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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12026. | Kaushal (kaushalrijal) | 87.03 | 98.1% | 2024-08-23 |
| 12027. | kale (kale668) | 87.03 | 97% | 2021-04-17 |
| 12028. | John (tehashun) | 87.02 | 92% | 2014-03-12 |
| 12029. | Ric (drrz) | 87.02 | 98% | 2025-03-31 |
| 12030. | kucing (putih) | 87.02 | 95% | 2015-10-21 |
| 12031. | Dat (mralex101) | 87.02 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
| 12032. | Logan (bountyscore) | 87.02 | 96% | 2017-10-10 |
| 12033. | matt (mgreaney820) | 87.02 | 95% | 2014-05-12 |
| 12034. | Floko11 (floko11) | 87.02 | 97% | 2016-09-17 |
| 12035. | Cthulhu (survivcthulhu) | 87.01 | 95.7% | 2023-11-21 |
| 12036. | K (sobadono) | 87.01 | 98% | 2018-05-11 |
| 12037. | Michael (xephid) | 87.01 | 93% | 2014-12-08 |
| 12038. | David (styrofoamboots) | 87.01 | 99% | 2011-11-23 |
| 12039. | Carl (doc283) | 87.01 | 95% | 2023-01-22 |
| 12040. | mars (marswork) | 87.01 | 96% | 2015-02-09 |
| 12041. | Darth (littleani) | 87.01 | 98% | 2016-05-06 |
| 12042. | Burint (brenolz) | 87.00 | 94.8% | 2024-04-08 |
| 12043. | Henrique (irnehp) | 87.00 | — | 2011-01-31 |
| 12044. | delia (deliaaure@gmail.com) | 87.00 | 90% | 2012-04-26 |
| 12045. | BELIEVE-GOD (debss) | 87.00 | 91% | 2013-10-23 |
| 12046. | lejo (lejo5356) | 86.99 | 97% | 2025-04-15 |
| 12047. | mrtoto (mrtoto) | 86.99 | 96% | 2023-09-12 |
| 12048. | Mehti (lylehti) | 86.99 | 98% | 2022-04-19 |
| 12049. | Aviv (abyx) | 86.99 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 12050. | Ronald (ironaldonline) | 86.98 | 95.7% | 2024-08-23 |
| 12051. | Angelo (angelo13c) | 86.98 | 97% | 2024-04-07 |
| 12052. | Tre (hurmesole) | 86.98 | 96% | 2012-10-27 |
| 12053. | Kelby (haulzy) | 86.98 | 97% | 2023-02-01 |
| 12054. | shota.b (shotiko8) | 86.98 | 99% | 2013-12-11 |
| 12055. | Senecaz (senecaz) | 86.98 | 98% | 2017-11-30 |
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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 |