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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18905. | (sathesh@ymail.com) | 78.84 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
| 18906. | Epickel (epickel) | 78.84 | 92% | 2016-03-19 |
| 18907. | (diesel_industry) | 78.84 | 96% | 2013-08-20 |
| 18908. | (josh1248) | 78.83 | 95% | 2023-05-08 |
| 18909. | (salmon_of_knowledge) | 78.83 | 96.2% | 2024-02-12 |
| 18910. | (india_) | 78.83 | 99% | 2022-08-11 |
| 18911. | (aminpy) | 78.83 | — | 2010-10-01 |
| 18912. | (darcee) | 78.83 | 89% | 2014-05-27 |
| 18913. | (thegoatoftyperacer1) | 78.82 | 96% | 2025-12-10 |
| 18914. | (serene88life) | 78.82 | 96.6% | 2024-04-04 |
| 18915. | (angcortez) | 78.82 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
| 18916. | (yash_007) | 78.82 | 95.9% | 2024-03-30 |
| 18917. | (the_coder_bro) | 78.82 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
| 18918. | (spyman68) | 78.82 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
| 18919. | DeeDee (deedee09) | 78.82 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 18920. | R4v1 (mirasravi) | 78.82 | 94% | 2012-07-06 |
| 18921. | (iloveorn) | 78.81 | 97.9% | 2024-11-14 |
| 18922. | (wintrstorm) | 78.81 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 18923. | (littlevikky_) | 78.81 | 98% | 2025-06-01 |
| 18924. | (lunamal) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-11-27 |
| 18925. | (epzilepzi) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
| 18926. | (jhirshman) | 78.81 | 92% | 2012-01-28 |
| 18927. | (exdark) | 78.81 | 99% | 2016-05-30 |
| 18928. | (sri347_krish) | 78.81 | 90% | 2012-12-04 |
| 18929. | blueturtle (esraels) | 78.81 | 95% | 2013-05-13 |
| 18930. | (0xff) | 78.81 | 95% | 2014-08-15 |
| 18931. | Si Lamban (rahmatkurniawan) | 78.80 | 99% | 2026-03-26 |
| 18932. | punit (thakelatyper) | 78.80 | 98% | 2022-06-04 |
| 18933. | (pierceballs) | 78.80 | 96% | 2025-04-08 |
| 18934. | (nsabadicci) | 78.80 | 97% | 2021-05-02 |
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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 |