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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15275. | Nick (megacrapkin) | 82.62 | 97% | 2014-11-17 |
| 15276. | EltColtz (eltcoltz_) | 82.62 | 97.7% | 2024-01-14 |
| 15277. | Csongor (flashrane) | 82.62 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
| 15278. | stitcherking (stitcherking) | 82.62 | 96% | 2018-10-09 |
| 15279. | JJ (jj111) | 82.62 | 96% | 2019-05-24 |
| 15280. | Handri (baldkid) | 82.62 | 94% | 2016-07-07 |
| 15281. | mateja (bananabutzzz) | 82.61 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 15282. | Greg (gregj3) | 82.61 | 95% | 2024-07-01 |
| 15283. | Thomas (ashryx) | 82.61 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
| 15284. | Bobby (rradhak1) | 82.61 | 97% | 2018-10-04 |
| 15285. | Dusan (dusanix) | 82.61 | 91% | 2016-07-17 |
| 15286. | Gavin (fuzzlightbeard) | 82.61 | 96% | 2016-07-27 |
| 15287. | Josh (joshmc333) | 82.60 | 91% | 2013-11-18 |
| 15288. | Aniket (aniketsanghi) | 82.60 | 97% | 2022-11-29 |
| 15289. | Patrik (pbody) | 82.60 | 97.1% | 2023-11-21 |
| 15290. | sillyboy (sillyboyva) | 82.60 | 97% | 2012-04-03 |
| 15291. | blursedsimp (blursedsimp) | 82.59 | 99% | 2025-05-31 |
| 15292. | Lebron (lebronjames23lol) | 82.59 | 96% | 2025-03-20 |
| 15293. | Ollie (ollie4879) | 82.59 | 97% | 2022-10-16 |
| 15294. | Timothy (typengo) | 82.59 | 97% | 2023-07-12 |
| 15295. | DURAG ENERGY (auroraxd) | 82.59 | 95.6% | 2025-03-17 |
| 15296. | Jeff (zombification) | 82.59 | 95% | 2013-03-28 |
| 15297. | christian (wahing) | 82.59 | 94% | 2012-03-25 |
| 15298. | John Doe (coolkvoor) | 82.58 | 96% | 2024-06-10 |
| 15299. | David B (dbecks) | 82.58 | 97% | 2024-12-24 |
| 15300. | marco (nnmarco) | 82.58 | 96% | 2020-03-23 |
| 15301. | Big Papa (sovietinsidious) | 82.58 | 98% | 2020-01-16 |
| 15302. | Kenny (10chos) | 82.58 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
| 15303. | gummi (gummi) | 82.58 | — | 2010-12-10 |
| 15304. | Tiktaktoktok (toktok13) | 82.57 | 97% | 2025-01-13 |
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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 |