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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22309. | vipey (vipey) | 74.90 | 96% | 2025-01-19 |
| 22310. | Bob (bbui21) | 74.90 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
| 22311. | Steven (steveng) | 74.90 | 90% | 2011-09-10 |
| 22312. | Immanuel (ball_point) | 74.90 | 97.5% | 2024-07-19 |
| 22313. | John (cinnamonspic3) | 74.90 | 96% | 2022-08-22 |
| 22314. | Eakce (xchippy) | 74.90 | 96.3% | 2021-01-30 |
| 22315. | Ludvig (lelzarenn) | 74.90 | 97% | 2017-12-07 |
| 22316. | Ancurio (ancurio) | 74.90 | 95% | 2013-07-21 |
| 22317. | Gabriel (threwitontheground) | 74.90 | 95% | 2014-02-12 |
| 22318. | Dustin (halkier) | 74.89 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
| 22319. | yung mort (mortaley) | 74.89 | 97% | 2025-02-26 |
| 22320. | NightCrawler690 (nightnrawl... | 74.89 | 98% | 2024-10-04 |
| 22321. | tstats[Sikhar] (sikhar) | 74.89 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
| 22322. | Joseph (jojo_177) | 74.89 | 97.9% | 2024-05-07 |
| 22323. | Rain (raindew) | 74.89 | 93% | 2017-01-09 |
| 22324. | Thug (thuglife512) | 74.89 | 92% | 2016-02-28 |
| 22325. | Anna (rabbitpickles69) | 74.88 | 95% | 2021-10-02 |
| 22326. | aser (aseribrahimabulfattah) | 74.88 | 95% | 2025-08-23 |
| 22327. | Regniffe3 (regniffe3) | 74.88 | 94% | 2021-12-16 |
| 22328. | gooby girl (goobygirl) | 74.88 | 96.7% | 2024-10-31 |
| 22329. | Rowhiner (rowhiner) | 74.88 | 96% | 2024-06-06 |
| 22330. | Sym (shennlein) | 74.88 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
| 22331. | Michael (societydrone) | 74.88 | 97.3% | 2023-06-27 |
| 22332. | J (irocamora) | 74.88 | 98% | 2014-07-18 |
| 22333. | Ashley (darlasue12) | 74.88 | — | 2010-11-21 |
| 22334. | loml (lolman21360) | 74.87 | 94% | 2025-06-28 |
| 22335. | Pedu (pedu72) | 74.87 | 96% | 2025-06-13 |
| 22336. | Michael (nomoresauce) | 74.87 | 98% | 2025-04-09 |
| 22337. | mihailo (mihailo1123) | 74.87 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
| 22338. | Napoleon Gatmaytan (jigsgat... | 74.87 | 96.2% | 2024-04-16 |
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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 |