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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6226. | Denis (carvedseven) | 99.58 | 98.1% | 2024-10-08 | 
| 6227. | Matthew (the_pasta_life) | 99.58 | 97% | 2019-04-24 | 
| 6228. | Abdullah (aristotlesaxolotl) | 99.58 | 99% | 2025-05-13 | 
| 6229. | Megan (mprice0004) | 99.58 | 99% | 2014-10-20 | 
| 6230. | Storm (aerofivek) | 99.57 | 98.3% | 2024-11-18 | 
| 6231. | Anish Vijay (doobynotnooby) | 99.57 | 100% | 2023-11-27 | 
| 6232. | Marnier (grandxmarnier) | 99.57 | 99% | 2017-07-10 | 
| 6233. | jazzfanboy (tong_tong) | 99.57 | 91% | 2015-11-05 | 
| 6234. | Edward (xxdeathcorexx) | 99.57 | 99% | 2012-11-19 | 
| 6235. | Duvall (duvall) | 99.56 | — | 2011-05-01 | 
| 6236. | Joshua (galidak) | 99.55 | 94% | 2015-06-11 | 
| 6237. | bofa (xxx_bofa_xxx) | 99.55 | 98% | 2021-07-14 | 
| 6238. | Alex (bobbyjoe93) | 99.55 | 92% | 2015-09-10 | 
| 6239. | Hammertime (mattcamgolf) | 99.55 | 98% | 2016-05-27 | 
| 6240. | ȿmurɠ (smurgus) | 99.55 | 94% | 2012-12-24 | 
| 6241. | blek (proking) | 99.55 | 94% | 2013-05-11 | 
| 6242. | RTX21 (rtx21) | 99.54 | 97.5% | 2024-12-10 | 
| 6243. | Sadge (sadge_da_amateur) | 99.54 | 98.6% | 2024-11-21 | 
| 6244. | Ronak (ronakkaria) | 99.54 | 98% | 2019-02-15 | 
| 6245. | John (thefilth) | 99.54 | 94% | 2011-08-29 | 
| 6246. | Ruta (hensilver) | 99.53 | 99% | 2020-11-03 | 
| 6247. | Doug (ishanu22) | 99.53 | 93% | 2012-11-08 | 
| 6248. | Bruh (heelee) | 99.53 | 97% | 2019-10-17 | 
| 6249. | shaun (tinaschizu) | 99.52 | 97% | 2024-07-07 | 
| 6250. | Andrew (andrewfbr) | 99.52 | 98% | 2021-01-27 | 
| 6251. | Eshan (eshakrani) | 99.52 | 96.1% | 2024-10-08 | 
| 6252. | john (therevolution) | 99.52 | 95% | 2012-11-13 | 
| 6253. | Akrish (akrish) | 99.51 | 99% | 2023-02-22 | 
| 6254. | Poi (joeymaloey) | 99.51 | 98% | 2020-07-08 | 
| 6255. | Bracador (bracador) | 99.51 | 95% | 2013-03-14 | 
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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 |