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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6038. | Arga (argasaragih) | 99.46 | 96.7% | 2023-12-14 |
| 6039. | at my own pace (mijacim) | 99.46 | 93% | 2016-06-04 |
| 6040. | player (writer35) | 99.45 | 97.3% | 2024-09-01 |
| 6041. | Steven (stteeevv) | 99.45 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 6042. | yuki (yuki1996) | 99.44 | 98% | 2023-04-17 |
| 6043. | Melodie (mymelodie) | 99.44 | 98% | 2025-01-22 |
| 6044. | Nom (slower_than_shrimp) | 99.44 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
| 6045. | Paii * (pichapaii) | 99.44 | 96% | 2016-05-28 |
| 6046. | Kate (purplerain16) | 99.44 | 98% | 2016-11-13 |
| 6047. | Daniel (madscience) | 99.44 | 95% | 2015-05-12 |
| 6048. | Joie (jliba12) | 99.44 | 95% | 2014-02-21 |
| 6049. | Amir (amirbudicecep) | 99.44 | 96% | 2015-06-09 |
| 6050. | gringie (gringie) | 99.43 | 95% | 2017-03-27 |
| 6051. | Jennifer (jenniferzed) | 99.43 | 96% | 2015-06-29 |
| 6052. | valenti (valenti12) | 99.42 | 97.1% | 2025-01-09 |
| 6053. | Roodoe (roodoe) | 99.42 | 96% | 2013-03-19 |
| 6054. | chimp (phucktyping) | 99.41 | 98% | 2021-11-30 |
| 6055. | a (sophie3333) | 99.41 | 98% | 2024-07-02 |
| 6056. | Specter (spectergrrim) | 99.41 | 99% | 2024-10-23 |
| 6057. | san_ (san__) | 99.41 | 96% | 2023-05-21 |
| 6058. | Christian (breeboy) | 99.41 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
| 6059. | svinfia (svinfia) | 99.41 | — | 2010-07-17 |
| 6060. | Mureed (mureed) | 99.41 | 97% | 2016-01-29 |
| 6061. | hello (winter_tree) | 99.40 | 98% | 2024-06-15 |
| 6062. | Zach (digslasher) | 99.40 | 94% | 2014-07-31 |
| 6063. | Justin (justinjd) | 99.40 | 97% | 2011-06-06 |
| 6064. | Fxh7+ (bossrubik) | 99.40 | 98% | 2016-04-06 |
| 6065. | Jonathan (jonoz0r) | 99.39 | 96% | 2020-07-30 |
| 6066. | Antonio (antaloaalonso) | 99.39 | 97% | 2025-01-02 |
| 6067. | Tommy (dextonjl) | 99.39 | 98% | 2021-04-04 |
| 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 |