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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20657. | Eugene (yujinblue) | 76.39 | 93% | 2013-03-27 |
| 20658. | Aero (oaero) | 76.38 | 98% | 2025-08-05 |
| 20659. | TG (xtg1121) | 76.38 | 98% | 2024-04-26 |
| 20660. | Jaiders (jaiders) | 76.38 | 95.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 20661. | (spudvorak) | 76.38 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 20662. | Mr (mr_pottato) | 76.38 | 96% | 2020-04-19 |
| 20663. | Gordon (crazyjugglerdrummer) | 76.38 | 92% | 2013-04-24 |
| 20664. | Guest(?) (giannissapo) | 76.37 | 97.7% | 2024-12-10 |
| 20665. | elrodoo (elrodoo) | 76.37 | 97% | 2023-06-16 |
| 20666. | Chavez (determined12) | 76.37 | 97% | 2024-12-07 |
| 20667. | Stubbles (jstubbles) | 76.37 | 98% | 2024-12-14 |
| 20668. | Felix (feliksen) | 76.37 | 96.1% | 2024-02-20 |
| 20669. | Daniel (dreilly2231) | 76.37 | 96% | 2022-02-16 |
| 20670. | Kate (larleek) | 76.37 | 97% | 2025-03-29 |
| 20671. | Ransg (ransg) | 76.37 | 92% | 2016-04-22 |
| 20672. | Andy (ardaen) | 76.37 | 94% | 2011-10-19 |
| 20673. | 3quinol (3quinol) | 76.36 | 97% | 2024-04-26 |
| 20674. | Thomas (thomas_wong) | 76.36 | 98% | 2024-12-30 |
| 20675. | x_bit (kr0n0__) | 76.36 | 97% | 2023-10-07 |
| 20676. | Philip (neodestro734) | 76.36 | 97% | 2014-05-01 |
| 20677. | Rob (rob9) | 76.36 | 91% | 2015-05-21 |
| 20678. | Ricezilla (ricezilla) | 76.35 | 96% | 2024-12-09 |
| 20679. | FFX^5 (ffxxxxx5) | 76.35 | 98.8% | 2023-11-25 |
| 20680. | JM (_gnizama) | 76.35 | 97% | 2022-07-05 |
| 20681. | Palestine_Will_Be_Free (arn... | 76.35 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
| 20682. | Lindsey (lindseyf86) | 76.35 | 94% | 2012-08-11 |
| 20683. | Tmo (zvblast) | 76.35 | 93% | 2013-06-10 |
| 20684. | sid (sidsh548) | 76.34 | 96.6% | 2024-05-15 |
| 20685. | Krushna (krush111878) | 76.34 | 97.4% | 2024-07-23 |
| 20686. | Andrew (magemama) | 76.34 | — | 2010-06-20 |
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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 |