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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38803. | mihir (mihirbhaiya) | 52.67 | 94% | 2025-03-18 |
| 38804. | mander (chickennuggetests) | 52.67 | 95% | 2024-12-07 |
| 38805. | Chancellor (chancellor12) | 52.67 | 92% | 2024-06-17 |
| 38806. | GristlyJewel (gristlyjewel) | 52.67 | 96.1% | 2024-10-30 |
| 38807. | Brent (mohakin) | 52.67 | 95.2% | 2024-01-13 |
| 38808. | maia (lil_maia) | 52.67 | 97.6% | 2023-11-16 |
| 38809. | Downie (downieboi) | 52.67 | 94% | 2023-03-29 |
| 38810. | Parappa (parappa01) | 52.67 | 95.3% | 2023-10-26 |
| 38811. | vinicius (viniciushi) | 52.67 | 96% | 2013-03-06 |
| 38812. | Marc (marcsandoval) | 52.66 | 95% | 2022-10-08 |
| 38813. | John Ritter (ritter_18) | 52.66 | 95% | 2024-03-30 |
| 38814. | cj (frfrstopcappin) | 52.66 | 95% | 2024-05-03 |
| 38815. | Senpai Z (zlashers) | 52.66 | 95% | 2021-08-30 |
| 38816. | Hansen (hansenwig) | 52.66 | 96% | 2019-09-12 |
| 38817. | • (h7live) | 52.66 | 92% | 2011-07-08 |
| 38818. | Cevi (cevi) | 52.66 | — | 2011-02-02 |
| 38819. | tmkban (tmkban) | 52.65 | 96% | 2024-11-22 |
| 38820. | Amazondrea (amazondrea) | 52.65 | 96% | 2024-11-08 |
| 38821. | Arun (darkknight01) | 52.65 | 95% | 2024-04-27 |
| 38822. | Eros (georgepanta) | 52.65 | 92% | 2024-04-28 |
| 38823. | FruityCigar (fruitycigar) | 52.65 | 97% | 2018-03-17 |
| 38824. | yoxu (yoxu) | 52.65 | 95% | 2024-01-26 |
| 38825. | Tommy2187 (tommy2187) | 52.65 | 97% | 2018-12-18 |
| 38826. | QAZAQ (nurasyldizimov) | 52.65 | 87% | 2015-12-16 |
| 38827. | Nan (nanzhong) | 52.65 | 92% | 2014-04-17 |
| 38828. | balongoy123 (balongoy123) | 52.64 | 94% | 2025-03-13 |
| 38829. | jacob (jacobbbbbbbbb) | 52.64 | 93% | 2024-11-22 |
| 38830. | Nero (nerongan) | 52.64 | 94% | 2024-08-27 |
| 38831. | baton (batonbelt) | 52.64 | 96% | 2023-12-16 |
| 38832. | r4nd0m (r4nd0m) | 52.64 | 96% | 2022-10-10 |
| 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 |