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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11325. | F5 (phf5) | 87.74 | 98.1% | 2023-11-16 |
| 11326. | Dean (syke24) | 87.74 | 98% | 2015-04-30 |
| 11327. | Chris (chrisyeungg) | 87.74 | 91% | 2016-08-04 |
| 11328. | robdude22 (robodude22) | 87.73 | 96% | 2020-12-01 |
| 11329. | Chris (chrisxa) | 87.73 | 96% | 2012-01-08 |
| 11330. | Ave (tessellatedtalent) | 87.73 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
| 11331. | Ava (spritemite) | 87.73 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
| 11332. | Pavel (patcm) | 87.73 | 97% | 2013-11-06 |
| 11333. | DON'T BE AGGRESSIVE, CHINA!... | 87.73 | 96% | 2014-05-26 |
| 11334. | Ethan (halloweethan) | 87.73 | 93% | 2014-12-21 |
| 11335. | Blaine (dtfmagic) | 87.72 | 92% | 2015-12-24 |
| 11336. | Alex (aweylmanfarwell) | 87.72 | 98% | 2023-07-23 |
| 11337. | Ben (finalman2) | 87.72 | 92% | 2013-10-30 |
| 11338. | PKMB_PKMB_PKMB (talk_to_me_... | 87.71 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
| 11339. | Michell (michellsire) | 87.71 | 99% | 2016-11-26 |
| 11340. | Jayden (jay_wied_0) | 87.71 | 98% | 2024-02-14 |
| 11341. | TheTypers (reducer) | 87.70 | 97% | 2024-05-28 |
| 11342. | Fabian (fabs0000) | 87.70 | 96% | 2017-02-07 |
| 11343. | Lei (alnadnetrox) | 87.70 | 97% | 2021-11-18 |
| 11344. | Bee (beejbeeabeey) | 87.70 | 96% | 2020-10-18 |
| 11345. | shuja (wild786) | 87.70 | — | 2011-04-01 |
| 11346. | Carter (carterhl) | 87.69 | 98% | 2024-06-14 |
| 11347. | Themthiam (themthiam) | 87.69 | 98.3% | 2024-02-15 |
| 11348. | panda (slips) | 87.69 | 98.4% | 2023-10-17 |
| 11349. | Bleedy Basket! (ninjismo) | 87.69 | 98% | 2022-11-21 |
| 11350. | i'm slow (pndspirit) | 87.69 | 96% | 2020-03-29 |
| 11351. | Jibin (jibinthomas89) | 87.69 | 97% | 2014-05-26 |
| 11352. | Rafi (gthawptic) | 87.69 | 96% | 2020-04-07 |
| 11353. | Carl (greviepaug) | 87.69 | 92% | 2015-09-28 |
| 11354. | Ali (bahjatia) | 87.69 | 97% | 2014-05-09 |
| 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 |