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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825. | Bob (theasiansherlock) | 118.40 | 99% | 2022-06-22 |
| 1826. | China (dvorak_king) | 118.40 | 99% | 2023-02-08 |
| 1827. | (loom981) | 118.40 | 98% | 2022-08-13 |
| 1828. | Jason (raydians) | 118.40 | 96% | 2012-01-11 |
| 1829. | dave (daveyo) | 118.40 | 94% | 2011-11-17 |
| 1830. | Typer (typerkinger) | 118.37 | 96% | 2013-11-29 |
| 1831. | James (icecrusher) | 118.36 | 98.1% | 2024-03-13 |
| 1832. | Donald (donald__j__trump) | 118.36 | 98% | 2019-08-31 |
| 1833. | Warper (spacewarper) | 118.33 | 98% | 2024-08-15 |
| 1834. | Hari (dharikrishna) | 118.33 | 99% | 2012-06-02 |
| 1835. | skyactiv (atenza) | 118.33 | 97% | 2014-03-01 |
| 1836. | Icy (icystorm) | 118.32 | 99% | 2019-12-06 |
| 1837. | Jeff (jeff993) | 118.32 | 89% | 2015-10-27 |
| 1838. | Marc (cyph3r) | 118.30 | 95% | 2013-04-13 |
| 1839. | George (doughnutcake) | 118.29 | — | 2010-10-21 |
| 1840. | Brandon (bran_valen) | 118.27 | 98% | 2019-01-25 |
| 1841. | Gabe (dyrozang) | 118.26 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
| 1842. | David (davidj123256) | 118.26 | 95% | 2014-06-08 |
| 1843. | BananaLieutenant (bananalie... | 118.25 | 99% | 2021-10-01 |
| 1844. | Rethya (rethya) | 118.25 | 97% | 2024-02-20 |
| 1845. | Kyuutoryuu (kyuutoryuu) | 118.25 | 96% | 2016-09-05 |
| 1846. | kindofawful (cchay) | 118.24 | 97.5% | 2023-12-18 |
| 1847. | RUSSTE? (zxxhcvzjhjkalhdfal... | 118.21 | 99% | 2021-09-03 |
| 1848. | (otql) | 118.20 | 99% | 2022-11-08 |
| 1849. | tstats[montedeu] (montedeu) | 118.19 | 98.6% | 2023-12-17 |
| 1850. | Delca (delca) | 118.16 | 98% | 2012-11-17 |
| 1851. | Hansol (hansol) | 118.16 | 98% | 2015-12-12 |
| 1852. | Andrew (honeyman) | 118.15 | 95% | 2016-01-13 |
| 1853. | Elie (eliepr0) | 118.14 | 96.7% | 2024-07-18 |
| 1854. | djs (djs_) | 118.13 | 94% | 2017-01-06 |
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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 |