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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38566. | Htgan (htgan) | 55.39 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
| 38567. | Pavel (pmakarov) | 55.39 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
| 38568. | oleh (obaranovskyi) | 55.39 | 97% | 2024-06-28 |
| 38569. | manoj (mjbx) | 55.39 | 95.7% | 2025-01-18 |
| 38570. | Josh (belewcookies) | 55.39 | 94% | 2021-08-26 |
| 38571. | Drekade (drekade) | 55.39 | 95% | 2021-08-26 |
| 38572. | ABDELLATIF (hktitof) | 55.39 | 93.1% | 2023-12-04 |
| 38573. | Martina (martinasp) | 55.39 | 97% | 2018-10-16 |
| 38574. | Sam (sams25) | 55.39 | 91% | 2016-01-27 |
| 38575. | iDontLoveMyCountry(I love m... | 55.38 | 92.5% | 2024-03-27 |
| 38576. | Beachhh_Houseee (beachhh_ho... | 55.38 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
| 38577. | Eons (eons_) | 55.38 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
| 38578. | Awil (cawaleyare) | 55.38 | 95% | 2022-01-30 |
| 38579. | Manny (mannyc70) | 55.38 | 93% | 2014-03-28 |
| 38580. | Derp (bandchick101) | 55.38 | 88% | 2013-12-02 |
| 38581. | Hieu (lehieu76) | 55.38 | — | 2010-09-30 |
| 38582. | G82DOOM (g82doom) | 55.37 | 97% | 2025-01-12 |
| 38583. | Andrew (drewvirya) | 55.37 | 95.3% | 2024-09-26 |
| 38584. | peekabo (ahyongyeo) | 55.37 | 97.6% | 2024-08-02 |
| 38585. | Sajjad Ali (a_sajjad_72) | 55.37 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
| 38586. | Youssef (iiyusuf) | 55.37 | 94.5% | 2023-12-28 |
| 38587. | Louis (marstosirius) | 55.37 | 97.1% | 2023-12-08 |
| 38588. | Zhengyang (mmm_jerome) | 55.37 | 95% | 2023-06-01 |
| 38589. | Michael (tomisfat) | 55.37 | 92% | 2012-08-23 |
| 38590. | jasmine (chandani) | 55.37 | 97% | 2014-02-10 |
| 38591. | aeign (eyncore) | 55.36 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
| 38592. | Bryce (bp1044) | 55.36 | 97% | 2024-09-25 |
| 38593. | Carl (imcarll) | 55.36 | 93% | 2023-12-09 |
| 38594. | bigwayv (bigwayv) | 55.36 | 97% | 2020-07-01 |
| 38595. | fahis (fahis) | 55.36 | 96.8% | 2023-12-24 |
| 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 |