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 |
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| 3989. | Michael (gnurdux) | 106.29 | 97% | 2015-05-12 |
| 3990. | Anshul (anshul1) | 106.29 | — | 2011-04-14 |
| 3991. | Michael (swordmanjones) | 106.28 | 98% | 2022-02-24 |
| 3992. | Maple (oakshoe) | 106.28 | 98% | 2018-12-12 |
| 3993. | Rip reckful (moudizg) | 106.28 | 91% | 2016-11-10 |
| 3994. | Evan (evan_h) | 106.28 | 97% | 2014-06-17 |
| 3995. | Petteri (irozima) | 106.27 | 98% | 2017-09-25 |
| 3996. | theSoccerComic (nicholl) | 106.27 | 96.4% | 2023-11-28 |
| 3997. | Julian (ptrcom) | 106.27 | 87% | 2013-04-14 |
| 3998. | Alex (brezzo) | 106.25 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
| 3999. | jellyrajah (jellyrajah) | 106.25 | 98% | 2016-01-23 |
| 4000. | kim (kimblimblimz) | 106.25 | 97% | 2021-05-30 |
| 4001. | Stéphane (fuelnatchos) | 106.25 | 97% | 2012-10-24 |
| 4002. | Kyu (kyukang) | 106.25 | 98% | 2019-02-27 |
| 4003. | Michael (michael_22) | 106.25 | 100% | 2018-08-02 |
| 4004. | Karla (karlacolleen) | 106.25 | — | 2010-07-10 |
| 4005. | Chanden (splitback) | 106.23 | 96% | 2018-11-28 |
| 4006. | Sam (tolomei) | 106.22 | 94% | 2014-03-31 |
| 4007. | Steve (serialkiller) | 106.22 | 95% | 2011-07-08 |
| 4008. | A (asegesta) | 106.22 | 94% | 2015-07-05 |
| 4009. | Angry (angrycupcake) | 106.21 | 95% | 2012-03-14 |
| 4010. | J.I. (ji1121) | 106.20 | 98% | 2025-04-09 |
| 4011. | Jason (jasonbetterthanyouall) | 106.20 | 99% | 2020-05-01 |
| 4012. | n (ilovechicken33) | 106.19 | 97% | 2022-02-26 |
| 4013. | Alexi (upinflam3z) | 106.19 | 96% | 2016-07-23 |
| 4014. | M (nazarene7) | 106.19 | 97.3% | 2023-11-18 |
| 4015. | Joey (jzara33) | 106.19 | 98% | 2018-02-12 |
| 4016. | David (daviddaviddavid) | 106.19 | 97% | 2011-09-23 |
| 4017. | Akshaj (chiefshoe) | 106.19 | 96% | 2013-12-09 |
| 4018. | Yuuki (se_yuuki) | 106.18 | 98% | 2017-01-05 |
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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 |