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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11399. | Brandon (bshega) | 88.13 | 93% | 2016-04-12 |
| 11400. | Haiden (haidenb10) | 88.13 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
| 11401. | Samuel (kellykellogs) | 88.12 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
| 11402. | mosvannen (mosvannen) | 88.12 | 96% | 2016-09-05 |
| 11403. | qwe (azeem838) | 88.12 | 97.5% | 2023-11-27 |
| 11404. | Zoom Zoom (zoomzoomgelo) | 88.12 | 88% | 2014-03-21 |
| 11405. | Mitchell (mitchtay) | 88.12 | 95% | 2013-11-12 |
| 11406. | Quinn (kidgtx) | 88.11 | 99% | 2023-12-24 |
| 11407. | Susan (houstonsleepingbeauty) | 88.11 | 99% | 2013-09-19 |
| 11408. | Oberon (linguini) | 88.11 | 96% | 2017-03-21 |
| 11409. | Nathaniel (natgjoh) | 88.10 | 95.8% | 2024-04-16 |
| 11410. | Kate (dolovergirl) | 88.10 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
| 11411. | Stefan (zekan) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-01-04 |
| 11412. | Jimmy (motivatorman) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-03-20 |
| 11413. | Van (umbala_meo) | 88.10 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
| 11414. | Sam (samuelnsh) | 88.10 | 97% | 2016-08-18 |
| 11415. | T T (turtletown) | 88.09 | 97% | 2024-12-17 |
| 11416. | CYA (ehumber9) | 88.09 | 96% | 2024-09-29 |
| 11417. | wreckbits (wreckbits) | 88.09 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
| 11418. | Alexander (prepared) | 88.09 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
| 11419. | Dylan (cherrycoke33) | 88.09 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
| 11420. | ekarace (ekarace) | 88.08 | 98% | 2024-08-09 |
| 11421. | cerealbowl1 (cerealbowl1) | 88.08 | 97% | 2024-11-11 |
| 11422. | mwale3 (mwale3) | 88.08 | 95.9% | 2024-07-18 |
| 11423. | korn (itthikorn777) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-01-23 |
| 11424. | Jean (orangedrum) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-02-17 |
| 11425. | Uhhhhhhh (shidlord) | 88.08 | 96% | 2023-01-28 |
| 11426. | Zlear (zleareht) | 88.08 | 93% | 2012-05-02 |
| 11427. | Arthur (alamofgod) | 88.08 | 95% | 2016-11-25 |
| 11428. | \\\\\\\ (odjur) | 88.07 | 93% | 2017-03-23 |
| 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 |