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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16009. | Portato. (portato) | 81.11 | 98% | 2024-05-23 |
| 16010. | Welfegor (welfegor) | 81.11 | 97% | 2024-07-07 |
| 16011. | D. (mnda99) | 81.11 | 93% | 2013-02-18 |
| 16012. | Andrew (fujiou) | 81.11 | 93% | 2016-03-10 |
| 16013. | Martin (xduelgodx) | 81.11 | 98% | 2021-05-11 |
| 16014. | Alex (mlex) | 81.11 | — | 2011-02-13 |
| 16015. | Sting (z35shi) | 81.11 | 97% | 2014-11-09 |
| 16016. | lasindu (lasindu) | 81.11 | 93% | 2016-12-28 |
| 16017. | Larry (wongster) | 81.10 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 16018. | Aadi (halebreezi) | 81.10 | 95.3% | 2024-10-21 |
| 16019. | sdeno (sdeno) | 81.10 | 98% | 2024-06-21 |
| 16020. | Giorgos (pinkisntwell) | 81.10 | 98% | 2013-01-18 |
| 16021. | Jason (deerjason) | 81.10 | 97% | 2014-11-10 |
| 16022. | Will (williamharp) | 81.10 | 91% | 2016-07-19 |
| 16023. | John (soulsforhire) | 81.10 | 91% | 2014-12-01 |
| 16024. | nadoushi (nadoushi) | 81.10 | 92% | 2013-10-10 |
| 16025. | Kenneth (zaroe) | 81.09 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
| 16026. | dippe (dippe) | 81.09 | 96% | 2024-10-01 |
| 16027. | Maynard (weekendtantrums) | 81.09 | 95% | 2017-04-20 |
| 16028. | Tyazer (tyazer) | 81.09 | 99% | 2024-04-13 |
| 16029. | Upmanyu (abhishek2175) | 81.09 | 100% | 2022-03-29 |
| 16030. | Stuart (cakester) | 81.09 | 96% | 2012-06-19 |
| 16031. | Tomaz (tomaz1502) | 81.09 | 95% | 2019-11-14 |
| 16032. | ATcm (viummaster) | 81.09 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
| 16033. | Snake (snake_eyes) | 81.09 | 97% | 2012-10-02 |
| 16034. | beordy (beordy) | 81.08 | 94% | 2024-11-07 |
| 16035. | wad (brambojambo) | 81.08 | 97% | 2021-09-06 |
| 16036. | Matt (foobar126) | 81.08 | 97% | 2022-01-20 |
| 16037. | Alan (senseichen) | 81.08 | 98% | 2022-08-08 |
| 16038. | Kakarot (kakarot930) | 81.08 | 95% | 2023-03-21 |
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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 |