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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37079. | R (fjasifjaficaom) | 58.29 | 94.2% | 2024-04-25 |
| 37080. | jataro's dolphin (i_believe... | 58.29 | 91% | 2021-07-10 |
| 37081. | mohammad navid (navid91) | 58.29 | 90% | 2011-12-16 |
| 37082. | Yuvraj (ybarsara) | 58.28 | 96% | 2025-05-19 |
| 37083. | Szymon (sclavus77) | 58.28 | 95% | 2024-03-17 |
| 37084. | Jacque (lmbscience123) | 58.28 | 98% | 2024-02-14 |
| 37085. | typing-turtle (typingturtle... | 58.28 | 96.8% | 2024-06-26 |
| 37086. | Eric (erickwok297) | 58.28 | 97% | 2019-07-06 |
| 37087. | Harry (butterf1ngers) | 58.27 | 93.5% | 2025-05-08 |
| 37088. | Phlipphlap (phlipphlap) | 58.27 | 98.6% | 2024-10-28 |
| 37089. | kai (okaiiss) | 58.27 | 95.3% | 2024-03-16 |
| 37090. | JoeLiberty (joeliberty) | 58.27 | 95% | 2023-12-13 |
| 37091. | stuart (statarius) | 58.27 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 37092. | Allison (demallien) | 58.27 | 97% | 2013-12-27 |
| 37093. | Jonah (jgamerpro) | 58.27 | 95% | 2018-04-24 |
| 37094. | Allan (acaa102010@yahoo.com) | 58.27 | 94% | 2013-05-24 |
| 37095. | ShneakyShnake (shneakyyshnake) | 58.26 | 97% | 2025-04-20 |
| 37096. | Ivy (haphazardobstinacy13) | 58.26 | 98.1% | 2025-01-12 |
| 37097. | Nic (arcanemachine) | 58.26 | 86% | 2016-02-20 |
| 37098. | Robyn (abernerk) | 58.26 | 95% | 2024-06-20 |
| 37099. | Rou (rouu) | 58.26 | 96.1% | 2024-05-11 |
| 37100. | thelocalfbiagent (thelocalf... | 58.26 | 95% | 2023-12-29 |
| 37101. | nimbleone (nimbleone) | 58.26 | 97% | 2023-11-28 |
| 37102. | Dimitris (dimpo) | 58.26 | 98.2% | 2024-04-12 |
| 37103. | Bob (ilikesoldat) | 58.26 | 93% | 2013-02-04 |
| 37104. | henry (filthy_rich86) | 58.26 | 95% | 2013-12-11 |
| 37105. | apt_share (apt_share) | 58.26 | 94% | 2011-06-24 |
| 37106. | Joe (joeybad) | 58.25 | 96% | 2022-06-01 |
| 37107. | akuatsobi (akuatsobi) | 58.25 | 95.8% | 2024-12-31 |
| 37108. | was (wassio) | 58.25 | 96% | 2023-03-04 |
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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 |