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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14699. | Chris (___chris) | 83.17 | 98% | 2021-09-20 |
| 14700. | Mycargoboom (hayadabest) | 83.17 | 97% | 2021-03-15 |
| 14701. | gegs921 (gegs921) | 83.17 | 97% | 2019-09-16 |
| 14702. | Red lights (blazemkwii) | 83.17 | 97% | 2014-09-18 |
| 14703. | dante (vincent_is_bad) | 83.16 | 98% | 2019-08-23 |
| 14704. | Justin (minionace47) | 83.16 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
| 14705. | Saurabh (saurabh007) | 83.16 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
| 14706. | Anmol (anmol_up70) | 83.16 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
| 14707. | Roberto (ytryy) | 83.16 | 96.7% | 2023-12-29 |
| 14708. | Aaron (oantseri) | 83.16 | 99% | 2020-08-15 |
| 14709. | Caroline (murungu) | 83.16 | — | 2010-10-27 |
| 14710. | George (geochuu) | 83.16 | 97% | 2017-09-13 |
| 14711. | wat (yoohoos) | 83.16 | 93% | 2012-12-08 |
| 14712. | Matilda (x_missin_pgl_2008_x) | 83.16 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
| 14713. | Schnu (schnu) | 83.16 | 95% | 2012-06-24 |
| 14714. | Greg (gwself) | 83.16 | 94% | 2013-12-18 |
| 14715. | Eyad Sabi (grandzoma) | 83.15 | 95% | 2025-05-16 |
| 14716. | Vchops (vchops) | 83.15 | 98.6% | 2024-08-02 |
| 14717. | HyperioN (hyperion1138) | 83.15 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
| 14718. | Derek (dlsr) | 83.15 | 95% | 2014-08-23 |
| 14719. | Krisztian (ltplissken) | 83.15 | 95% | 2017-01-25 |
| 14720. | mky (omkyo) | 83.15 | 95% | 2020-03-15 |
| 14721. | Ibro (ibro) | 83.15 | 94% | 2011-06-26 |
| 14722. | Cal Naughton, Jr. (rocket86... | 83.14 | 98% | 2016-02-04 |
| 14723. | IsMythic (ismythic) | 83.14 | 96.2% | 2023-11-21 |
| 14724. | BigMoneySpeed (bigmoneyspee... | 83.14 | 98.6% | 2024-01-12 |
| 14725. | Peter Nguyen (lilhmart) | 83.14 | 96.8% | 2024-04-26 |
| 14726. | George V. (mashingans) | 83.14 | 96% | 2023-01-11 |
| 14727. | Ceres (the445guy) | 83.14 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
| 14728. | Itz (itz_star_lol) | 83.13 | 97.9% | 2021-02-22 |
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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 |