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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11818. | Andrew (osparks) | 87.32 | 97% | 2014-07-06 |
| 11819. | Ana (nanerkins) | 87.32 | 96% | 2014-01-23 |
| 11820. | Katie ♥ (katimeo) | 87.32 | 96% | 2015-02-06 |
| 11821. | Joe (josephjnatale) | 87.31 | 96.6% | 2025-02-11 |
| 11822. | Mukendi (nainpower) | 87.31 | 96% | 2023-03-10 |
| 11823. | Jarod (jarods) | 87.31 | 98% | 2019-02-05 |
| 11824. | Daniel (d123aniel) | 87.31 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
| 11825. | McKle (mckle7) | 87.31 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
| 11826. | Hassan (ha559) | 87.31 | 98.1% | 2024-05-01 |
| 11827. | No Mistakes (apsnacks) | 87.31 | 99% | 2014-11-13 |
| 11828. | pizki (pizki) | 87.31 | — | 2010-06-30 |
| 11829. | kylie (kylie223) | 87.30 | 98.2% | 2024-11-23 |
| 11830. | hype train (herman12345) | 87.30 | 96.6% | 2024-05-22 |
| 11831. | Naveen (stinkyman) | 87.30 | 92% | 2016-11-02 |
| 11832. | Andy (haondy) | 87.30 | 97% | 2020-12-01 |
| 11833. | Harold (olafthered) | 87.30 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
| 11834. | zehpeh (zehpeh) | 87.29 | 99% | 2025-04-06 |
| 11835. | Will (wsuter13) | 87.29 | 98% | 2016-04-26 |
| 11836. | FIveyyy (lufyyy) | 87.29 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
| 11837. | Vaibhav (vaibhav974) | 87.29 | 99% | 2023-05-09 |
| 11838. | Sycko (sycko) | 87.29 | 91% | 2016-12-18 |
| 11839. | jazon (nozaaaj) | 87.29 | 95% | 2017-03-17 |
| 11840. | Dani (dani_8) | 87.29 | 95% | 2012-07-25 |
| 11841. | Žak (slovenskikonj) | 87.28 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 11842. | Martin (elementhh) | 87.28 | 97% | 2020-08-22 |
| 11843. | Vali (ryuzul) | 87.28 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
| 11844. | jo (divergingfrompintos) | 87.28 | 94% | 2013-03-24 |
| 11845. | snitch (neiht) | 87.27 | 98% | 2014-11-05 |
| 11846. | ragingmango (ragingmango) | 87.27 | 95% | 2025-04-06 |
| 11847. | PBrick (pbrick) | 87.27 | 97% | 2024-04-15 |
| 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 |