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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17797. | Jash (j_s_909) | 79.07 | 97% | 2024-09-14 |
| 17798. | ej (agentjey) | 79.07 | 95.6% | 2024-01-09 |
| 17799. | Lauren (laursiii) | 79.07 | 97% | 2019-02-18 |
| 17800. | Jamal (xflash) | 79.07 | 97% | 2021-11-04 |
| 17801. | Thomas (thom7427) | 79.07 | 96% | 2013-09-12 |
| 17802. | Wang (black_life941) | 79.07 | 90% | 2015-02-12 |
| 17803. | Sean (lordvolcan6) | 79.07 | 90% | 2016-02-09 |
| 17804. | CHIEN (chient) | 79.07 | 96% | 2018-09-16 |
| 17805. | Endri (andrew_pro) | 79.06 | 96.9% | 2025-02-10 |
| 17806. | Robin (robaxtom) | 79.06 | 96% | 2024-06-16 |
| 17807. | Rolipoli (rolipoli) | 79.06 | 97.2% | 2024-08-16 |
| 17808. | Pantelis (peinalas) | 79.06 | 97.9% | 2024-06-19 |
| 17809. | Dillon (slooth) | 79.06 | 93% | 2012-11-18 |
| 17810. | CAIIIARH (caiiiarh) | 79.06 | 97.2% | 2024-03-12 |
| 17811. | appropriate nicknames pls (... | 79.06 | 94% | 2014-09-30 |
| 17812. | Dvorak (xchoc) | 79.06 | — | 2011-02-01 |
| 17813. | Nico (nicojones) | 79.05 | 98% | 2011-12-09 |
| 17814. | Catherine (kittykatecat) | 79.05 | 99% | 2022-01-17 |
| 17815. | loser6426 (loser6426) | 79.05 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
| 17816. | King John Smith III (parado... | 79.05 | 97% | 2024-10-26 |
| 17817. | milad (vilmil) | 79.05 | 97.9% | 2024-12-03 |
| 17818. | Piss Boyy (ineedanickname) | 79.05 | 96% | 2021-10-08 |
| 17819. | Adrobe (adrobe) | 79.05 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
| 17820. | Gopesh (gopesherson) | 79.05 | 95% | 2021-04-12 |
| 17821. | Sharif (sharif4747) | 79.05 | 96.6% | 2024-02-09 |
| 17822. | DaffazAim (daffazzaim) | 79.05 | 96% | 2019-01-03 |
| 17823. | jae (jaec0718) | 79.05 | 98% | 2011-11-18 |
| 17824. | Guy (bromance12) | 79.05 | — | 2011-03-24 |
| 17825. | Lok (nglok) | 79.05 | 97% | 2016-03-09 |
| 17826. | Dawid (most) | 79.05 | 96% | 2011-07-15 |
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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 |