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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15117. | q (qmul) | 81.85 | 94% | 2024-01-04 |
| 15118. | Zhen (zhen_dev) | 81.85 | 99% | 2018-01-12 |
| 15119. | Leasa (leasadrew) | 81.85 | — | 2010-12-13 |
| 15120. | jazmin (jjlove4ever) | 81.85 | — | 2010-07-15 |
| 15121. | Damian (damian_k) | 81.85 | 98% | 2012-01-18 |
| 15122. | indonesianman (indonesianguy) | 81.84 | 98% | 2024-05-13 |
| 15123. | Dan (uberzoonie) | 81.84 | 97% | 2017-08-25 |
| 15124. | Andreas (andsten) | 81.84 | 98% | 2014-12-05 |
| 15125. | Rajasekhar (bonibabu) | 81.84 | 96% | 2014-08-12 |
| 15126. | Yashesh (yashesh_07) | 81.83 | 97.5% | 2025-01-06 |
| 15127. | Jose (romero_jose) | 81.83 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 15128. | Boomer (typicalboomer) | 81.83 | 98.1% | 2024-10-24 |
| 15129. | Andrew (spearsa17) | 81.83 | 95% | 2014-02-05 |
| 15130. | Rishi (ririhaha) | 81.83 | 97% | 2022-07-08 |
| 15131. | Amy (bluebluespirit) | 81.83 | — | 2011-01-09 |
| 15132. | Luke (trunks911) | 81.83 | 89% | 2012-07-21 |
| 15133. | Miran (meeran) | 81.82 | 96% | 2022-04-12 |
| 15134. | brto (bertoort) | 81.82 | 98% | 2025-01-28 |
| 15135. | Henrricos (henrricos) | 81.82 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
| 15136. | Jos (joschrs) | 81.82 | 96% | 2022-01-29 |
| 15137. | Garrett (usernamegl) | 81.82 | 93% | 2014-05-04 |
| 15138. | Sofiya... Killing Lag... (s... | 81.82 | 91% | 2012-05-01 |
| 15139. | Joe (joeshmoe2220) | 81.82 | 99% | 2015-04-24 |
| 15140. | Mo Jo (deviousranger) | 81.81 | 97% | 2024-05-18 |
| 15141. | W (titanscouting) | 81.81 | 96% | 2024-11-15 |
| 15142. | 🇵🇸StandwithPALESTINE ... | 81.81 | 97.6% | 2024-01-05 |
| 15143. | Cosenter (cosenter) | 81.81 | 95.6% | 2024-03-15 |
| 15144. | mosho (sidosido) | 81.81 | 98.1% | 2023-12-16 |
| 15145. | FAT (fatfatfat) | 81.81 | — | 2010-07-20 |
| 15146. | Mladen (djomlaivko) | 81.80 | 94.6% | 2024-03-11 |
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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 |