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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5781. | Caradec (gr1mdrag0n) | 100.81 | 94% | 2014-02-27 |
| 5782. | Evan (shibbyllama) | 100.79 | 99% | 2011-11-29 |
| 5783. | James (jsahmiens) | 100.79 | 99% | 2013-11-25 |
| 5784. | craigzlist (craigzlist) | 100.78 | 98.1% | 2025-01-09 |
| 5785. | Kenny (pyridius) | 100.78 | 95% | 2016-10-28 |
| 5786. | Existential Explorer (natmac4) | 100.78 | 98% | 2021-06-13 |
| 5787. | Hopps (hoppstwo) | 100.78 | 97% | 2016-05-18 |
| 5788. | Liam (addiction) | 100.78 | 97% | 2025-02-04 |
| 5789. | Philip (chimera15) | 100.78 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 5790. | SynerGy (synergyi) | 100.77 | 97.9% | 2024-10-25 |
| 5791. | Saito (saito) | 100.77 | 100% | 2011-06-05 |
| 5792. | S (zelrio) | 100.77 | 98% | 2012-01-31 |
| 5793. | Briggs (briggs1) | 100.77 | 90% | 2015-06-21 |
| 5794. | gogadgetgirl (gogadgetgirl) | 100.76 | 98% | 2014-08-17 |
| 5795. | Jian (jianhan95) | 100.76 | 98% | 2018-01-06 |
| 5796. | Bruce (bzztyper) | 100.76 | 99% | 2016-02-20 |
| 5797. | Mikel (meekay) | 100.74 | 97.1% | 2024-04-16 |
| 5798. | kbd warior (spykids3) | 100.74 | 98.8% | 2024-11-29 |
| 5799. | Simiwag (simiwag) | 100.74 | 98% | 2023-06-14 |
| 5800. | Antonio (balusus96) | 100.74 | 98% | 2016-06-07 |
| 5801. | Shuyu (stevenqi) | 100.74 | 98% | 2019-04-21 |
| 5802. | Anthony (dragonyasuo) | 100.74 | 95% | 2016-10-18 |
| 5803. | Bogi (physicx101) | 100.73 | 94% | 2014-08-22 |
| 5804. | AlexopoulosC (alexopoulosc) | 100.72 | 97.8% | 2025-04-04 |
| 5805. | Diego (diegovictor) | 100.72 | 94% | 2014-03-21 |
| 5806. | Victor (victorapham) | 100.72 | — | 2010-12-05 |
| 5807. | \ (wozby) | 100.72 | 99% | 2013-12-16 |
| 5808. | Abraham (park) | 100.72 | 98% | 2012-08-27 |
| 5809. | AP_Origami (ap_origami) | 100.71 | 96.9% | 2024-11-20 |
| 5810. | j (typistx) | 100.71 | 97.3% | 2023-12-17 |
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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 |