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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42499. | Edwin (edwin91) | 50.49 | 89% | 2016-08-09 |
| 42500. | Daniel (kyneth29) | 50.48 | 95.1% | 2024-01-23 |
| 42501. | Kenewbi (kenewbi) | 50.48 | 97.3% | 2024-09-28 |
| 42502. | ajiliity (ajiliity) | 50.48 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
| 42503. | Noiem (smnoiem) | 50.48 | 96% | 2019-04-10 |
| 42504. | Asmita (asmita_comp) | 50.48 | 98% | 2018-03-15 |
| 42505. | Meggan (mlburke854) | 50.47 | 93% | 2025-04-29 |
| 42506. | Merrick (maybe_cola) | 50.47 | 93% | 2025-02-03 |
| 42507. | dummy432 (dummy432) | 50.47 | 95% | 2025-07-03 |
| 42508. | विवेक (pvivek) | 50.47 | 95% | 2016-06-26 |
| 42509. | wright (wright09) | 50.46 | 94.4% | 2025-02-07 |
| 42510. | Mieszko (mieszko) | 50.46 | 93% | 2024-01-07 |
| 42511. | Mohamed (s7itx) | 50.46 | 93% | 2023-02-17 |
| 42512. | Judar (kyojudar) | 50.46 | 95% | 2024-12-06 |
| 42513. | leo (ywswing) | 50.46 | — | 2010-08-22 |
| 42514. | 大鳥 (mis123) | 50.46 | 94% | 2015-04-03 |
| 42515. | JahType (jahtypa) | 50.45 | 96% | 2024-09-02 |
| 42516. | Devin (dejay323) | 50.45 | — | 2010-12-17 |
| 42517. | victor (einzu) | 50.45 | 93% | 2022-05-30 |
| 42518. | bao (baothang) | 50.45 | 93% | 2011-09-03 |
| 42519. | Goldey (goldey) | 50.44 | 96% | 2022-07-13 |
| 42520. | user (user23422) | 50.44 | 94% | 2024-06-25 |
| 42521. | Ethan (deanotrib) | 50.44 | 95.8% | 2024-06-10 |
| 42522. | Hamza (enterhamza) | 50.44 | 95% | 2021-01-04 |
| 42523. | Noah (69noah69) | 50.43 | 96% | 2024-07-08 |
| 42524. | Alvin (alvin_555) | 50.43 | 96.9% | 2024-11-10 |
| 42525. | kdowgin33 (kdowgin33) | 50.43 | 96% | 2024-02-15 |
| 42526. | Rick (bgrickr) | 50.43 | 95.4% | 2024-06-07 |
| 42527. | Mnohem (mnohem) | 50.43 | 94.2% | 2021-02-19 |
| 42528. | Tina (tinat00) | 50.42 | 97.8% | 2025-05-03 |
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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 |