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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12008. | atarih (atarih) | 87.69 | 98% | 2013-12-24 |
| 12009. | THEGREATESTEVERHUH (thegrea... | 87.68 | 96% | 2024-06-12 |
| 12010. | Chen (chenanigans) | 87.68 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 12011. | Whyit (whyitriot) | 87.68 | 97% | 2024-01-19 |
| 12012. | Pakistan Zindabad (pakattak... | 87.67 | 97% | 2023-11-12 |
| 12013. | Aspen (cmbradiation) | 87.67 | 98% | 2023-12-05 |
| 12014. | HammerThyme (hammer89) | 87.67 | 97% | 2013-07-08 |
| 12015. | Ramy (ramysar) | 87.67 | 96% | 2022-01-14 |
| 12016. | Numero (yqroo) | 87.67 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 12017. | Laura (luckybishop) | 87.67 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
| 12018. | James (james886) | 87.67 | 97% | 2012-11-28 |
| 12019. | panes (graabeh) | 87.67 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
| 12020. | Annie (annievalentinekuo) | 87.66 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
| 12021. | VaheSexy (vahesexy) | 87.66 | 98% | 2022-11-20 |
| 12022. | Demogorgon (typeracer0110) | 87.66 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
| 12023. | Raul (omar32) | 87.66 | 94% | 2013-12-31 |
| 12024. | Angel (angelao25) | 87.65 | 96.6% | 2024-05-30 |
| 12025. | Mynamejeff (jeffery321) | 87.65 | 97% | 2025-06-23 |
| 12026. | Guest (le_type) | 87.65 | 96.4% | 2023-12-30 |
| 12027. | omastar (omastar96) | 87.65 | 96% | 2020-06-18 |
| 12028. | Parminder (prince7079) | 87.65 | 98% | 2014-12-16 |
| 12029. | learning how (iamimago) | 87.65 | 96% | 2013-01-21 |
| 12030. | Zanuh (mrelister) | 87.64 | 95.9% | 2024-07-31 |
| 12031. | Lush (lush_krom) | 87.64 | 99% | 2021-10-06 |
| 12032. | Ian (llamasquad) | 87.64 | 98.4% | 2024-04-08 |
| 12033. | HotClaw (hotclaw) | 87.64 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
| 12034. | Typematrix (typematrix) | 87.64 | — | 2010-10-04 |
| 12035. | burptodo (shadyxmd) | 87.64 | 97% | 2018-12-04 |
| 12036. | KiburiMac (kiburimac) | 87.63 | 99% | 2025-04-07 |
| 12037. | BT (btfly) | 87.63 | 96% | 2025-02-25 |
| 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 |