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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45363. | Venkatesh (venkyrajan) | 45.23 | 96% | 2024-08-09 |
| 45364. | Shiro (shiroshi) | 45.23 | 89% | 2013-11-24 |
| 45365. | Aditya (adi22) | 45.23 | 97% | 2014-10-18 |
| 45366. | Ephra (ephra) | 45.20 | 96.7% | 2025-03-27 |
| 45367. | BoredButton (boredbutton) | 45.20 | 97% | 2014-03-17 |
| 45368. | vayuputra (vayuputra) | 45.20 | 96.6% | 2025-01-09 |
| 45369. | Aslan (aslan_) | 45.20 | 95% | 2025-07-22 |
| 45370. | Christina123 (cfontenot850) | 45.19 | 95.3% | 2024-08-19 |
| 45371. | aditya (adityaraj322) | 45.19 | 93% | 2019-04-06 |
| 45372. | Ben (properway) | 45.18 | 92.5% | 2024-11-24 |
| 45373. | Oogway (oogwayxd) | 45.18 | 94% | 2023-12-26 |
| 45374. | Prem (batprem) | 45.18 | 93% | 2022-09-11 |
| 45375. | sky (skymario) | 45.17 | 92% | 2021-04-17 |
| 45376. | toxickilller55055 (jesus2020) | 45.16 | 95% | 2024-07-11 |
| 45377. | Luke Squire (lukieboi) | 45.16 | 94.2% | 2023-12-02 |
| 45378. | SAN (san1102) | 45.16 | 93% | 2017-06-21 |
| 45379. | Mohandas Rodage (supreme_god) | 45.15 | 94.7% | 2025-04-01 |
| 45380. | biya (biya_1205) | 45.15 | 93% | 2025-07-14 |
| 45381. | Tijs (tijsdjoos) | 45.15 | 93.3% | 2024-04-07 |
| 45382. | Paul (pjpage) | 45.15 | 92% | 2015-01-09 |
| 45383. | colby (1994mitsubishidelica) | 45.14 | 95% | 2024-04-21 |
| 45384. | Kirstine Tan (ktyy) | 45.12 | 97% | 2025-01-16 |
| 45385. | Dipraj Rana Magar (dipraj) | 45.12 | 94% | 2025-06-27 |
| 45386. | Bing Bong (imtired1223) | 45.11 | 96% | 2025-05-06 |
| 45387. | EnderMood (enderlove) | 45.11 | 95.3% | 2024-09-03 |
| 45388. | Andy (andy345) | 45.11 | 94% | 2025-01-12 |
| 45389. | Bipin (bipin_emp123) | 45.11 | 94% | 2021-05-31 |
| 45390. | Stacia (stacia44) | 45.11 | 94% | 2012-01-13 |
| 45391. | frinkless (frinkless) | 45.11 | 95% | 2016-04-22 |
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| 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 |