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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18662. | Joe (peterlim968) | 78.02 | 94% | 2021-03-04 |
| 18663. | Gramm (alternativeink) | 78.02 | 94% | 2016-04-16 |
| 18664. | Aidan (aidan_) | 78.02 | 94% | 2016-02-20 |
| 18665. | Sultan (sultanreal) | 78.01 | 97.5% | 2023-11-19 |
| 18666. | tje (tje04) | 78.01 | 94% | 2021-07-18 |
| 18667. | yolo (yoloswag2000) | 78.01 | 95% | 2023-03-16 |
| 18668. | r (arcy) | 78.01 | 98% | 2015-12-17 |
| 18669. | Hex (galaxyyyy) | 78.01 | 95% | 2019-12-29 |
| 18670. | Cody (ydocakz) | 78.01 | 94% | 2014-01-12 |
| 18671. | Andy (agiantfish) | 78.01 | 97% | 2014-05-22 |
| 18672. | Akshay (akshay_1810) | 78.00 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 18673. | Mr. Clit (mr_clit) | 78.00 | 98% | 2024-06-24 |
| 18674. | agiro (agiro_gantz) | 78.00 | 97% | 2024-09-21 |
| 18675. | Kevin (klm242) | 78.00 | 98% | 2012-10-20 |
| 18676. | hissi (hissi) | 78.00 | 98% | 2020-09-22 |
| 18677. | MarxistLeninist (alasma) | 78.00 | 90% | 2016-05-13 |
| 18678. | Kevin (slopes) | 77.99 | 96% | 2015-06-14 |
| 18679. | Steve (thoorimon) | 77.99 | 97.9% | 2024-11-20 |
| 18680. | Harry (pylonnn) | 77.99 | 98.1% | 2024-09-18 |
| 18681. | kd (kdrai007) | 77.99 | 96.9% | 2024-03-22 |
| 18682. | Juan (lentin_) | 77.99 | 97.9% | 2025-02-24 |
| 18683. | Faisal (mfaisal98) | 77.99 | 99.5% | 2024-04-22 |
| 18684. | Angela (purplehalo3) | 77.99 | 96% | 2017-01-14 |
| 18685. | E (tmuk) | 77.99 | 99% | 2012-09-13 |
| 18686. | Jason (altaria13) | 77.99 | 96% | 2019-09-07 |
| 18687. | b1nga (b1nga) | 77.98 | 95% | 2023-03-31 |
| 18688. | type_racist (the_orange) | 77.98 | 97% | 2021-11-25 |
| 18689. | Abdo (lilpunishow) | 77.98 | 99% | 2020-07-14 |
| 18690. | Shock9616 (shock9616) | 77.98 | 98% | 2024-08-02 |
| 18691. | Henry (tonica) | 77.98 | 96.6% | 2023-11-24 |
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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 |