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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30469. | Melissa (mel8402) | 65.46 | 96% | 2020-11-17 |
| 30470. | Joshua (josh254889) | 65.46 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
| 30471. | vicky (vickyliu) | 65.46 | 93% | 2014-05-16 |
| 30472. | Blue (bluebird24) | 65.46 | 92% | 2012-02-12 |
| 30473. | Omar AK (omar_ak05) | 65.45 | 96% | 2024-09-23 |
| 30474. | Joseph (aaronjosephd) | 65.45 | 97.1% | 2025-04-23 |
| 30475. | Everett (end613) | 65.45 | 97% | 2024-11-30 |
| 30476. | Andrija (row_g) | 65.45 | 94.9% | 2024-10-10 |
| 30477. | Bao (darknight91) | 65.45 | 98% | 2022-04-09 |
| 30478. | Nick (alaskannick) | 65.45 | 94% | 2017-12-09 |
| 30479. | dankerkys (dankerkys) | 65.45 | 98.6% | 2024-09-25 |
| 30480. | sss (1whiteblack1) | 65.45 | 98% | 2022-08-08 |
| 30481. | Guilherme (z0trion) | 65.45 | 95% | 2023-01-03 |
| 30482. | Dan (dankarnus) | 65.45 | 95% | 2021-10-22 |
| 30483. | ElaVnla (elavnla) | 65.45 | 95% | 2020-11-09 |
| 30484. | Anh (mrmoon) | 65.45 | 98% | 2012-01-17 |
| 30485. | nomomojo (nomomojo) | 65.44 | 96% | 2025-04-07 |
| 30486. | Tom Bakker (bakkertom) | 65.44 | 97% | 2025-01-03 |
| 30487. | tjbc (tjbc31) | 65.44 | 99% | 2024-12-31 |
| 30488. | Theerapat (beill007) | 65.44 | 96.8% | 2025-02-21 |
| 30489. | Michael (packerfan9912) | 65.44 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 30490. | Potato (khester) | 65.44 | 87% | 2014-07-26 |
| 30491. | IKE (ikepaul) | 65.44 | 94% | 2025-07-12 |
| 30492. | Eki (tootin) | 65.44 | 95% | 2016-04-14 |
| 30493. | Jon (firesforsale) | 65.43 | 96.4% | 2024-12-09 |
| 30494. | avkash (avkash) | 65.43 | 98.3% | 2024-08-17 |
| 30495. | Sidi mohamed (need_for_speed) | 65.43 | 94% | 2014-11-18 |
| 30496. | Jon (driv4r) | 65.43 | 91% | 2012-12-21 |
| 30497. | Feti (eltion) | 65.43 | 95% | 2012-02-09 |
| 30498. | alex (calvinball) | 65.43 | 84% | 2013-08-28 |
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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 |