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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2770. | Vaibhav (vaibhavk) | 112.39 | 98% | 2016-05-02 |
| 2771. | Matthew (d3f1n3d) | 112.37 | 99% | 2017-11-02 |
| 2772. | Liam (carpalxqgmlwy) | 112.35 | 97% | 2020-11-18 |
| 2773. | str4tos (str4tos) | 112.34 | 98.8% | 2024-01-03 |
| 2774. | Viraj (viraj_1995) | 112.34 | 98% | 2012-08-20 |
| 2775. | Evan (evndude) | 112.32 | 99% | 2013-03-27 |
| 2776. | allan (isnallareloaded) | 112.31 | 97% | 2014-02-28 |
| 2777. | Nuboo (nuboo) | 112.28 | 98% | 2021-06-05 |
| 2778. | TJ (yangshen) | 112.28 | — | 2010-07-07 |
| 2779. | (filth001) | 112.27 | 95% | 2022-07-15 |
| 2780. | Thomas (tdf86) | 112.27 | 98% | 2022-05-23 |
| 2781. | michshoee (michshoee) | 112.26 | 96% | 2015-07-22 |
| 2782. | nhan (luckyboys_002) | 112.26 | 99% | 2012-09-09 |
| 2783. | Caroline (pseudogurl) | 112.24 | 98.7% | 2024-02-20 |
| 2784. | Jeremy (Jerm) (xjerm_) | 112.24 | 92% | 2017-02-01 |
| 2785. | džaltex (dzaltex) | 112.24 | 96% | 2012-06-28 |
| 2786. | Devota (devota) | 112.21 | 99% | 2014-09-22 |
| 2787. | A_Person (wimbo24) | 112.21 | 99% | 2013-09-03 |
| 2788. | Tia (tiaaakayyy) | 112.21 | 100% | 2014-07-28 |
| 2789. | autumn (autumnmn) | 112.20 | 96.3% | 2023-11-30 |
| 2790. | Sonya (srscudder) | 112.20 | — | 2011-04-12 |
| 2791. | J (sobased) | 112.18 | 97% | 2013-03-10 |
| 2792. | ratbastard (mattbierwirth) | 112.18 | 99% | 2017-08-02 |
| 2793. | Franky (elytra) | 112.17 | 95.6% | 2024-10-15 |
| 2794. | Mei (slowkeyboardwarrior) | 112.17 | 99% | 2023-04-29 |
| 2795. | Zeke (zeggythechegg) | 112.17 | 97% | 2024-02-06 |
| 2796. | Frank (qliang12@yahoo.com) | 112.17 | 97% | 2013-12-30 |
| 2797. | Joseph (plex) | 112.17 | 97% | 2015-07-20 |
| 2798. | Andy (adc4392) | 112.16 | 99% | 2015-03-13 |
| 2799. | lost soul (noselection) | 112.15 | 98% | 2012-02-01 |
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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 |