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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43053. | Er (erleyaney) | 46.34 | 95% | 2013-08-15 |
| 43054. | Darthennoid (darthennoid) | 46.33 | 95.3% | 2025-03-31 |
| 43055. | Denzeus (denzeus) | 46.33 | 96% | 2025-05-08 |
| 43056. | khan momin (mominxkashmir) | 46.32 | 93.2% | 2024-05-20 |
| 43057. | omer (acomplisher) | 46.32 | 95.1% | 2024-12-04 |
| 43058. | taco (vickychang0822) | 46.32 | 79% | 2013-08-09 |
| 43059. | noah lewis (noahlewis) | 46.31 | 97.2% | 2024-07-01 |
| 43060. | Mok (wonoz) | 46.31 | 93% | 2018-03-13 |
| 43061. | Minhas (i_lovegod12) | 46.30 | 94% | 2023-12-02 |
| 43062. | Anurag (anurag_bhandari) | 46.30 | 93.7% | 2023-11-27 |
| 43063. | Chase (corruptedculture) | 46.29 | 94.4% | 2023-12-02 |
| 43064. | Reese (reese4star) | 46.28 | 96% | 2024-01-10 |
| 43065. | Tejas (shinigamieyes) | 46.27 | 92% | 2019-06-22 |
| 43066. | Zahreeeeee (zahre123) | 46.27 | 96% | 2023-12-19 |
| 43067. | AJ (aj_senpai) | 46.27 | 94.2% | 2023-11-11 |
| 43068. | Cavid (cavid) | 46.26 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
| 43069. | Dwayne (dopioki) | 46.25 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
| 43070. | Demian (demian100) | 46.25 | 95.1% | 2024-03-16 |
| 43071. | james (kingkiller2021) | 46.25 | 93.6% | 2021-02-17 |
| 43072. | Mohit (mohit_sk143) | 46.25 | 94% | 2014-01-31 |
| 43073. | Ibn Mas'ud (ibn_masud) | 46.24 | 98% | 2025-04-17 |
| 43074. | Dean (dino22) | 46.24 | 94% | 2021-10-11 |
| 43075. | Zatarc (zatarc) | 46.23 | 96% | 2018-05-23 |
| 43076. | jojojo (astrot) | 46.23 | 95.7% | 2024-08-20 |
| 43077. | vebly (vebly) | 46.22 | 95.7% | 2024-01-27 |
| 43078. | George (gzimeras2003) | 46.21 | 93% | 2020-12-22 |
| 43079. | Litu (litu) | 46.21 | 92% | 2013-03-06 |
| 43080. | Wasi Gujjar (gujjar17_5) | 46.20 | 94% | 2024-09-22 |
| 43081. | kavli (kavli) | 46.20 | 95% | 2024-11-23 |
| 43082. | Auntie Amy (auntieamy) | 46.19 | 97.9% | 2024-10-10 |
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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 |