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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20501. | Jericho (typersimon) | 75.06 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 20502. | James (jrm371) | 75.06 | 95% | 2021-01-13 |
| 20503. | Imme (immevdb) | 75.06 | 99% | 2018-10-05 |
| 20504. | Yuganshu (yuganshu) | 75.06 | 96% | 2018-11-20 |
| 20505. | Liam (liam236) | 75.06 | 98% | 2019-01-09 |
| 20506. | BananaBoy07 (bananaboy07) | 75.05 | 98% | 2025-01-02 |
| 20507. | Vince (airvincent834) | 75.05 | 95% | 2024-10-10 |
| 20508. | Jess (jess1111) | 75.05 | 98% | 2024-07-15 |
| 20509. | Thanh (d_t_nguyen) | 75.05 | 96% | 2015-03-16 |
| 20510. | Jovan (megpoidnebri) | 75.05 | 92% | 2017-04-21 |
| 20511. | Hamschi (hamschi) | 75.05 | 96% | 2024-05-23 |
| 20512. | mYTo (abhinay_ramineni) | 75.05 | 95.9% | 2023-09-29 |
| 20513. | TeMyOnG (mellin) | 75.05 | 94% | 2011-04-06 |
| 20514. | Afshan (afshan2613) | 75.05 | 98% | 2020-02-25 |
| 20515. | James (jamesablack) | 75.05 | 96% | 2019-12-14 |
| 20516. | Daniel (danpyq) | 75.05 | 96% | 2018-07-10 |
| 20517. | Nguyen (bach123) | 75.04 | 98.1% | 2025-03-07 |
| 20518. | Aziret (overratedd) | 75.04 | 96.2% | 2023-12-26 |
| 20519. | Shouen (shouenlee10) | 75.04 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 20520. | BabyHaathani (missmotikaren) | 75.04 | 94% | 2014-04-19 |
| 20521. | dang (bboyjava) | 75.04 | 97% | 2013-08-27 |
| 20522. | Rego (regooo) | 75.03 | 96% | 2025-03-09 |
| 20523. | Invoker (racer_aligay123) | 75.03 | 96% | 2025-03-13 |
| 20524. | Diego (diedelemos) | 75.03 | 97% | 2024-11-08 |
| 20525. | Slyvix (slyvix) | 75.03 | 97% | 2024-08-14 |
| 20526. | Jodn (jodnvok) | 75.03 | 98% | 2024-04-22 |
| 20527. | Venkat (venkat423) | 75.03 | 97% | 2023-07-11 |
| 20528. | Emma (emmakubrick00) | 75.03 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 20529. | Funki (funki2night) | 75.03 | 96% | 2020-08-16 |
| 20530. | Andres (goog1e) | 75.03 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
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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 |