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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29576. | Lyndsey (lboulton) | 65.71 | 95% | 2016-04-12 |
| 29577. | Hieu (cation_h) | 65.71 | 94% | 2011-07-02 |
| 29578. | Steve (histrionics) | 65.70 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 29579. | mahmoudgalal (mahmoudgalal) | 65.70 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 29580. | Rafael (brafs165) | 65.70 | 97.1% | 2023-11-13 |
| 29581. | Tobias (tobiasjm) | 65.70 | 95% | 2013-04-18 |
| 29582. | Taavi (taavi) | 65.70 | 97% | 2012-08-16 |
| 29583. | Amit (pyroboy) | 65.70 | 96% | 2015-03-22 |
| 29584. | Forrest (jelly211) | 65.70 | 95.1% | 2023-11-29 |
| 29585. | Marv (silentst0rm) | 65.69 | 94% | 2017-07-20 |
| 29586. | zevosen (zevosen) | 65.69 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 29587. | Afiq (afiqsbz) | 65.69 | 95% | 2024-08-05 |
| 29588. | Sisbug4 (sisbug4) | 65.69 | 93% | 2012-03-27 |
| 29589. | tstats[rover_rk] (rover_rk) | 65.69 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
| 29590. | Luka (cimpresovec) | 65.69 | 97% | 2020-09-02 |
| 29591. | monk (harry_tuttle) | 65.69 | 96% | 2013-12-30 |
| 29592. | Ggeazy (gautam2003) | 65.68 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 29593. | Mats (superwceend) | 65.68 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 29594. | NAHIAN ASH-HAB OHIN (ohin_ftw) | 65.68 | 97.9% | 2025-01-16 |
| 29595. | Adrian (kuks_12345) | 65.68 | 95% | 2024-09-17 |
| 29596. | Petrol Sniffer (petrol__sni... | 65.68 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 29597. | mohamed (mohamed_rekaya) | 65.68 | 97.9% | 2024-06-19 |
| 29598. | kyle (hiefenhoomer) | 65.68 | 96% | 2022-06-25 |
| 29599. | Forest (arcticchameleon) | 65.68 | 98.1% | 2023-12-26 |
| 29600. | pak_gaza_bro (azibgondal) | 65.68 | 95.8% | 2024-10-12 |
| 29601. | Dinuka (din125) | 65.68 | 97% | 2022-12-19 |
| 29602. | No (yygt777) | 65.68 | 96% | 2020-04-20 |
| 29603. | OtiS (mitchydkid) | 65.68 | 94% | 2013-05-03 |
| 29604. | Billychen (billychen) | 65.68 | 97% | 2016-06-09 |
| 29605. | Archie Allen (archiea7) | 65.67 | 96% | 2023-02-08 |
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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 |