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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36517. | kokot (kokot1451) | 59.80 | 95.9% | 2024-08-16 |
| 36518. | KASMOT (eeijneb) | 59.80 | 94.8% | 2024-10-03 |
| 36519. | glassnet (glassnet) | 59.80 | 97% | 2021-05-14 |
| 36520. | marsenault (marsen23) | 59.80 | 96% | 2025-04-24 |
| 36521. | yasser (yasblack) | 59.80 | 95% | 2022-05-30 |
| 36522. | Ashvin (krispyash1107) | 59.80 | 94% | 2021-03-16 |
| 36523. | Timothy (ttphout) | 59.80 | 96% | 2016-05-10 |
| 36524. | Mike (mightymike) | 59.80 | 93% | 2016-02-26 |
| 36525. | raphlikeadungeondragon (rap... | 59.79 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
| 36526. | Estefano (ejauslin) | 59.79 | 94% | 2021-12-09 |
| 36527. | tyler (laxbam) | 59.79 | 88% | 2017-03-08 |
| 36528. | Sudi (sudiology) | 59.79 | 96% | 2024-05-23 |
| 36529. | G (kalmyk) | 59.79 | 97% | 2022-09-13 |
| 36530. | Lukas (lukasdiraa) | 59.79 | 95% | 2025-05-25 |
| 36531. | Dima (zormik) | 59.79 | 94% | 2021-12-31 |
| 36532. | Arrietty (arrietty12) | 59.79 | 93% | 2016-04-30 |
| 36533. | jc_llaguno_040594 (changeoi... | 59.78 | 98% | 2025-08-01 |
| 36534. | chicken nuggeys (sigma_skib... | 59.78 | 94.3% | 2024-09-20 |
| 36535. | Victor Lin (old_anemone) | 59.78 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 36536. | Fahal (fahal) | 59.78 | 97% | 2024-06-10 |
| 36537. | Sra1 (sra1) | 59.78 | 94.9% | 2024-06-22 |
| 36538. | Alexander Kordahi (isokg_) | 59.78 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
| 36539. | Jonas (enlightenedplatypus) | 59.78 | 95.7% | 2024-03-22 |
| 36540. | tekasza (tekasza) | 59.78 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
| 36541. | Aibek (aibek02) | 59.78 | 94.5% | 2024-04-10 |
| 36542. | shinto (shintocv) | 59.78 | 95% | 2016-09-02 |
| 36543. | po1nt (_po1nt_) | 59.78 | 95% | 2021-03-04 |
| 36544. | Quan (martinrockon) | 59.78 | — | 2010-09-13 |
| 36545. | jessica (jfernandes) | 59.78 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 36546. | miiiiin (huiminz) | 59.77 | 97% | 2025-03-11 |
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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 |