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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24038. | Brendan (btbens) | 72.16 | 97% | 2014-10-26 |
| 24039. | gayguy (gayguy123) | 72.15 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
| 24040. | MANGOJAM (monggojam) | 72.15 | 96% | 2024-05-13 |
| 24041. | Aaron (uniquesalad23) | 72.15 | 96% | 2024-11-09 |
| 24042. | djsmokin (djsmokin) | 72.15 | 96% | 2024-08-30 |
| 24043. | Enrico (serafino89) | 72.15 | 98.6% | 2024-10-22 |
| 24044. | Gabriel (gvbriel_cl) | 72.15 | 96% | 2024-05-11 |
| 24045. | Piotr (pmurach) | 72.15 | 96% | 2014-06-05 |
| 24046. | T.Rose (lilaznpnaii) | 72.15 | 92% | 2011-10-29 |
| 24047. | Pew (pewdabest) | 72.14 | 96% | 2024-12-29 |
| 24048. | Yohance (pudge9875) | 72.14 | 96% | 2024-05-09 |
| 24049. | NoChainsOnMe (nochainsonme) | 72.14 | 96% | 2024-09-11 |
| 24050. | tdept (123rfv) | 72.14 | 97% | 2024-04-25 |
| 24051. | Stitch (stitch2) | 72.14 | 97% | 2023-01-24 |
| 24052. | mugu (mugumugu) | 72.14 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
| 24053. | G R E E D (axceeel) | 72.14 | 93% | 2017-05-01 |
| 24054. | Daniel (danbroncos) | 72.13 | 97.9% | 2024-05-02 |
| 24055. | Erin (erinbrgss) | 72.13 | 95% | 2016-09-02 |
| 24056. | Rostislav (kam2play) | 72.13 | 96% | 2024-02-15 |
| 24057. | alan (pinealan) | 72.13 | 95% | 2013-10-21 |
| 24058. | Mehul (mehul4795) | 72.13 | 95.8% | 2024-08-24 |
| 24059. | Loz (lozenge) | 72.13 | 97.1% | 2023-11-14 |
| 24060. | Nick (aaaywhatup) | 72.13 | 95% | 2022-12-08 |
| 24061. | Bingsong (bingsongbingsong) | 72.13 | 96% | 2022-07-14 |
| 24062. | Teslum (teslum_369) | 72.13 | 96% | 2020-09-21 |
| 24063. | Mahesh (mahesh_gl) | 72.13 | 99% | 2013-10-20 |
| 24064. | Venki (itzmesriram) | 72.13 | — | 2011-01-22 |
| 24065. | xEvanH (incred) | 72.13 | 96% | 2012-06-11 |
| 24066. | Racer (boyracer) | 72.13 | 95% | 2016-05-13 |
| 24067. | Daniel (dankeykang1248) | 72.12 | 97.2% | 2025-01-06 |
| 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 |