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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13171. | Blastknight (mwilcox1) | 85.14 | 97% | 2013-07-31 |
| 13172. | Jeff (psychohazard) | 85.14 | 95% | 2016-08-25 |
| 13173. | Abhideep (imabhideep) | 85.13 | 98% | 2024-06-16 |
| 13174. | Megan (megceratops) | 85.13 | 99% | 2022-01-30 |
| 13175. | Marlon (maxthier) | 85.13 | 98% | 2024-11-29 |
| 13176. | KaliedscopicWill (kaleidesc... | 85.13 | 98.8% | 2023-12-21 |
| 13177. | Tim (ohzson) | 85.13 | 97% | 2018-02-14 |
| 13178. | gustr (gustrbepo) | 85.13 | 99% | 2014-08-26 |
| 13179. | saksham (withsakki) | 85.13 | 96% | 2017-05-05 |
| 13180. | HennesseyDrew (hennydrew) | 85.12 | 96.6% | 2024-12-30 |
| 13181. | String (stringg) | 85.12 | 96% | 2024-09-25 |
| 13182. | Borges (_borges_) | 85.12 | 96.9% | 2024-03-20 |
| 13183. | Sean (notanza) | 85.12 | 95% | 2014-08-15 |
| 13184. | Ruth (schnabel) | 85.12 | 99% | 2021-01-26 |
| 13185. | Erik (ebmx66) | 85.12 | 97% | 2013-02-18 |
| 13186. | Khun (khundang02) | 85.12 | 89% | 2013-06-23 |
| 13187. | dumb (slothinhumandisguise) | 85.11 | 97.7% | 2025-02-20 |
| 13188. | Krish (f1zz1) | 85.11 | 97% | 2021-05-18 |
| 13189. | Arjun (arjun_0004) | 85.11 | 98.4% | 2021-02-27 |
| 13190. | Gabriel (sgtcoffee) | 85.11 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
| 13191. | Alex (infinity404) | 85.11 | 95% | 2014-03-28 |
| 13192. | Splicey (splicey) | 85.10 | 97% | 2024-09-27 |
| 13193. | jackmaoff (jackmaoff) | 85.10 | 98.8% | 2023-11-18 |
| 13194. | fanatic (rijulbidhan) | 85.10 | 99% | 2021-03-22 |
| 13195. | Bria (keronka) | 85.10 | 97% | 2011-06-07 |
| 13196. | wascator (wascator) | 85.10 | 95% | 2012-08-21 |
| 13197. | Tyler (thermalcry) | 85.10 | 99% | 2012-12-16 |
| 13198. | Felipe (felipegomes) | 85.10 | 99% | 2019-07-20 |
| 13199. | »»════SACHIN™... | 85.10 | 99% | 2013-11-14 |
| 13200. | Ant (gloam) | 85.09 | 96% | 2025-04-14 |
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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 |