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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11915. | Michael (michaelbui884) | 87.60 | 95.8% | 2023-12-19 |
| 11916. | Greg (eggertstwart) | 87.60 | 95% | 2012-03-10 |
| 11917. | spectriva (spectriva) | 87.59 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
| 11918. | :3 (goobaw) | 87.59 | 95% | 2022-04-06 |
| 11919. | Brt (brtboi) | 87.59 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 11920. | Marc (marxotkin) | 87.59 | 97% | 2019-02-25 |
| 11921. | Safe (floorrip) | 87.58 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
| 11922. | Rex (rexcaliber_115) | 87.58 | 98.1% | 2023-09-10 |
| 11923. | Ali (aloche) | 87.58 | 97% | 2019-07-16 |
| 11924. | Guðjón (krotari) | 87.58 | 96.3% | 2024-10-04 |
| 11925. | kalski (kalski) | 87.58 | 96% | 2018-03-03 |
| 11926. | Kevin (zortchik) | 87.58 | 97% | 2013-09-19 |
| 11927. | Eimantas Melnikas (pavargau) | 87.57 | 97% | 2024-08-22 |
| 11928. | vfd (volunteerfiredepartment) | 87.57 | 97.3% | 2023-10-19 |
| 11929. | Garrett (grgarrett) | 87.57 | 98% | 2021-03-19 |
| 11930. | necati (naydin) | 87.57 | 98% | 2014-04-30 |
| 11931. | 1drowsy (1drowsy) | 87.56 | 98% | 2025-03-24 |
| 11932. | Jaleel (jaleelbarton) | 87.56 | 96% | 2021-06-20 |
| 11933. | ttv/J0bro (jobrocraftstep) | 87.56 | 95.9% | 2024-10-10 |
| 11934. | Colin (8_wpm) | 87.56 | 98.8% | 2023-07-15 |
| 11935. | Steve (steve808080) | 87.56 | 98% | 2021-07-03 |
| 11936. | Satoshi (mkato) | 87.56 | — | 2010-11-08 |
| 11937. | Nate (noso) | 87.56 | 92% | 2015-10-23 |
| 11938. | De Jong (bequiet13) | 87.55 | 97% | 2025-07-03 |
| 11939. | richardhh (junglyhh) | 87.55 | 95% | 2012-11-05 |
| 11940. | You never learn anything by... | 87.55 | 90% | 2015-03-07 |
| 11941. | (3amr) | 87.54 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 11942. | Harvy (justharvy) | 87.54 | 97% | 2025-04-16 |
| 11943. | Brian (skipmasterb) | 87.54 | 94% | 2014-03-16 |
| 11944. | Awais (awais_660) | 87.54 | 97.6% | 2024-11-29 |
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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 |