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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18289. | Bartek (kamel) | 77.89 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
| 18290. | Ham (bladen_s) | 77.89 | 96% | 2014-06-11 |
| 18291. | Nash (n4sh) | 77.89 | 88% | 2012-02-20 |
| 18292. | agus (choromaster) | 77.89 | 96% | 2012-12-07 |
| 18293. | joshua (fedoraeli) | 77.88 | 96% | 2025-03-10 |
| 18294. | alex (az60) | 77.88 | 96% | 2021-05-28 |
| 18295. | tommy (tommyfall) | 77.88 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
| 18296. | Amy (squeaky96) | 77.88 | 96% | 2012-08-07 |
| 18297. | cpl_chillaxton (cpl_chillax... | 77.88 | 97% | 2018-04-16 |
| 18298. | arun (arunnari) | 77.88 | 98% | 2017-11-05 |
| 18299. | Hay (arpitjp) | 77.87 | 98% | 2025-03-12 |
| 18300. | Elle (incelle) | 77.87 | 96.2% | 2023-12-12 |
| 18301. | Adam (bothadam) | 77.87 | 95% | 2023-11-24 |
| 18302. | Kyle (goodmantyping) | 77.87 | 95.3% | 2021-02-03 |
| 18303. | Stephen (swankily) | 77.87 | 97% | 2017-01-25 |
| 18304. | J FeelsGoodMan (afflict3d) | 77.87 | 89% | 2016-08-22 |
| 18305. | Jaydon (speedyboi38) | 77.86 | 97% | 2024-10-06 |
| 18306. | Kennedy Valley (paladinwith... | 77.86 | 99% | 2024-12-26 |
| 18307. | Milos (milos_179) | 77.86 | 96.6% | 2024-04-10 |
| 18308. | Khetrabasi (khetrabasi_2001) | 77.86 | 97% | 2023-03-24 |
| 18309. | RiceCooker (riceslicer) | 77.86 | 95% | 2020-01-19 |
| 18310. | Rall (raullll) | 77.86 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
| 18311. | noturbiz (ahhhnono) | 77.86 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
| 18312. | th3ripp3r (rajeshceh) | 77.86 | 97.5% | 2024-08-28 |
| 18313. | Tharun (tharun66) | 77.86 | 96.9% | 2024-06-10 |
| 18314. | The Cup!D (slowly_but_sure) | 77.86 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 18315. | Matt (mattseid1) | 77.86 | 98% | 2020-07-18 |
| 18316. | Marko (polarbear1229) | 77.86 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
| 18317. | iarezen (iarezen) | 77.86 | 97% | 2020-07-09 |
| 18318. | Adrian (ajwong123) | 77.86 | 97% | 2018-08-01 |
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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 |