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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29031. | Dakota (warriorbbq) | 68.22 | 96% | 2013-03-08 |
| 29032. | Peter (spych102) | 68.22 | 96% | 2013-12-26 |
| 29033. | Դավիթ (seyranyandavid) | 68.22 | 92% | 2013-06-10 |
| 29034. | Serena (serenabeena) | 68.21 | 98% | 2025-02-24 |
| 29035. | Alex (aalleexx1) | 68.21 | 96% | 2025-11-14 |
| 29036. | JMC (jmc333) | 68.21 | 96% | 2024-11-30 |
| 29037. | Kumar (kumar30) | 68.21 | 95.5% | 2024-11-27 |
| 29038. | madison (junelawnchaired) | 68.21 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
| 29039. | Lewis (eatass123) | 68.21 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
| 29040. | Cycor (cycor) | 68.21 | 96% | 2024-06-24 |
| 29041. | lapix_ (lapix_) | 68.21 | 96.5% | 2024-04-04 |
| 29042. | D A R K Z (reaching130wpm) | 68.21 | 96.8% | 2024-03-07 |
| 29043. | Mohsin (mrnathani786) | 68.21 | 97.2% | 2023-06-03 |
| 29044. | Brandon (laogic) | 68.21 | 92% | 2015-05-18 |
| 29045. | William (thenameswill) | 68.21 | 94% | 2016-08-12 |
| 29046. | Austin (reaperrec0n) | 68.21 | 90% | 2016-09-23 |
| 29047. | cowmonk (rekketstone) | 68.20 | 95% | 2025-07-16 |
| 29048. | Dacia (dacia_66) | 68.20 | 97% | 2025-07-04 |
| 29049. | Spicy (helplessloli89421) | 68.20 | 98% | 2022-04-20 |
| 29050. | Best (best06) | 68.20 | 98% | 2024-09-13 |
| 29051. | Jackson (jackson1501) | 68.20 | 96% | 2024-08-24 |
| 29052. | Dejan (mortle2) | 68.20 | 99% | 2019-12-16 |
| 29053. | Gagan Deep (gagan0123) | 68.20 | 97% | 2020-03-28 |
| 29054. | Matthew (cardscard2) | 68.20 | 96% | 2024-01-14 |
| 29055. | Robert (flotsi) | 68.20 | 97.2% | 2023-11-24 |
| 29056. | Bryan (stolerzz) | 68.20 | 97% | 2024-01-14 |
| 29057. | Daniel (rexow) | 68.20 | 92% | 2014-05-03 |
| 29058. | saif (saif_alkhatalin) | 68.20 | 96% | 2024-07-08 |
| 29059. | Kiryu (kiryugozi) | 68.20 | 96% | 2021-10-01 |
| 29060. | Ella (prettygurlella) | 68.20 | 97.6% | 2025-02-28 |
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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 |