanne) | 81.91 | 95% | 2018-10-01 |
| 15473. | Ellie (esm288) | 81.90 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
| 15474. | Kamil (smokinmon) | 81.90 | 95% | 2017-01-01 |
| 15475. | Jacob (bimblamqwerty) | 81.90 | 96.8% | 2025-03-11 |
| 15476. | chhangsreng (properkey) | 81.90 | 98.4% | 2024-11-04 |
| 15477. | aneth (bweew) | 81.90 | 97.5% | 2024-10-25 |
| 15478. | Waley (waleylin) | 81.90 | 94.7% | 2023-12-05 |
| 15479. | Panda! at the Disco (chardb... | 81.90 | 98% | 2020-02-01 |
| 15480. | Corona Time (shamalamakiwi) | 81.90 | 97% | 2022-09-19 |
| 15481. | Riaan (theofficialplayer) | 81.89 | 97.5% | 2025-03-02 |
| 15482. | Stefan (stefanm) | 81.89 | 97.1% | 2025-01-20 |
| 15483. | wqshxd (lordpolarvaderi) | 81.89 | 96% | 2024-01-25 |
| 15484. | Sophia Frankli (pietersite) | 81.89 | 98% | 2024-06-28 |
| 15485. | Bryan (bryangne) | 81.89 | 98% | 2024-12-04 |
| 15486. | yasir (yasir1) | 81.89 | — | 2010-07-17 |
| 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 |