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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14349. | I win (mymomsaysimspecial) | 84.77 | 92% | 2014-08-23 |
| 14350. | Emile (zolaric) | 84.77 | 86% | 2011-12-17 |
| 14351. | Matthew (doormatt99) | 84.76 | 98% | 2025-05-29 |
| 14352. | Celeste (celestest) | 84.76 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 14353. | Ben (bfriedman) | 84.76 | 98% | 2024-08-03 |
| 14354. | Will (wrinehart) | 84.76 | 97% | 2011-07-25 |
| 14355. | JomnoiZ (jomnoi) | 84.76 | 97.9% | 2024-02-18 |
| 14356. | Yama (yamathirteen) | 84.76 | 96% | 2024-01-27 |
| 14357. | hdkirkham (hdkirkham) | 84.76 | 99% | 2024-01-08 |
| 14358. | Khan (mani_khan) | 84.76 | 98% | 2023-04-29 |
| 14359. | IFo Hancroft (ifohancroft) | 84.76 | 99% | 2019-05-27 |
| 14360. | D (kazmasw) | 84.76 | 97% | 2023-08-26 |
| 14361. | f1_racer (f1_racer_car) | 84.76 | 98% | 2021-11-13 |
| 14362. | Axton (taurine) | 84.76 | 97% | 2011-09-10 |
| 14363. | OxygenBeats (oxygenbeats) | 84.76 | 97% | 2015-09-04 |
| 14364. | Connor (jonecon) | 84.76 | 96% | 2019-05-25 |
| 14365. | 12region (bikg) | 84.75 | 96% | 2025-07-12 |
| 14366. | Prasanna Pokharel (prasanna... | 84.75 | 98% | 2026-01-26 |
| 14367. | Omar (tonyproject) | 84.75 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 14368. | mustajab (mustajabsony) | 84.75 | 96.3% | 2024-04-07 |
| 14369. | 0cs026 (0cs026) | 84.75 | 97% | 2021-03-08 |
| 14370. | duckfeet (duckfeet) | 84.75 | 96% | 2013-08-14 |
| 14371. | WordNom (sleeperservice) | 84.75 | 98% | 2011-06-10 |
| 14372. | Anthony (mrrockk) | 84.75 | 90% | 2013-09-20 |
| 14373. | Decima (blastin) | 84.75 | 93% | 2015-06-28 |
| 14374. | THUNDER ⛈️ (jinnro) | 84.74 | 97.6% | 2025-03-21 |
| 14375. | Melinda (mkirshner) | 84.74 | 98% | 2025-05-04 |
| 14376. | Dade Murphy (zero___cool) | 84.74 | 97% | 2025-01-26 |
| 14377. | Jason (jsinkidd) | 84.74 | 94% | 2017-03-26 |
| 14378. | MHFC (stavsitbon) | 84.74 | 95.9% | 2023-12-29 |
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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 |