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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1338. | J (kabroz) | 122.51 | — | 2011-04-17 |
| 1339. | Jesse (myoga) | 122.50 | 99% | 2013-01-03 |
| 1340. | NOT AN ALT (kenixx) | 122.50 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
| 1341. | rob (mayoff) | 122.48 | — | 2010-09-18 |
| 1342. | Liban (hujala) | 122.46 | 93% | 2014-12-22 |
| 1343. | Chantal (elegancious) | 122.42 | 97% | 2016-07-13 |
| 1344. | Kevin (speedprinny) | 122.40 | 94% | 2015-03-25 |
| 1345. | Hi (21funny) | 122.39 | 100% | 2021-10-28 |
| 1346. | Devcar03 (devcar03) | 122.39 | 96.6% | 2023-12-22 |
| 1347. | Sir_Burpalot (sir_burpalot) | 122.39 | 97% | 2014-02-15 |
| 1348. | l (loch) | 122.36 | 93% | 2014-01-14 |
| 1349. | ftheo (ftheo) | 122.35 | 100% | 2024-04-18 |
| 1350. | Epic (petergtruong) | 122.35 | 97% | 2012-05-19 |
| 1351. | Brice (yoshibf) | 122.34 | 98% | 2014-05-25 |
| 1352. | Liz (liasokol) | 122.33 | 97% | 2018-10-13 |
| 1353. | C (203995014) | 122.32 | 98% | 2016-04-21 |
| 1354. | Albert (deepbluetruth) | 122.31 | 95% | 2016-01-10 |
| 1355. | Kawaguchi (h7karu) | 122.29 | 98.6% | 2024-10-14 |
| 1356. | Rance (tyrisal) | 122.29 | 94% | 2013-01-07 |
| 1357. | Andreas Vida (johnbonham) | 122.27 | 98% | 2011-08-27 |
| 1358. | benji (itstade) | 122.27 | 98% | 2020-06-16 |
| 1359. | ❗ youtu.be/T2FPRc5jKbw (c... | 122.25 | 98% | 2021-05-26 |
| 1360. | Zachary (zachattack972) | 122.24 | 97% | 2022-02-28 |
| 1361. | Ivy (blandblur) | 122.23 | 95% | 2012-09-29 |
| 1362. | micah (micahfo) | 122.22 | 98% | 2024-12-21 |
| 1363. | DurianHLN (saywut830) | 122.22 | 96% | 2016-10-05 |
| 1364. | David (dtphorealzdawg) | 122.21 | 97% | 2014-10-28 |
| 1365. | Serhii (skyiea) | 122.21 | 95% | 2015-08-21 |
| 1366. | kbeast (kbeast) | 122.20 | 95% | 2017-02-26 |
| 1367. | tipsyPLC (tipsyplc) | 122.18 | 99.5% | 2024-10-27 |
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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 |