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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38995. | Brady (billh2023) | 57.49 | 96% | 2023-12-22 |
| 38996. | Gui (gonzo_) | 57.49 | 96% | 2019-08-31 |
| 38997. | Andrey (andreyrm) | 57.48 | 95% | 2024-06-22 |
| 38998. | Mattie (mjltcfc) | 57.48 | 90% | 2015-06-17 |
| 38999. | Mathesto (mathesto) | 57.48 | 94.7% | 2024-09-12 |
| 39000. | shrey (shreyc) | 57.48 | 95.2% | 2023-12-23 |
| 39001. | Eduardo (duidi) | 57.48 | 84% | 2016-05-23 |
| 39002. | Maximillian (maximillian12) | 57.48 | 96% | 2023-03-09 |
| 39003. | jan (raburt) | 57.48 | 95% | 2014-03-06 |
| 39004. | ogo (amoebaca) | 57.48 | 94% | 2016-01-12 |
| 39005. | hoelle (hoelle) | 57.47 | 95.9% | 2025-01-16 |
| 39006. | Cic (cic2) | 57.47 | 94% | 2024-03-23 |
| 39007. | SkepticalBubble (skepticalb... | 57.47 | 97% | 2021-01-29 |
| 39008. | Hung (biggestahung) | 57.47 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
| 39009. | Zarq (zarqk) | 57.47 | 89% | 2016-07-18 |
| 39010. | Ha (kyokid169) | 57.47 | 87% | 2015-03-25 |
| 39011. | audie (jake0007) | 57.46 | 97% | 2025-06-30 |
| 39012. | INVINCIBLE (invinciblespider) | 57.46 | 95% | 2025-08-19 |
| 39013. | Zvarn (zvarn) | 57.46 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 39014. | Jak (jakgoff) | 57.46 | 96% | 2024-09-09 |
| 39015. | Sushil (you_win_the_race) | 57.46 | 97% | 2021-07-28 |
| 39016. | Tusar (tusar) | 57.46 | 95% | 2021-01-28 |
| 39017. | NeoX (neoxbit) | 57.46 | 97% | 2020-07-10 |
| 39018. | S (kiizig) | 57.46 | 95% | 2019-11-14 |
| 39019. | eric (strokes1979) | 57.46 | 93% | 2016-01-18 |
| 39020. | Ivan (indefatigability) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
| 39021. | toto (worldwidefamous) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-06-03 |
| 39022. | Niloy (neel7) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-12-29 |
| 39023. | Scott (typist2021) | 57.45 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 39024. | Nicholas (brayradbury) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-02-03 |
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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 |