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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16003. | thanhmy3love (thanhmy3love) | 82.65 | 98% | 2023-11-13 |
| 16004. | Plague (plaguey) | 82.65 | 98% | 2023-01-03 |
| 16005. | Johnny (ouzelum) | 82.65 | 97% | 2012-04-10 |
| 16006. | Fyreball12 (bilzzard15) | 82.65 | 90% | 2016-04-09 |
| 16007. | TheTrader (datrader) | 82.64 | 97% | 2024-01-31 |
| 16008. | Alek (avalonia) | 82.64 | 100% | 2023-09-16 |
| 16009. | Scotth (simurgh101) | 82.64 | 97.6% | 2024-09-20 |
| 16010. | Nicey (ni_cey) | 82.64 | 96.5% | 2023-11-11 |
| 16011. | Richard (aeolyus) | 82.64 | 96% | 2017-01-14 |
| 16012. | Will (rdtomgrcr) | 82.64 | 97% | 2018-06-12 |
| 16013. | Canadian (killzaa) | 82.63 | 90% | 2015-04-07 |
| 16014. | SacredTunes (sacredtunes) | 82.63 | 99% | 2024-12-04 |
| 16015. | trucle (tructruc) | 82.63 | 96.3% | 2024-10-05 |
| 16016. | ItzStam (itzstam) | 82.63 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
| 16017. | Will (lynxwill_bov) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
| 16018. | stijn (stimixer) | 82.63 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
| 16019. | Nick (megacrapkin) | 82.62 | 97% | 2014-11-17 |
| 16020. | EltColtz (eltcoltz_) | 82.62 | 97.7% | 2024-01-14 |
| 16021. | Csongor (flashrane) | 82.62 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
| 16022. | stitcherking (stitcherking) | 82.62 | 96% | 2018-10-09 |
| 16023. | JJ (jj111) | 82.62 | 96% | 2019-05-24 |
| 16024. | Handri (baldkid) | 82.62 | 94% | 2016-07-07 |
| 16025. | kennedy (itsyourboyme) | 82.61 | 99% | 2025-08-21 |
| 16026. | Tiktaktoktok (toktok13) | 82.61 | 97% | 2026-01-21 |
| 16027. | mateja (bananabutzzz) | 82.61 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 16028. | Greg (gregj3) | 82.61 | 95% | 2024-07-01 |
| 16029. | Thomas (ashryx) | 82.61 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
| 16030. | Dusan (dusanix) | 82.61 | 91% | 2016-07-17 |
| 16031. | Bobby (rradhak1) | 82.61 | 97% | 2018-10-04 |
| 16032. | Josh (joshmc333) | 82.60 | 91% | 2013-11-18 |
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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 |