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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15143. | antifragile (antifragile) | 82.42 | 96% | 2024-06-08 |
| 15144. | insilico (insilico) | 82.42 | 97% | 2013-02-06 |
| 15145. | none (game_die_die) | 82.41 | 96% | 2021-08-25 |
| 15146. | Phu (thebored1) | 82.41 | 92% | 2012-11-12 |
| 15147. | sumanth (summythemummy) | 82.41 | 96% | 2018-05-16 |
| 15148. | jenhbn (jenhbn) | 82.41 | 98% | 2018-03-31 |
| 15149. | J (hastopoo) | 82.41 | 97% | 2017-07-15 |
| 15150. | nor (nor4) | 82.40 | 98% | 2025-05-18 |
| 15151. | Vijay (vijays4404) | 82.40 | 96% | 2025-06-16 |
| 15152. | BlackMaskguyforreal (blackm... | 82.40 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 15153. | Dorito (doritochip) | 82.40 | 95% | 2021-04-28 |
| 15154. | Savitar (castiel985) | 82.40 | 97.9% | 2024-10-25 |
| 15155. | Keaton (skeaton) | 82.40 | 95% | 2024-10-18 |
| 15156. | Last (galya_88) | 82.40 | 98% | 2024-07-12 |
| 15157. | Ahnaf (ahnaf75) | 82.40 | 98% | 2022-06-19 |
| 15158. | Mr (awareness) | 82.40 | 98% | 2012-10-08 |
| 15159. | Clawsfaint (clawsfaint1) | 82.39 | 98% | 2024-12-24 |
| 15160. | Tensor (adamleymeister) | 82.39 | 96.9% | 2024-11-17 |
| 15161. | curana (curana) | 82.39 | 96% | 2024-01-19 |
| 15162. | Anis (anis22) | 82.39 | 97.7% | 2023-12-01 |
| 15163. | Semaj (officialmaj) | 82.39 | 97% | 2018-05-27 |
| 15164. | Dizzy (dizzyk) | 82.39 | 98% | 2018-06-12 |
| 15165. | sean (tpsn3) | 82.39 | 92% | 2011-07-04 |
| 15166. | ManHungryLibrarian (samanth... | 82.39 | 96% | 2013-07-13 |
| 15167. | VP (vp_typeracer) | 82.38 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
| 15168. | Fast&Furious (olijoao) | 82.38 | 99% | 2024-07-17 |
| 15169. | Art (slateraptor) | 82.38 | 99% | 2024-09-09 |
| 15170. | Neppiness (neppiness) | 82.38 | 98% | 2024-01-17 |
| 15171. | Antonio (antotot04) | 82.38 | 97% | 2024-09-28 |
| 15172. | plee (rump_colemak) | 82.38 | 97% | 2022-03-08 |
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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 |