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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15996. | Abdullah Faisal Al-Fahad (a... | 80.65 | 94% | 2025-03-02 |
| 15997. | Marvin (malvolio) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
| 15998. | dilectus (dilectus) | 80.65 | 98% | 2023-01-14 |
| 15999. | chi (chigwapo) | 80.65 | 97.3% | 2024-01-11 |
| 16000. | Richrad (laci279) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-10-01 |
| 16001. | Jay Ronald (jay_ronald33) | 80.65 | 97% | 2013-05-25 |
| 16002. | Wayne (devia) | 80.65 | 93% | 2013-05-13 |
| 16003. | Leir (leir_923) | 80.64 | 97.1% | 2024-10-23 |
| 16004. | Rachana (rachanav) | 80.64 | 96.2% | 2024-04-05 |
| 16005. | rota (rota22) | 80.64 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 16006. | SHRIKANT (shrieks) | 80.64 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
| 16007. | 🤔 (stabilized) | 80.64 | 98% | 2015-12-24 |
| 16008. | sylv81 (sylv81ct) | 80.64 | 95% | 2017-01-27 |
| 16009. | Scott (whaleswhales) | 80.64 | 97% | 2013-03-09 |
| 16010. | Tim (timlara) | 80.64 | 96% | 2011-08-07 |
| 16011. | qqq (dualofdualisprimal) | 80.64 | 97% | 2016-05-06 |
| 16012. | wesley (theempiretriescrack) | 80.63 | 98% | 2024-12-14 |
| 16013. | minus_one (minus_one) | 80.63 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
| 16014. | Anthony (burner16) | 80.63 | 94% | 2012-11-15 |
| 16015. | Chi Yong (chi_yong) | 80.63 | 95% | 2011-08-29 |
| 16016. | zaki (zak1991) | 80.62 | 98% | 2024-05-05 |
| 16017. | samsailo (samsailo) | 80.62 | 96.4% | 2024-03-11 |
| 16018. | Veer (the_veer) | 80.62 | 97% | 2025-01-28 |
| 16019. | Brittany (bhill47) | 80.62 | 98% | 2017-01-04 |
| 16020. | BS (bspowerx) | 80.62 | 97% | 2012-08-13 |
| 16021. | Py (pyho) | 80.62 | 89% | 2014-08-04 |
| 16022. | Teo (teodoriux13) | 80.62 | 95% | 2016-12-08 |
| 16023. | Jahangeer (jahangeer_khan_979) | 80.62 | 97% | 2012-04-27 |
| 16024. | Chien (chienhocngu) | 80.61 | 98% | 2024-04-28 |
| 16025. | memememeg (memememeg) | 80.61 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
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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 |