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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2079. | Aaron (aarondn) | 116.64 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 2080. | \ (pyfgcrl) | 116.63 | 99% | 2012-11-04 |
| 2081. | David (namisdavid) | 116.62 | 99% | 2015-11-02 |
| 2082. | vdc (shooterboss) | 116.62 | 99% | 2012-02-23 |
| 2083. | Guest (catg0ty0urlung) | 116.59 | 99% | 2023-02-05 |
| 2084. | Peon (peona) | 116.58 | — | 2010-07-08 |
| 2085. | Jacob (diggus) | 116.57 | 94% | 2014-09-21 |
| 2086. | Erik (megaspazz) | 116.56 | 100% | 2017-10-27 |
| 2087. | aoeuidhtns (tamiya) | 116.54 | — | 2011-05-01 |
| 2088. | Rick (mamafanfan123) | 116.54 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
| 2089. | Amelia (glowstar3000) | 116.54 | 99% | 2015-01-15 |
| 2090. | bibek (championera) | 116.54 | 95% | 2012-11-20 |
| 2091. | bekahlouise (summertimesadn... | 116.52 | 97.9% | 2024-10-26 |
| 2092. | Junior (juniorrojas) | 116.52 | 97% | 2016-03-19 |
| 2093. | YaoXPS (yaoxps) | 116.51 | 99% | 2020-06-20 |
| 2094. | Endeavourer (endeavourer) | 116.51 | 97% | 2013-01-20 |
| 2095. | Peter (beamofsun) | 116.50 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 2096. | rey_ (airfilled) | 116.50 | 98% | 2025-06-30 |
| 2097. | Carlos (estevaoima) | 116.50 | 99% | 2017-05-11 |
| 2098. | Samantha (smm190) | 116.50 | 100% | 2019-10-26 |
| 2099. | allie (admw) | 116.50 | 98% | 2018-11-09 |
| 2100. | Stew (steww) | 116.48 | 93% | 2015-03-16 |
| 2101. | Duncan (dkbrk) | 116.47 | 99% | 2022-03-23 |
| 2102. | rawrrr (darrrrrrr) | 116.46 | 98.6% | 2025-04-18 |
| 2103. | Justin (rkenshin) | 116.46 | — | 2010-11-22 |
| 2104. | Elisabeth (ebroms) | 116.46 | 88% | 2011-11-11 |
| 2105. | Minpojke (minpojke) | 116.45 | 95% | 2013-08-14 |
| 2106. | Topac (9topac) | 116.43 | 98.6% | 2025-02-25 |
| 2107. | NG (soultama) | 116.43 | 95% | 2015-10-04 |
| 2108. | Josh (jzcheetah) | 116.42 | 98% | 2012-11-21 |
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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 |