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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42649. | samuel (blackhawk1928) | 47.82 | 93% | 2018-04-26 |
| 42650. | kikan (kikann) | 47.82 | 93.6% | 2024-01-26 |
| 42651. | Omedon (omdedon) | 47.82 | 95% | 2024-05-04 |
| 42652. | Michelle (michelle0102) | 47.82 | 94% | 2023-12-28 |
| 42653. | Imran (i_m_r_a_n) | 47.82 | 95% | 2018-02-14 |
| 42654. | Steve (neggersrulz) | 47.82 | 85% | 2014-05-01 |
| 42655. | Harjinder (hsbytes) | 47.81 | 97% | 2024-11-30 |
| 42656. | Fighter (rihanshu) | 47.81 | 96% | 2024-08-20 |
| 42657. | devin (sleepimagevisualizer) | 47.81 | 92% | 2024-02-29 |
| 42658. | Jordan (diamons) | 47.80 | 96% | 2023-05-27 |
| 42659. | Yash (one9805) | 47.80 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
| 42660. | shivam (tambourinetower) | 47.79 | 95% | 2020-08-10 |
| 42661. | Rahul (gtg.bansal@gmail.com) | 47.79 | 90% | 2013-09-25 |
| 42662. | Alexey (achabunin) | 47.79 | 92% | 2011-06-03 |
| 42663. | BigTruckerHoneyBadgerAK47Ea... | 47.78 | 96% | 2025-03-05 |
| 42664. | uniquestar (uniquestar121) | 47.78 | 96.8% | 2024-09-13 |
| 42665. | Kenneth (jksinay) | 47.77 | 95% | 2024-07-18 |
| 42666. | ara ara (sage_of_six_trees) | 47.77 | 93% | 2020-07-21 |
| 42667. | Faiq Ayubi (froxt) | 47.77 | 94% | 2020-12-12 |
| 42668. | Belajar (maranu) | 47.77 | 93% | 2011-11-18 |
| 42669. | MIKEY2CRAZY (iamhungrymichael) | 47.76 | 89% | 2016-06-17 |
| 42670. | ahmad (ahmadmizr) | 47.76 | 93% | 2022-10-21 |
| 42671. | akrtype (akrtype) | 47.76 | 93.2% | 2025-01-03 |
| 42672. | ShouHei (fenrir0199) | 47.76 | 94% | 2024-07-27 |
| 42673. | Nenad (mrnele123) | 47.76 | 93% | 2021-01-22 |
| 42674. | Mark (markdane22) | 47.76 | 91% | 2011-09-13 |
| 42675. | JJ (jajo_00) | 47.75 | 95% | 2022-12-01 |
| 42676. | keko (keko314) | 47.75 | 94% | 2023-05-17 |
| 42677. | Reusable Cloud 9 (ps014) | 47.75 | 87% | 2014-04-16 |
| 42678. | 💗 Spike💗 (vignesh12) | 47.75 | 96% | 2017-06-13 |
| 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 |