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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19779. | Enrique (enriquealamilla) | 76.64 | 92% | 2012-03-15 |
| 19780. | Melinda (melliejayne) | 76.64 | 98% | 2018-09-28 |
| 19781. | Alan (alandjackson) | 76.64 | 96% | 2011-08-24 |
| 19782. | Nick (kmkhami) | 76.64 | 97% | 2017-04-03 |
| 19783. | Christian (bacrown) | 76.64 | 93% | 2013-07-13 |
| 19784. | bonboy (bonboy) | 76.64 | 97% | 2015-03-15 |
| 19785. | Piano (piano_king) | 76.63 | 96% | 2024-10-30 |
| 19786. | Ezra (eluxsion) | 76.63 | 96% | 2019-06-11 |
| 19787. | lbn99 (lbn99) | 76.63 | 98% | 2024-07-11 |
| 19788. | Madelyn (madherc) | 76.63 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
| 19789. | T.AU (pokl) | 76.63 | 95.3% | 2024-03-31 |
| 19790. | root (chroot) | 76.63 | 96.4% | 2024-04-15 |
| 19791. | Andrej (demonlish) | 76.63 | 95% | 2019-02-12 |
| 19792. | Yash (yash891) | 76.63 | — | 2011-04-19 |
| 19793. | angelo (patuasic) | 76.63 | 95% | 2011-09-19 |
| 19794. | Bráulio (braulio) | 76.63 | — | 2011-01-29 |
| 19795. | Harvie (harviiep) | 76.62 | 96% | 2020-07-02 |
| 19796. | Max (lt_poggers) | 76.62 | 98% | 2024-09-23 |
| 19797. | Antonio (notnotignorant2) | 76.62 | 97% | 2021-01-11 |
| 19798. | TheBrownSensei (thebrownsen... | 76.61 | 98.3% | 2024-12-10 |
| 19799. | Lifer (walklife) | 76.61 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
| 19800. | jack (speedytrigger) | 76.61 | 99% | 2022-04-03 |
| 19801. | B (bjwong) | 76.61 | 93% | 2014-05-27 |
| 19802. | Marko (ggx4rtv_fast) | 76.60 | 98.1% | 2025-04-03 |
| 19803. | Olaf (wedeczka) | 76.60 | 96% | 2024-12-09 |
| 19804. | Natchanon (irmia223) | 76.60 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
| 19805. | MoshuFingers (scotscottie) | 76.60 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 19806. | actual (hanipop) | 76.60 | 94% | 2018-04-07 |
| 19807. | Parker (newtown54) | 76.60 | 97% | 2024-12-28 |
| 19808. | Quan (quandool) | 76.60 | 96% | 2023-06-20 |
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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 |