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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28026. | Daivat (daivatvaishnani) | 69.46 | 97% | 2021-10-01 |
| 28027. | Ahmed (ahmedabdou) | 69.46 | 97% | 2015-01-28 |
| 28028. | Bob (nothim) | 69.46 | 89% | 2014-05-01 |
| 28029. | Thang (lhg81hc) | 69.46 | 96% | 2019-04-07 |
| 28030. | Angelica (manakika) | 69.46 | 99% | 2014-11-21 |
| 28031. | maruf (aizen_01) | 69.45 | 98% | 2025-12-19 |
| 28032. | PrincessaTan (princessatan18) | 69.45 | 95.7% | 2025-03-04 |
| 28033. | Aaron (_aaronzzz) | 69.45 | 96% | 2024-08-04 |
| 28034. | yourajerk (yourajerk) | 69.45 | 95% | 2025-03-18 |
| 28035. | Matthew Koopman (koopman) | 69.45 | 96.8% | 2024-05-29 |
| 28036. | trulot (trulot) | 69.45 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
| 28037. | Panda (panda_2002_) | 69.45 | 95.8% | 2024-12-22 |
| 28038. | orange (orangehola) | 69.45 | 96.9% | 2024-11-30 |
| 28039. | Herikles (herikles) | 69.45 | 96% | 2021-01-13 |
| 28040. | Liad (ozonzono) | 69.45 | 96% | 2023-01-20 |
| 28041. | Alex (alexruben) | 69.45 | 96% | 2015-09-15 |
| 28042. | innercrafter67 (innercrafte... | 69.44 | 97% | 2025-06-30 |
| 28043. | Mostafa (mostafanasr67) | 69.44 | 94.3% | 2024-07-09 |
| 28044. | Nikky (nikkysuman) | 69.44 | 97.1% | 2025-05-12 |
| 28045. | Jakob (lokiloki19) | 69.44 | 94% | 2019-04-19 |
| 28046. | Aayush (_raiden_) | 69.44 | 97% | 2022-04-20 |
| 28047. | Litheas (litheas) | 69.44 | 96% | 2026-04-23 |
| 28048. | Cory (cderms) | 69.44 | 94% | 2013-07-31 |
| 28049. | Maverick (touchtypeftw) | 69.44 | 95% | 2016-11-01 |
| 28050. | Jennifer (jenney.mcfaddon@g... | 69.44 | 98% | 2011-11-17 |
| 28051. | RH (reisah) | 69.43 | 97% | 2025-09-28 |
| 28052. | ♿m0zz (mozz270) | 69.43 | 97% | 2017-11-27 |
| 28053. | nhan (ttn103) | 69.43 | 97% | 2023-11-26 |
| 28054. | Paper (paper_) | 69.43 | 97% | 2019-06-20 |
| 28055. | yappa (yappa99_rc) | 69.43 | 97% | 2017-12-04 |
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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 |