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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.

—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
1. (joshua728) 227.11 100% 2022-04-04
2. Sean Wrona (arenasnow) 214.20 100% 2019-02-24
3. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 196.67 — 2010-07-08
4. eiko (eikomaniac) 188.04 100% 2020-05-01
5. r (deroche1) 185.00 99% 2019-02-18
6. locked in (g1_petroleum) 184.46 100% 2024-07-03
7. bad keyboard (yzzahs) 181.06 100% 2017-09-30
8. (mononym_jisoo) 178.27 100% 2021-04-30
9. Vielle (arc_sec) 176.18 100% 2019-01-28
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11. (flaneur) 175.83 100% 2021-12-18
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Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 27,543 48.84 June 9, 2010
Instant Death Mode 99 49.73 June 19, 2010
Riverside Middle School 17 32.65 February 8, 2011
Smoke Rise Prep 9 39.97 March 16, 2016
Walsh Middle School 6 29.35 September 15, 2011
##typeracer 1 60.38 November 4, 2024
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 15.55 February 7, 2013
TypeRacer Classic 1 69.62 June 8, 2021