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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20804. | Peter (wipper) | 76.22 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
| 20805. | VLKR (vlkr) | 76.22 | 98% | 2011-05-11 |
| 20806. | Bailey (nob0dy) | 76.22 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 20807. | bb where are youuuu (kwokhin) | 76.22 | 94% | 2013-08-11 |
| 20808. | comboBox (combobox) | 76.22 | 95% | 2013-03-13 |
| 20809. | Vee (umamive) | 76.21 | 97.5% | 2024-12-22 |
| 20810. | jpoop (jpoop01) | 76.21 | 97.4% | 2025-05-17 |
| 20811. | jinhan (niggyjinny) | 76.21 | 97% | 2025-02-12 |
| 20812. | P.Diddy (diddymygoat) | 76.21 | 96.7% | 2024-09-17 |
| 20813. | bob (texasaboy) | 76.21 | 93% | 2015-12-03 |
| 20814. | Tsenko (tsenko) | 76.21 | 97% | 2023-09-05 |
| 20815. | theepicracer99 (theepicrace... | 76.21 | 96.1% | 2023-11-20 |
| 20816. | Torrin (t0rr1n) | 76.21 | 96% | 2021-09-02 |
| 20817. | Hitscan (loonatick_src) | 76.21 | 97% | 2020-12-16 |
| 20818. | Joe (jgizzi21) | 76.21 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
| 20819. | Dank (dankmachine) | 76.21 | 97% | 2018-12-21 |
| 20820. | Nick (nickhargroue) | 76.20 | 97% | 2025-07-29 |
| 20821. | JJ (jackpot_j) | 76.20 | 99% | 2025-06-26 |
| 20822. | Ian (dna01) | 76.20 | 96.2% | 2025-01-14 |
| 20823. | Ballsdeepinthesoup (onlyico... | 76.20 | 96% | 2024-05-25 |
| 20824. | NGONO (mnae) | 76.20 | 96.2% | 2023-12-01 |
| 20825. | smellyct (smellyct) | 76.20 | 95% | 2022-03-03 |
| 20826. | soda, pop, tonic ( which on... | 76.20 | 96% | 2022-11-12 |
| 20827. | Social (social_blunder) | 76.20 | 93% | 2011-09-09 |
| 20828. | NAI (nai_not_fast_enough) | 76.19 | 97.3% | 2024-11-23 |
| 20829. | Grelgor (grelgor) | 76.19 | 96% | 2021-04-05 |
| 20830. | Chelsea (bbchlz) | 76.19 | 95% | 2019-01-11 |
| 20831. | anthony (antmak) | 76.19 | 96% | 2023-03-11 |
| 20832. | Sandwich (marlonbrandoseyes) | 76.19 | 98% | 2025-07-06 |
| 20833. | Fathan (fathanpathurijal) | 76.19 | 98% | 2023-04-04 |
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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 |