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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25688. | Renchenchen (renchenchen) | 71.58 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
| 25689. | Josh (jomjomjom40624) | 71.57 | 98% | 2025-03-26 |
| 25690. | h (hxmx) | 71.57 | 97% | 2025-11-04 |
| 25691. | Jie (jieship) | 71.57 | 95% | 2015-03-29 |
| 25692. | Kevin (kraay) | 71.57 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
| 25693. | Aly (alyscott) | 71.57 | 98.2% | 2024-05-13 |
| 25694. | ICKOStreet (ickostreet) | 71.57 | 94% | 2020-04-06 |
| 25695. | Cherie (akjng2) | 71.57 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
| 25696. | Uncle Ron (jawnington) | 71.57 | 95% | 2025-06-15 |
| 25697. | Richard (ozzy1970) | 71.57 | 97.9% | 2024-04-20 |
| 25698. | Gita (gist23) | 71.57 | 97% | 2025-06-02 |
| 25699. | Drixsle (drixsle) | 71.57 | 96% | 2025-09-29 |
| 25700. | Sarvottam (sarvottampriyada... | 71.57 | 96.3% | 2021-02-17 |
| 25701. | Krystof (krystof26) | 71.57 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
| 25702. | DerToastbrotmitButter (dert... | 71.57 | 94% | 2017-03-09 |
| 25703. | Hamza (hamzaa_94) | 71.57 | 91% | 2014-07-16 |
| 25704. | modittb (modittt) | 71.56 | 99.3% | 2023-08-28 |
| 25705. | Keks (keksfromnextdoor) | 71.56 | 98.3% | 2024-07-19 |
| 25706. | Basith (basith_) | 71.56 | 97% | 2024-12-27 |
| 25707. | BootiiBandit (bootiibandit) | 71.56 | 95.1% | 2024-10-06 |
| 25708. | Simon (s_meyer21) | 71.56 | 97.1% | 2024-10-27 |
| 25709. | Josa (audio1000) | 71.56 | 94.5% | 2025-05-22 |
| 25710. | Liyu (jjjfgu) | 71.56 | 96.3% | 2024-02-29 |
| 25711. | Brad (lilbrad52) | 71.56 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
| 25712. | Tobbe (tobbe326) | 71.56 | 95.6% | 2023-11-14 |
| 25713. | fallagrim (fallagrim) | 71.56 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
| 25714. | Sailor (spongi12) | 71.56 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 25715. | Madelaine (madtherad) | 71.56 | 91% | 2017-06-01 |
| 25716. | Gail (gailrickman@yahoo.com) | 71.56 | 95% | 2015-03-10 |
| 25717. | Harry (hb12312369) | 71.55 | 97% | 2024-12-05 |
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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 |