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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14627. | JustJahy (justjj) | 83.07 | 96% | 2018-07-29 |
| 14628. | brockquinney (brockquinney) | 83.06 | 96.9% | 2025-01-03 |
| 14629. | Mike (mikethompsontech) | 83.06 | 86% | 2016-01-14 |
| 14630. | kaylee (kayleee_p) | 83.06 | 96.6% | 2024-05-17 |
| 14631. | Boss (mrtring) | 83.06 | 97.5% | 2024-10-03 |
| 14632. | Baron (baron_clive) | 83.05 | 97.4% | 2024-04-24 |
| 14633. | Rebecca (221btimelord) | 83.05 | 98% | 2024-05-17 |
| 14634. | Ned (ned_balthus) | 83.05 | — | 2010-09-05 |
| 14635. | donghoang (donghuyhoang) | 83.04 | 96.1% | 2024-09-15 |
| 14636. | Callen (callen910) | 83.04 | 97.9% | 2025-02-12 |
| 14637. | Taylor (gjchick) | 83.04 | 97% | 2011-06-28 |
| 14638. | Logan (36beastgod) | 83.04 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 14639. | J (average_typer95) | 83.04 | 97% | 2020-11-29 |
| 14640. | Nuh (nuh__yamin) | 83.04 | 95% | 2013-07-31 |
| 14641. | aron razaele (aronrazaelevv... | 83.04 | 97% | 2011-07-10 |
| 14642. | Akhilesh (akhilu_anandh) | 83.04 | 97% | 2013-04-15 |
| 14643. | William (iif_cii) | 83.03 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 14644. | SpitaliaVI (benjy1232) | 83.03 | 97% | 2019-04-16 |
| 14645. | Sabrina (awesomer3) | 83.03 | 93% | 2015-10-14 |
| 14646. | James (votum38) | 83.03 | 95% | 2018-06-03 |
| 14647. | Dave (david02) | 83.03 | 97% | 2015-09-19 |
| 14648. | Stuart (superstu22) | 83.02 | 95% | 2015-11-23 |
| 14649. | Jack (jack123xyz) | 83.02 | 98% | 2021-03-01 |
| 14650. | Manal (skullcicator) | 83.02 | 96.1% | 2024-03-07 |
| 14651. | Chon (jonlwang) | 83.02 | 93% | 2016-06-11 |
| 14652. | DangdutKoplo (dangdutkoplo2) | 83.02 | 98% | 2019-04-13 |
| 14653. | Soup (k2824262) | 83.02 | 98% | 2017-01-24 |
| 14654. | AJ (ilostqq) | 83.02 | 96% | 2011-11-28 |
| 14655. | Tyderas (tyderas) | 83.01 | 98% | 2023-10-05 |
| 14656. | De9mond (uniwite) | 83.01 | 95.2% | 2024-05-16 |
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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 |