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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13648. | salvation (mo7a_1913) | 84.44 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
| 13649. | Luzonsker (luzonero) | 84.44 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 13650. | Peter (ptrmai) | 84.44 | 98.6% | 2021-02-15 |
| 13651. | Filip (filipbitola) | 84.44 | 97% | 2014-05-05 |
| 13652. | Anas_Maged (anas_maged) | 84.43 | 98% | 2025-06-11 |
| 13653. | Jarek (yorrickus) | 84.43 | 98% | 2016-09-15 |
| 13654. | Serv (servgd) | 84.43 | 95.6% | 2023-11-29 |
| 13655. | Austin (proded) | 84.43 | 95% | 2016-07-08 |
| 13656. | Andrew (aescay) | 84.43 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
| 13657. | PinkTheLongNeck (pinkthelon... | 84.42 | 96% | 2024-12-12 |
| 13658. | Andrei (headpats) | 84.42 | 98.8% | 2023-11-22 |
| 13659. | Nick (vergil_00) | 84.42 | 98% | 2023-05-31 |
| 13660. | João (gomendrown) | 84.42 | 99% | 2023-12-04 |
| 13661. | szymi_gold (szymi_gold) | 84.42 | 98% | 2024-03-29 |
| 13662. | ᕙ( ͡◉ ͜ ʖ ͡◉)ᕗ ... | 84.42 | 97.3% | 2023-10-09 |
| 13663. | Thi (rodingersmg) | 84.42 | 96% | 2021-06-24 |
| 13664. | harry (jauaj) | 84.41 | 96.7% | 2024-12-25 |
| 13665. | Dylan (dylanmartin1130) | 84.41 | 96% | 2024-12-30 |
| 13666. | Mynte (myntepapir) | 84.41 | 96% | 2016-05-13 |
| 13667. | Ivan (dide1818) | 84.41 | 96.4% | 2024-09-25 |
| 13668. | Boltcrasher (boltcrasher) | 84.41 | 95% | 2020-11-21 |
| 13669. | Sajidul (sajidul) | 84.41 | 98% | 2024-06-23 |
| 13670. | Ed (pelly1863) | 84.41 | 97% | 2020-09-17 |
| 13671. | Steven (whathecode) | 84.41 | 95% | 2011-07-24 |
| 13672. | meo (typowriter16) | 84.41 | 96% | 2017-10-21 |
| 13673. | Justin (justinstewart) | 84.40 | 98% | 2025-06-06 |
| 13674. | Zeke (ezeekey) | 84.40 | 97.6% | 2024-06-22 |
| 13675. | Arslan (arslan801007) | 84.40 | 96% | 2022-12-12 |
| 13676. | Urabigail (borat_kz) | 84.40 | 97.7% | 2023-11-29 |
| 13677. | Ace (milkyboy12) | 84.40 | 96% | 2021-03-12 |
| 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 |