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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7164. | Rayleigh (r_chin) | 96.89 | 98.6% | 2024-10-22 |
| 7165. | D (soulwang) | 96.89 | 95% | 2013-03-19 |
| 7166. | Marcus_Aurelius (marcus_aur... | 96.88 | 97% | 2024-06-11 |
| 7167. | ChurM8 (churm8) | 96.88 | 94% | 2016-06-03 |
| 7168. | Hand (hand_of_midas) | 96.88 | 94% | 2014-05-17 |
| 7169. | Estel (1estel1) | 96.88 | 97.8% | 2023-12-04 |
| 7170. | Alan (lunatorra) | 96.88 | 96% | 2014-08-17 |
| 7171. | Yogesh (yogesh86) | 96.88 | — | 2011-01-28 |
| 7172. | Anthony (keynotedude) | 96.87 | 96% | 2024-04-02 |
| 7173. | jk (yubint) | 96.87 | 98% | 2023-05-21 |
| 7174. | Sverker (sverker2004) | 96.87 | 97% | 2017-12-17 |
| 7175. | Kimberly (kimboslice16) | 96.87 | 98% | 2020-07-18 |
| 7176. | Oganesson (fenris_1334) | 96.87 | 98.5% | 2024-11-20 |
| 7177. | Kartavya (kartavyajain) | 96.87 | 97% | 2021-06-12 |
| 7178. | Ryan (nonfiction) | 96.87 | 97% | 2012-12-27 |
| 7179. | E dog (evan819) | 96.87 | 96% | 2013-10-10 |
| 7180. | Eliud (inggoodface) | 96.86 | 95% | 2021-10-21 |
| 7181. | Sardar Taha (dice111) | 96.86 | 97% | 2021-03-14 |
| 7182. | Angle (angle5356) | 96.85 | 97% | 2025-05-16 |
| 7183. | im vrey afst tbu my acuray ... | 96.84 | 96% | 2020-07-03 |
| 7184. | Matt (mattserblo) | 96.84 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
| 7185. | Nic (scylla1) | 96.84 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 7186. | Kristian (konpiv) | 96.84 | 97.3% | 2024-03-03 |
| 7187. | Alramech (alramech) | 96.84 | 98% | 2018-06-22 |
| 7188. | Jose (relictus) | 96.84 | 90% | 2015-09-20 |
| 7189. | daniel (asdd) | 96.84 | 94% | 2013-04-21 |
| 7190. | foxy (foxymccoy) | 96.83 | 97% | 2022-04-20 |
| 7191. | Nevets (avecafe) | 96.83 | 98% | 2016-05-27 |
| 7192. | Ben (shvehstbycwe) | 96.82 | 97% | 2022-09-24 |
| 7193. | Rafaella (strandash) | 96.82 | 98% | 2014-08-10 |
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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 |