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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36121. | Raymond (awedragon) | 58.32 | 96% | 2017-02-08 |
| 36122. | Dominic (unimog) | 58.32 | 93% | 2016-09-14 |
| 36123. | Marry (try28476) | 58.32 | 93% | 2013-12-03 |
| 36124. | Zach (fourshadowz) | 58.32 | 91% | 2014-06-06 |
| 36125. | Grill Burgers (grillsburgered) | 58.31 | 95.3% | 2023-12-06 |
| 36126. | Bri (briluvsbts) | 58.31 | 97.7% | 2024-12-16 |
| 36127. | Eric662 (eric_662) | 58.31 | 94% | 2024-10-25 |
| 36128. | Marvin (marvin5857) | 58.31 | 95% | 2024-05-08 |
| 36129. | Cheryl (cheryll77) | 58.31 | 96% | 2024-08-15 |
| 36130. | J (jbddiesel) | 58.31 | 94% | 2022-07-15 |
| 36131. | typer (alithetyper1243) | 58.31 | 97.6% | 2024-11-14 |
| 36132. | Rydaquin (rydaquin) | 58.31 | 98% | 2024-08-22 |
| 36133. | Ghazia (ghazia) | 58.31 | 96% | 2025-05-09 |
| 36134. | alihamzaPk (alihamza_pk) | 58.31 | 95.5% | 2023-12-06 |
| 36135. | Clover (cl_ver) | 58.31 | 96% | 2024-08-12 |
| 36136. | Trần Xuân Vinh (fastfood10) | 58.31 | — | 2010-06-26 |
| 36137. | Mayank (mayankraj) | 58.30 | 89% | 2014-10-24 |
| 36138. | SweatyAunty (sweatyaunty) | 58.30 | 97% | 2024-08-18 |
| 36139. | hydroponictrash (hydroponic... | 58.30 | 96% | 2024-11-24 |
| 36140. | Maserati (latitude_5a) | 58.30 | 94% | 2021-11-21 |
| 36141. | Wen (jiawen15) | 58.30 | 97% | 2018-05-04 |
| 36142. | Eazon (eazon) | 58.30 | 96% | 2016-04-17 |
| 36143. | Ng (lookol) | 58.30 | 83% | 2016-07-26 |
| 36144. | Vincent (vkillerz) | 58.30 | 88% | 2015-10-15 |
| 36145. | Panyamag (panyamag) | 58.30 | 96% | 2012-09-02 |
| 36146. | kai (kaichrist) | 58.29 | 93.6% | 2024-04-12 |
| 36147. | George Wu (georgewuqaq) | 58.29 | 96% | 2024-02-10 |
| 36148. | beknazar (beqishh) | 58.29 | 95% | 2024-03-21 |
| 36149. | Hen_r.y (h_enry) | 58.29 | 94.4% | 2024-04-22 |
| 36150. | Milo Summers (millord) | 58.29 | 96% | 2024-10-18 |
| 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 |