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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13054. | milan777 (milan888) | 86.76 | 95.6% | 2024-05-17 |
| 13055. | Jan (acpehalus) | 86.76 | 96% | 2026-04-21 |
| 13056. | Randy (rdw200169) | 86.76 | 97% | 2017-09-29 |
| 13057. | Ioannis Karkanias (karkas) | 86.76 | 90% | 2014-02-06 |
| 13058. | sammy (slowdownsammy) | 86.75 | 93% | 2014-07-26 |
| 13059. | oskartryckerknapp (oskartry... | 86.75 | 97.2% | 2024-05-16 |
| 13060. | Termite (termite04) | 86.75 | 90% | 2012-09-14 |
| 13061. | yehojo (yehojo) | 86.75 | 98% | 2026-01-22 |
| 13062. | Aaron (gamerfreaky) | 86.75 | 96% | 2017-09-10 |
| 13063. | Typety type (xrzde36) | 86.75 | 95% | 2014-09-07 |
| 13064. | Zhenrui (rasuulah) | 86.75 | 95% | 2016-12-02 |
| 13065. | Overpowdered (overpowdered) | 86.75 | 84% | 2013-01-16 |
| 13066. | chzbrgrs (chzbrgrs) | 86.74 | 96% | 2025-09-15 |
| 13067. | Alex (sidewalkshowdown) | 86.74 | 97% | 2025-02-15 |
| 13068. | Guest (jackatac) | 86.74 | 96% | 2020-10-11 |
| 13069. | Jeld (jeld) | 86.74 | 99% | 2016-03-30 |
| 13070. | John (miracle_sheep) | 86.73 | 97% | 2026-03-25 |
| 13071. | Gabit (gabitgordit) | 86.73 | 98.8% | 2025-03-06 |
| 13072. | Oscar Pless (theletterq) | 86.73 | 98.3% | 2024-12-14 |
| 13073. | Jason (jeishun) | 86.73 | 97.1% | 2023-07-21 |
| 13074. | FixioMG (fixio) | 86.73 | 98.3% | 2024-11-25 |
| 13075. | Přemysl (premik) | 86.73 | 99% | 2021-05-16 |
| 13076. | Evan (decone) | 86.73 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
| 13077. | Nicholas (relied) | 86.73 | 97% | 2018-04-12 |
| 13078. | West (westqt) | 86.73 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
| 13079. | TRUMP47 (itmatta) | 86.72 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 13080. | FuriousAtom (zephyrist) | 86.72 | 97% | 2024-02-24 |
| 13081. | Niemeyer (2023_new_racer) | 86.72 | 98.1% | 2023-12-31 |
| 13082. | Viacheslav (execute_) | 86.72 | 97% | 2023-05-19 |
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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 |