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 |
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| 9173. | dvorak (dvbleeding) | 93.27 | 96% | 2012-03-19 |
| 9174. | Aaron (enozoi) | 93.26 | 99.3% | 2024-12-11 |
| 9175. | laza (lazaabt) | 93.26 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
| 9176. | hunzai (alihunzai) | 93.26 | 95% | 2022-02-13 |
| 9177. | miloj (miloj) | 93.26 | — | 2010-09-22 |
| 9178. | Be (bebee18) | 93.25 | 98% | 2025-04-27 |
| 9179. | Jay (porctree2803) | 93.25 | 97.6% | 2024-09-27 |
| 9180. | caique (caiquelira) | 93.25 | 98.6% | 2024-03-04 |
| 9181. | BuddDwyer (twerkadactyl) | 93.25 | 97% | 2023-12-11 |
| 9182. | Chris (smoothsmith) | 93.25 | 98% | 2013-02-18 |
| 9183. | Brian (ssjbrian69) | 93.25 | 97% | 2021-06-15 |
| 9184. | jason (pravus) | 93.25 | 95% | 2012-01-31 |
| 9185. | Jon (jaaawwwnnn) | 93.24 | 97.1% | 2021-02-19 |
| 9186. | Harry (bonogo123) | 93.24 | 98% | 2026-01-16 |
| 9187. | liwdhiqhdi (kwqdnqwndnqdnq) | 93.24 | 98% | 2024-01-10 |
| 9188. | Tomi (tstojkovski) | 93.24 | 97% | 2011-08-28 |
| 9189. | tirey (fabrem) | 93.23 | 99% | 2023-04-07 |
| 9190. | Chris (chriswck) | 93.23 | 99% | 2021-07-11 |
| 9191. | Simba (simba_10) | 93.22 | 98.8% | 2024-12-09 |
| 9192. | Vincent (snokpok) | 93.21 | 97% | 2024-04-27 |
| 9193. | dornado (dornado) | 93.21 | 97% | 2025-07-07 |
| 9194. | Himeko (kimochihime) | 93.21 | 94% | 2015-03-06 |
| 9195. | D. Snutts (regiolantus) | 93.21 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
| 9196. | cheruiyot (son_of_man) | 93.21 | 96% | 2025-11-03 |
| 9197. | Greg (gpfraser1) | 93.21 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
| 9198. | No one (howardog0707) | 93.21 | 90% | 2012-04-22 |
| 9199. | Leon (bluesunset) | 93.21 | 98% | 2017-06-12 |
| 9200. | ThxtYankee (thxtyankee) | 93.20 | 97.7% | 2024-03-08 |
| 9201. | laughablehammer (laughableh... | 93.20 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
| 9202. | Raizen (raizou) | 93.20 | 99% | 2013-10-27 |
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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 |