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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21765. | poopmunkey (poopmunkey) | 74.76 | 96% | 2021-12-15 |
| 21766. | vquclinh.04 (vquclinh04) | 74.76 | 97.7% | 2024-11-18 |
| 21767. | Cathy (strawberrylatte) | 74.76 | 95.9% | 2024-11-21 |
| 21768. | Will (william_wang) | 74.76 | 98% | 2022-12-11 |
| 21769. | Brian (mcd2718) | 74.76 | 98% | 2019-04-07 |
| 21770. | AE86 (inertia_dorifto) | 74.76 | 96% | 2023-08-10 |
| 21771. | harsh (pastel_snow) | 74.76 | 95.3% | 2025-02-10 |
| 21772. | Aisui (aisui) | 74.76 | 96% | 2025-03-02 |
| 21773. | Himei (himei) | 74.76 | 97.3% | 2021-03-03 |
| 21774. | Mewn (mewn) | 74.76 | 95.6% | 2023-11-23 |
| 21775. | HMan (edhac) | 74.76 | 96% | 2018-10-29 |
| 21776. | Shane (shane_m) | 74.76 | 92% | 2013-05-08 |
| 21777. | Madjid (madjidtheking) | 74.76 | 96% | 2018-10-11 |
| 21778. | Alex (gizmogizmo) | 74.76 | 97% | 2016-08-14 |
| 21779. | traino (elvis9) | 74.76 | 97% | 2015-07-18 |
| 21780. | avinash (avinash17121995) | 74.76 | 97% | 2017-03-06 |
| 21781. | Miro (mirodemaro) | 74.75 | 98% | 2025-07-14 |
| 21782. | sy (shrek_wife) | 74.75 | 97.7% | 2024-07-08 |
| 21783. | T (622201) | 74.75 | 98.4% | 2023-12-06 |
| 21784. | MyLeah (bradd008) | 74.75 | 92% | 2012-04-02 |
| 21785. | practice (timeintimeout) | 74.75 | 96% | 2018-08-31 |
| 21786. | Hasan (kingofnumbers) | 74.75 | 95% | 2015-10-14 |
| 21787. | Mikhail (micoge) | 74.74 | 97% | 2025-05-27 |
| 21788. | JinJan (jinjan) | 74.74 | 98.6% | 2025-06-02 |
| 21789. | Vu (mymnvn) | 74.74 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
| 21790. | cindersnap (ciindersnap) | 74.74 | 96.1% | 2024-01-17 |
| 21791. | Samuel (necroleachate) | 74.74 | — | 2010-12-25 |
| 21792. | Franklin (endlessbdc) | 74.74 | 97% | 2019-04-16 |
| 21793. | roswaggi (roswaggi) | 74.73 | 97.8% | 2025-02-21 |
| 21794. | dustin (eatapotato101) | 74.73 | 97% | 2024-08-23 |
| 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 |