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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1525. | acvcuracy is the key (supre... | 121.70 | 99% | 2022-06-16 |
| 1526. | Alexis (1018995) | 121.69 | 95% | 2017-04-19 |
| 1527. | Mizune (mizune) | 121.68 | 98% | 2015-11-08 |
| 1528. | + (entwined) | 121.67 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
| 1529. | Stephen (steyoo25) | 121.65 | 98.1% | 2024-12-09 |
| 1530. | tuvibal (tuvibal) | 121.64 | 97.9% | 2025-04-06 |
| 1531. | slow (arining42) | 121.63 | 99% | 2020-11-04 |
| 1532. | ★ (filco) | 121.63 | 98% | 2016-07-29 |
| 1533. | oyn (rtalib_321) | 121.62 | 98% | 2025-08-16 |
| 1534. | Accurate? (iwinyoulose4315) | 121.62 | 99% | 2020-03-08 |
| 1535. | Kevin (kevxu) | 121.62 | 98% | 2021-08-19 |
| 1536. | DUFOUR (dufour) | 121.62 | 97% | 2023-04-09 |
| 1537. | Gary (gleung6164) | 121.62 | 98% | 2016-12-11 |
| 1538. | 3ymsdet (3ymsdet) | 121.59 | 99% | 2022-01-09 |
| 1539. | Austin (chelytenens) | 121.56 | 98% | 2012-02-28 |
| 1540. | brew (poke4men) | 121.55 | 98% | 2025-04-11 |
| 1541. | Derek (derekt5) | 121.54 | 99% | 2015-10-07 |
| 1542. | Jashe (jasherak) | 121.53 | 98% | 2021-04-05 |
| 1543. | kusa (kuuwu) | 121.52 | 98% | 2019-06-23 |
| 1544. | Lithox (lithoxsmurf) | 121.52 | 98% | 2017-09-14 |
| 1545. | Baron Nashor (baron_nashor) | 121.50 | 99% | 2016-11-02 |
| 1546. | Kiva (kivattt) | 121.49 | 98% | 2025-03-31 |
| 1547. | dvorak :) (lauta70) | 121.48 | 97.3% | 2024-07-28 |
| 1548. | Enoch (tangenoch) | 121.47 | 96% | 2012-02-23 |
| 1549. | Light (lightpuma) | 121.47 | 98% | 2016-05-04 |
| 1550. | raggin (swagmaster420x) | 121.45 | 96% | 2016-01-18 |
| 1551. | Jason (jwkrug) | 121.44 | 98% | 2012-05-09 |
| 1552. | fj0q (fj0q) | 121.42 | 97% | 2025-10-27 |
| 1553. | Blueblueblub (bubbleblue) | 121.41 | 99% | 2014-05-13 |
| 1554. | Shromeone (shromeone) | 121.39 | 98% | 2022-10-24 |
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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 |