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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21456. | Jian (jaylow3) | 75.11 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
| 21457. | Marcelo (maxhw) | 75.11 | 98% | 2021-04-18 |
| 21458. | Drek (drek321) | 75.11 | 92% | 2014-05-07 |
| 21459. | Lucas (ldmatos) | 75.11 | 93% | 2014-01-31 |
| 21460. | Rishi (cubicle5042) | 75.10 | 97.5% | 2025-04-30 |
| 21461. | Mohamad Barakat (mhmd_b9) | 75.10 | 96% | 2024-10-04 |
| 21462. | Dan (typheratrix) | 75.10 | 98.1% | 2024-12-12 |
| 21463. | Breanna (bjr7) | 75.10 | 97% | 2011-09-05 |
| 21464. | josh (joshkilledya) | 75.10 | 99% | 2019-03-31 |
| 21465. | joey (joeyum) | 75.10 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
| 21466. | (sal111) | 75.10 | 96.5% | 2024-05-25 |
| 21467. | SATHESH (satheshtrainer94) | 75.10 | 97% | 2023-05-10 |
| 21468. | Shohid (humangod) | 75.10 | 98% | 2021-08-13 |
| 21469. | R (rtyper20260) | 75.10 | 98% | 2018-02-04 |
| 21470. | Beth (janbeth) | 75.10 | 97% | 2014-08-11 |
| 21471. | Scott (1159) | 75.10 | 91% | 2016-12-10 |
| 21472. | imBETTER (1champion1) | 75.09 | 95% | 2024-08-02 |
| 21473. | Hristache Andrei (hristache... | 75.09 | 98% | 2024-03-06 |
| 21474. | Chinmay (parvatechinmay) | 75.09 | 96% | 2017-01-30 |
| 21475. | Vasilis (bill103) | 75.09 | 96% | 2024-02-27 |
| 21476. | Andy (andyfang) | 75.09 | 89% | 2013-12-03 |
| 21477. | Jesse (delgrecoj) | 75.09 | 97% | 2015-11-11 |
| 21478. | steroids steroids everywher... | 75.09 | 91% | 2013-08-21 |
| 21479. | Felipe (saywut) | 75.09 | 98% | 2015-02-21 |
| 21480. | Peter (pero_k4) | 75.09 | 95% | 2014-07-16 |
| 21481. | Ajithkumar (tech_ajiith) | 75.08 | 98% | 2024-07-23 |
| 21482. | Yves (yclaguisma) | 75.08 | 98% | 2024-09-17 |
| 21483. | sveros2001 (sveros2) | 75.08 | 95.4% | 2024-02-10 |
| 21484. | Jacek (akintos) | 75.08 | 95% | 2022-02-05 |
| 21485. | Neve (neveliar) | 75.08 | 98% | 2024-06-02 |
| 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 |