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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21067. | Kevin (theguyk) | 75.14 | 97% | 2016-10-04 |
| 21068. | ac (dvorak_learner) | 75.14 | 99% | 2013-09-19 |
| 21069. | Ben (benjiboyyy) | 75.14 | 95% | 2017-06-10 |
| 21070. | lucy (royaltoe) | 75.13 | 94% | 2021-10-02 |
| 21071. | CJ Tags (tag_tria04) | 75.13 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 21072. | Lana (poopfrog) | 75.13 | 98.6% | 2024-12-06 |
| 21073. | even (evenvml) | 75.13 | 97% | 2024-10-02 |
| 21074. | John (dalidaris) | 75.13 | 96% | 2023-01-18 |
| 21075. | Cooper (cooperarons) | 75.13 | 97% | 2024-09-19 |
| 21076. | TinCanDan (tincandan) | 75.13 | 97% | 2024-09-06 |
| 21077. | Gary (garyh99) | 75.13 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 21078. | Fox (jads007) | 75.13 | 96% | 2022-11-28 |
| 21079. | muffin (me3rhymes) | 75.13 | 95% | 2025-01-16 |
| 21080. | Ben (bk100) | 75.13 | 95% | 2021-12-18 |
| 21081. | Rain (rainy) | 75.13 | — | 2010-07-19 |
| 21082. | jonathan (jgreco2818) | 75.13 | 98% | 2016-09-13 |
| 21083. | Grant (bizzynizzy) | 75.12 | 91% | 2012-06-30 |
| 21084. | yousef (iiyousef_yt) | 75.12 | 95.2% | 2024-09-16 |
| 21085. | Mezbauddin (FREE PALESTINE)... | 75.12 | 98% | 2025-04-22 |
| 21086. | Andrew (andewtrun) | 75.12 | 97.2% | 2023-12-18 |
| 21087. | WhatOnWhat (what_on_what1) | 75.12 | 96.6% | 2024-04-09 |
| 21088. | David (davidisapro) | 75.12 | 94% | 2016-05-24 |
| 21089. | R (renxsis) | 75.12 | 92% | 2015-08-18 |
| 21090. | Karlis (tmtx) | 75.12 | — | 2010-09-20 |
| 21091. | thefern (thefern) | 75.11 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 21092. | ButterfIy (fanofkd1234) | 75.11 | 97% | 2024-09-16 |
| 21093. | sukaipuki (sukaipuki) | 75.11 | 97% | 2024-04-29 |
| 21094. | Schloemi (schloemi) | 75.11 | 94.6% | 2024-11-28 |
| 21095. | Zchob (zchob) | 75.11 | 97% | 2021-04-04 |
| 21096. | sevgik (soranges) | 75.11 | 96% | 2022-01-03 |
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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 |