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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33915. | jianhao (libliduobuqiuqiu) | 63.77 | 97% | 2023-11-16 |
| 33916. | Udit (uditagrawal) | 63.77 | 92% | 2014-05-07 |
| 33917. | bhuvi (bhuvi1606) | 63.77 | 96.4% | 2025-05-13 |
| 33918. | GARDENIA#1 (duyyy) | 63.77 | 94% | 2019-12-15 |
| 33919. | Temuun (moon50) | 63.76 | 97% | 2025-05-15 |
| 33920. | Balazs (bbalazska) | 63.76 | 97% | 2023-02-09 |
| 33921. | JanaenaeTheBanaenae (janaen... | 63.76 | 96.8% | 2024-10-30 |
| 33922. | Charles (snarls_charles) | 63.76 | 98.4% | 2024-10-05 |
| 33923. | caatbox288 (caatbox288) | 63.76 | 94.8% | 2024-04-28 |
| 33924. | Moji (moji_q) | 63.76 | 97% | 2024-09-30 |
| 33925. | Joe Dank (joedank) | 63.76 | 95% | 2024-02-29 |
| 33926. | Haydr (brookxx1) | 63.76 | 95% | 2024-06-06 |
| 33927. | Ivan (sakhman) | 63.76 | 95% | 2022-02-05 |
| 33928. | Mr. Fancy (mr_fancy77) | 63.76 | 95.5% | 2021-02-19 |
| 33929. | CARLO (cjbal) | 63.76 | 94% | 2014-10-14 |
| 33930. | Suman (suman1998) | 63.76 | 97% | 2021-03-08 |
| 33931. | toni (toni_fzzmzwlk) | 63.75 | 96% | 2023-06-24 |
| 33932. | x7tco__ (krth36) | 63.75 | 96% | 2024-03-21 |
| 33933. | Jeff Butter Fingers (jeff_b... | 63.75 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 33934. | Riki (kodeka) | 63.75 | 97% | 2023-12-05 |
| 33935. | Polymatic (pulpo_negro) | 63.75 | 96.5% | 2024-01-17 |
| 33936. | Krishna (qrishna59) | 63.75 | 97% | 2022-10-21 |
| 33937. | Guest (alvinaruto) | 63.75 | 98% | 2022-02-15 |
| 33938. | Guest (blacknwhite) | 63.75 | 95% | 2013-12-11 |
| 33939. | Setthawut (iauntype) | 63.75 | 96% | 2014-05-23 |
| 33940. | anónimo (lincolnhs) | 63.75 | 98% | 2012-09-17 |
| 33941. | Srikanth (srikanth_sharma) | 63.75 | 94% | 2011-09-09 |
| 33942. | Tkeshi (mrtakeshi) | 63.75 | — | 2010-07-15 |
| 33943. | Lemonade (iwantmatcha_) | 63.74 | 97% | 2025-04-11 |
| 33944. | Nate N (tbaggypants) | 63.74 | 94% | 2024-07-09 |
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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 |