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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7355. | Avi (_flv) | 96.20 | 100% | 2018-04-21 |
| 7356. | Rich (simplethings) | 96.20 | 96% | 2014-05-26 |
| 7357. | Peter (soulshok) | 96.20 | 95% | 2012-05-15 |
| 7358. | mud (mudisyum) | 96.19 | 97.7% | 2024-10-10 |
| 7359. | Mike (specialized) | 96.19 | 99% | 2020-05-31 |
| 7360. | Gabriel (ciberglo) | 96.19 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 7361. | Recycle (recycler) | 96.19 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
| 7362. | SlashThat (thatsquidthere) | 96.18 | 98% | 2023-04-02 |
| 7363. | e (eddyhack) | 96.18 | 97% | 2020-02-29 |
| 7364. | Fredrik (jykez) | 96.18 | 90% | 2013-04-17 |
| 7365. | Like Like (like_like) | 96.18 | 99% | 2017-01-07 |
| 7366. | Jerrythe (lumsewjea) | 96.17 | 99% | 2023-06-07 |
| 7367. | Exojay (exojay) | 96.17 | 97% | 2020-10-23 |
| 7368. | David (zzandland) | 96.17 | 97% | 2019-02-25 |
| 7369. | steelmonkey (thecornhobble) | 96.17 | 92% | 2015-10-19 |
| 7370. | poke (ekop1) | 96.17 | 93% | 2015-07-27 |
| 7371. | 3rdrate (3rdrate) | 96.16 | 92% | 2014-08-31 |
| 7372. | Pinkies (smile_typer) | 96.16 | 98% | 2025-04-14 |
| 7373. | dontdefense (dontdefense) | 96.16 | 97.5% | 2024-11-04 |
| 7374. | ginginggaang (cremleme) | 96.16 | 97.7% | 2023-11-04 |
| 7375. | Someone (_some_one_) | 96.16 | 97% | 2021-12-21 |
| 7376. | Colemak (prayaerold) | 96.16 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
| 7377. | Jun (vegetto1126) | 96.16 | 97.4% | 2023-10-19 |
| 7378. | Jordan (dredlex) | 96.15 | 96% | 2019-02-07 |
| 7379. | Steven (swordyz) | 96.14 | 98% | 2025-02-25 |
| 7380. | Ali (ali_pro) | 96.14 | 96.6% | 2024-05-07 |
| 7381. | Chris (nukesterz) | 96.14 | 96% | 2018-07-24 |
| 7382. | Anders (anders623) | 96.13 | 97.7% | 2024-12-31 |
| 7383. | cindy (chapssal) | 96.13 | 97% | 2023-08-18 |
| 7384. | Mr. (serallfreedbear) | 96.13 | 98% | 2021-08-29 |
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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 |