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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23321. | Alex (avw1793) | 72.41 | 94.2% | 2024-03-29 |
| 23322. | pearslice (mark42isawesome) | 72.41 | 94% | 2019-04-29 |
| 23323. | Otatop (unterepere) | 72.41 | 96% | 2018-07-13 |
| 23324. | Ryan (fine_n_bright) | 72.41 | 96% | 2011-06-19 |
| 23325. | Robert (roberty579) | 72.40 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
| 23326. | Kushal (kushaltrivedi5) | 72.40 | 93.9% | 2024-01-03 |
| 23327. | Christian (enermaster) | 72.40 | 98% | 2017-06-07 |
| 23328. | Svetli (filipsvetla) | 72.39 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 23329. | Andre (andrepham) | 72.39 | 96% | 2020-08-31 |
| 23330. | prankemjohn (prankemjohn) | 72.39 | 97% | 2024-09-27 |
| 23331. | griefer (greefer) | 72.39 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 23332. | Appa (grrluvya) | 72.39 | 96% | 2021-10-04 |
| 23333. | StoneBanks (stonebanks) | 72.39 | 97% | 2024-02-29 |
| 23334. | ketchuplegend (ketchuplegend) | 72.39 | 97% | 2023-05-08 |
| 23335. | Arkajyoti (arkajyotijha) | 72.39 | 96.2% | 2024-10-04 |
| 23336. | Dan (typefffast) | 72.39 | 99% | 2018-12-28 |
| 23337. | Cy (cymanong) | 72.38 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 23338. | NihilistWorld (nihilistworld) | 72.38 | 97% | 2025-01-14 |
| 23339. | Svenlaa (svenlaa) | 72.38 | 97.9% | 2025-02-20 |
| 23340. | Patrik (oishinek) | 72.38 | 94% | 2022-03-12 |
| 23341. | Kiharu (kiharu) | 72.38 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
| 23342. | Navia (navia) | 72.38 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 23343. | Jacob (ajflipper) | 72.38 | 93% | 2013-02-04 |
| 23344. | Gunther (nintendoaddict1) | 72.38 | 95% | 2014-09-29 |
| 23345. | mchen2003 (mchen2003) | 72.37 | 96% | 2025-02-04 |
| 23346. | tudor (wpm55) | 72.37 | 95.3% | 2024-11-06 |
| 23347. | Wwebo (webo_23) | 72.37 | 96% | 2024-03-17 |
| 23348. | puripuds (puripudding) | 72.37 | 98% | 2024-10-28 |
| 23349. | jomar (jomar14) | 72.37 | 98% | 2024-01-14 |
| 23350. | mjesus (mhesus) | 72.37 | 97% | 2024-10-10 |
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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 |