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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47356. | hitesh kumar (rajat0007) | 40.77 | 97% | 2025-02-08 |
| 47357. | Ali (pork_chops) | 40.77 | 92.4% | 2024-06-04 |
| 47358. | sam (sammmmm06) | 40.76 | 93% | 2023-12-14 |
| 47359. | Harit Raj (haritraj) | 40.74 | 93.2% | 2024-10-15 |
| 47360. | Fernleader Griffin (prince631) | 40.71 | 95% | 2024-04-21 |
| 47361. | Amber (st930113) | 40.70 | 95% | 2021-07-05 |
| 47362. | Taraa washington (xxclusivee) | 40.69 | 95% | 2024-08-02 |
| 47363. | Usama Sabir (usama111) | 40.69 | 95.6% | 2024-09-02 |
| 47364. | chaseph (chaseph) | 40.67 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 47365. | matiullah (qais_007) | 40.65 | 92% | 2022-10-06 |
| 47366. | toby (toby_c) | 40.65 | 93% | 2021-03-09 |
| 47367. | YING (ye3110) | 40.64 | 94% | 2024-12-27 |
| 47368. | Styxx_xD (styxx_xd) | 40.64 | 92.7% | 2024-03-29 |
| 47369. | Demader (demader) | 40.64 | 96% | 2014-10-03 |
| 47370. | caotang (caotangxm) | 40.59 | — | 2010-07-15 |
| 47371. | hearty (paspastype) | 40.53 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 47372. | ly (chealy) | 40.51 | — | 2010-12-03 |
| 47373. | Pratham (pratham522) | 40.50 | 94% | 2023-05-18 |
| 47374. | imran dhola jhang (imransahen) | 40.50 | 91% | 2014-04-08 |
| 47375. | Mytivile (mytivile) | 40.44 | 94.4% | 2025-02-10 |
| 47376. | 速度娘 (doleung) | 40.44 | 91% | 2017-03-09 |
| 47377. | Jacob (fluxs) | 40.42 | 96.2% | 2024-04-18 |
| 47378. | Mary (maria_maria12) | 40.42 | 96.4% | 2023-12-31 |
| 47379. | Kesley (bathqueen_) | 40.41 | 94% | 2024-04-27 |
| 47380. | bella hadid (be11ahad1d) | 40.40 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 47381. | Saqirm (saqirmdev) | 40.40 | 91% | 2016-01-04 |
| 47382. | abdalrhman (abdalrhman5) | 40.38 | 95% | 2025-11-04 |
| 47383. | sum (kingofking102) | 40.37 | 88% | 2012-08-04 |
| 47384. | Jacob (rwegeg) | 40.36 | 93% | 2025-01-08 |
| 47385. | Maxwyat (maxwyat) | 40.36 | 92% | 2024-10-11 |
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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 |