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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20963. | thomas (thomas) | 76.89 | 96% | 2013-09-09 |
| 20964. | Patrick Jason (patrickjason91) | 76.89 | 97% | 2011-08-28 |
| 20965. | Jake Alexander (jakealexander) | 76.88 | 91% | 2015-06-28 |
| 20966. | colemakdh_learner (qamgam) | 76.88 | 96.7% | 2024-11-09 |
| 20967. | Name (mr_121) | 76.88 | 95.3% | 2024-04-27 |
| 20968. | VLEIRS (vleirs) | 76.88 | 97.3% | 2025-04-16 |
| 20969. | Nana Kwame (papa_elbee) | 76.88 | 95% | 2021-05-14 |
| 20970. | leeferdude (leeferdude) | 76.88 | 96% | 2019-11-12 |
| 20971. | Cuong (c_nguyenthien) | 76.88 | 97% | 2018-06-21 |
| 20972. | NoName (ineedname) | 76.87 | 95.2% | 2024-02-17 |
| 20973. | Orin (shooter3030) | 76.87 | 98% | 2023-06-13 |
| 20974. | R14N (dkov96) | 76.87 | 97% | 2023-11-15 |
| 20975. | Adrm (empirestate) | 76.87 | 96.8% | 2024-10-24 |
| 20976. | Bleep (nastynessie) | 76.87 | 94% | 2013-08-26 |
| 20977. | Valentin (vali) | 76.87 | 93% | 2011-12-19 |
| 20978. | Jon (jonpwn1) | 76.87 | 94% | 2013-11-14 |
| 20979. | JoeBlow;) (maximillian_vers... | 76.86 | 97.3% | 2024-04-03 |
| 20980. | Tas :3 (tassywassy) | 76.86 | 98% | 2025-07-09 |
| 20981. | Al (exect4500) | 76.86 | 97% | 2024-06-27 |
| 20982. | Ryan (ryanwyh3) | 76.86 | 96% | 2024-07-21 |
| 20983. | Ziad Mohammed Abdelaziz (zi... | 76.86 | 96% | 2024-12-29 |
| 20984. | Baked (bakedzt) | 76.86 | 97% | 2021-04-14 |
| 20985. | Ethan (ashtroflex) | 76.86 | 95.4% | 2024-03-26 |
| 20986. | Radu (rhadoo611) | 76.86 | 96% | 2023-04-02 |
| 20987. | Kicker (kickermasu) | 76.86 | 96% | 2023-02-05 |
| 20988. | TypeStomper (typestomper) | 76.86 | 97% | 2021-06-19 |
| 20989. | Vasu (vasuptl) | 76.85 | 96% | 2024-12-30 |
| 20990. | zivkopivko (zivkopivko) | 76.85 | 97% | 2025-02-19 |
| 20991. | clockice (jameshaseaa) | 76.85 | 96% | 2024-07-25 |
| 20992. | Osei (oseitutujr) | 76.85 | 99% | 2026-02-20 |
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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 |