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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3048. | *Zach* (jvorajig) | 110.73 | 97% | 2011-11-23 |
| 3049. | Samuel (sam_jack) | 110.73 | 94% | 2013-06-15 |
| 3050. | hotdogdraven69 (mastership2) | 110.72 | 97.7% | 2024-06-22 |
| 3051. | redtoothj (redtoothj) | 110.72 | 97% | 2024-12-20 |
| 3052. | Mo (yoshiyoyoyo) | 110.72 | 93% | 2013-11-27 |
| 3053. | tania (tlee120) | 110.72 | 99% | 2021-05-20 |
| 3054. | cesar (cecerhcp) | 110.71 | 93% | 2014-10-29 |
| 3055. | Tom (caketard) | 110.71 | 96% | 2013-09-25 |
| 3056. | Hiroki (hkotabe) | 110.71 | 96% | 2016-06-09 |
| 3057. | EpauletteShark (theepaulett... | 110.70 | 98.1% | 2024-02-15 |
| 3058. | Andrew (bigfatsnoozy) | 110.70 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
| 3059. | deep (lamborghene) | 110.69 | 97% | 2022-06-02 |
| 3060. | Dan (moxjet) | 110.69 | 97% | 2012-08-27 |
| 3061. | Loc (panda_saurus) | 110.69 | 89% | 2014-02-08 |
| 3062. | Brady (midc) | 110.69 | 99% | 2014-10-23 |
| 3063. | Jeremy (jerdong) | 110.69 | 97% | 2012-08-06 |
| 3064. | King (kingbowzer) | 110.68 | 80% | 2011-09-04 |
| 3065. | Samir (weredeer708) | 110.68 | 96% | 2012-03-06 |
| 3066. | javier (allahlover14) | 110.67 | 97% | 2025-01-25 |
| 3067. | Reggie (regmo1216) | 110.67 | 97% | 2012-01-10 |
| 3068. | a (akagi) | 110.67 | — | 2011-02-24 |
| 3069. | deez (pwumice) | 110.66 | 98.1% | 2024-10-25 |
| 3070. | boat (narwhalinz) | 110.66 | 99% | 2021-10-12 |
| 3071. | Matt (mittyho) | 110.65 | 99% | 2014-05-05 |
| 3072. | Daniel (hwangkyomin) | 110.65 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
| 3073. | Michelle (meebaleek47) | 110.65 | 95% | 2015-06-02 |
| 3074. | loafers (loaf3rs) | 110.63 | 99% | 2025-04-27 |
| 3075. | Gavin Wei (ib_is_easy) | 110.63 | 98.6% | 2024-12-07 |
| 3076. | Justin (ch1naman) | 110.63 | 98% | 2011-09-27 |
| 3077. | minkymomofan (north1085) | 110.63 | 93% | 2016-12-14 |
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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 |