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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4671. | PelMeni (pelmeni) | 104.02 | 97.6% | 2023-11-13 |
| 4672. | Juan Miguel (migzmigzmigz) | 104.02 | 95% | 2014-04-22 |
| 4673. | Ayaka (ayakamain) | 104.01 | 97% | 2023-08-29 |
| 4674. | dick (pools2) | 104.01 | 96.7% | 2023-10-19 |
| 4675. | Birdie (birdienz) | 104.01 | 97% | 2014-05-28 |
| 4676. | Spencer (spenciepoo) | 104.00 | 98% | 2024-03-04 |
| 4677. | Radleigh (antiviro) | 104.00 | 99% | 2018-03-17 |
| 4678. | botw80 (botw80) | 103.99 | 98.3% | 2024-04-07 |
| 4679. | Sam (akkoro) | 103.99 | 98% | 2022-10-21 |
| 4680. | Matthew (juanspoon) | 103.99 | 99% | 2021-10-12 |
| 4681. | Fred (coolerfred) | 103.98 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
| 4682. | griV (griv) | 103.98 | 97.1% | 2024-10-26 |
| 4683. | Jenny (jennypooh) | 103.98 | — | 2011-03-27 |
| 4684. | ekoadipg (ekoadipg) | 103.98 | 97% | 2015-02-24 |
| 4685. | Julian (raicon) | 103.97 | 93% | 2015-10-17 |
| 4686. | alex (davidfellows) | 103.97 | 98% | 2018-03-01 |
| 4687. | PREMIUM IS OVERRATED (aarus... | 103.96 | 95.9% | 2024-01-25 |
| 4688. | ansix (ansix_nonquit) | 103.96 | 97% | 2024-04-07 |
| 4689. | Someone (18lauey2) | 103.96 | 95% | 2022-07-27 |
| 4690. | pro typo-ist (mrcynric) | 103.95 | 99% | 2023-06-09 |
| 4691. | Robert (stantor) | 103.95 | 97% | 2021-03-12 |
| 4692. | Sunny (sun573) | 103.95 | 99% | 2018-09-09 |
| 4693. | michelle (mkahue) | 103.95 | 97% | 2025-04-23 |
| 4694. | Tanuj (tanuj23) | 103.94 | 97.9% | 2024-04-03 |
| 4695. | Santa (santasanta) | 103.93 | 99% | 2017-06-05 |
| 4696. | Andy (savioric) | 103.93 | 96% | 2012-11-26 |
| 4697. | KC (hotdogkc) | 103.93 | 98.1% | 2021-02-03 |
| 4698. | BupsterWavelength (bupsterw... | 103.92 | 97% | 2022-02-16 |
| 4699. | Serena (sqm21) | 103.91 | 98% | 2019-05-14 |
| 4700. | ARW🔴 (appleredwarrior) | 103.91 | 97% | 2021-09-30 |
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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 |