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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7029. | Rob (robbylewis) | 97.89 | 95% | 2016-02-18 |
| 7030. | Eshan (eshan1618) | 97.89 | 98% | 2018-01-02 |
| 7031. | Alex (alexklink) | 97.88 | 94% | 2013-08-12 |
| 7032. | Brian (l_mao) | 97.88 | 100% | 2019-09-10 |
| 7033. | Monkey (firefalcon445) | 97.87 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 7034. | MooSaysCow (moosayscow) | 97.87 | 98% | 2018-04-16 |
| 7035. | Tom (twrig144) | 97.87 | 97.7% | 2025-04-30 |
| 7036. | ~Typing_Cat~ (typing_cat17) | 97.86 | 95% | 2026-02-11 |
| 7037. | Shocchi (shocchi232) | 97.86 | 97% | 2023-07-25 |
| 7038. | Max (maxmoto) | 97.86 | 97.6% | 2025-01-10 |
| 7039. | mscassady13 (mscassady13) | 97.86 | 98.8% | 2024-04-08 |
| 7040. | Jay (ironkillers) | 97.86 | 98% | 2016-06-14 |
| 7041. | Tamber (tamber_laptop) | 97.86 | — | 2010-07-07 |
| 7042. | Thueras (thueras) | 97.86 | 99% | 2014-07-06 |
| 7043. | Florian (littlejacob) | 97.86 | 96% | 2013-11-02 |
| 7044. | stagadoosh (stagadoosh) | 97.86 | 97% | 2017-07-06 |
| 7045. | (⓿_⓿) (microfome) | 97.85 | 98% | 2026-02-13 |
| 7046. | Ben (benlongo) | 97.85 | 98% | 2020-11-23 |
| 7047. | e (edvinb) | 97.85 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
| 7048. | Tahiti (sbattula) | 97.85 | 97% | 2013-03-19 |
| 7049. | Matt (mattlo) | 97.85 | 98% | 2017-12-19 |
| 7050. | Worf (swishkebab) | 97.84 | 94% | 2013-06-15 |
| 7051. | emily (emfava) | 97.84 | 99% | 2019-08-20 |
| 7052. | Kenneth (thebestpotatona) | 97.84 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
| 7053. | Jeff (hodginsje) | 97.84 | 96% | 2013-07-23 |
| 7054. | Ruggles (ruggles101) | 97.83 | 97% | 2012-11-02 |
| 7055. | Not (calcyon) | 97.83 | 95% | 2013-04-26 |
| 7056. | Luka (garicluka) | 97.82 | 95% | 2025-07-11 |
| 7057. | PR (mrprx) | 97.82 | 98% | 2025-05-29 |
| 7058. | cimsunf (nhtai) | 97.82 | 98% | 2014-09-08 |
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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 |