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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14483. | Mon (daifo) | 84.49 | 98% | 2025-04-14 |
| 14484. | Kevin (kzcheese) | 84.49 | 95% | 2016-12-31 |
| 14485. | Derrick (mamba98) | 84.49 | 96% | 2021-08-31 |
| 14486. | stejhu (stejhu) | 84.49 | 91% | 2011-08-06 |
| 14487. | Ryu (ryusong) | 84.49 | 96% | 2021-03-08 |
| 14488. | Mythia (rumieru) | 84.49 | 98% | 2019-05-03 |
| 14489. | kahtleen (kahtleen) | 84.49 | 98% | 2011-10-27 |
| 14490. | halfcab (halfcab) | 84.48 | 94% | 2015-11-28 |
| 14491. | typerlover12345 (typerlover... | 84.48 | 98% | 2024-05-02 |
| 14492. | Andy Starr (andystarr) | 84.48 | 98% | 2026-05-25 |
| 14493. | David (davidthegreat) | 84.48 | 97.6% | 2024-11-06 |
| 14494. | Jakob (jastrupcs) | 84.48 | 97% | 2024-09-27 |
| 14495. | e-ugovor.rs (ufo_lander_and... | 84.48 | 97.3% | 2024-10-03 |
| 14496. | TiltClock (tiltclock) | 84.48 | 98% | 2022-08-07 |
| 14497. | Dr.D (donghuh601) | 84.48 | 96% | 2021-11-30 |
| 14498. | shudd3r (shudd3r) | 84.48 | 99% | 2025-08-13 |
| 14499. | Griff (griffhero8) | 84.47 | 96.7% | 2024-06-21 |
| 14500. | Ravi (131raviarya) | 84.47 | 96.7% | 2025-04-02 |
| 14501. | Jules (julessimp) | 84.47 | 97% | 2025-06-02 |
| 14502. | Kabir (786kabir) | 84.47 | 95.6% | 2024-01-05 |
| 14503. | Jack (furcifer) | 84.47 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
| 14504. | autistic pink blender (sc3r4) | 84.47 | 96% | 2019-05-09 |
| 14505. | james (toplardamar) | 84.46 | 99% | 2025-09-03 |
| 14506. | vivi (vivi_l22) | 84.46 | 95% | 2024-09-20 |
| 14507. | Alaina (itislameeeee) | 84.46 | 99% | 2025-02-20 |
| 14508. | Short (shortedcircuit) | 84.46 | 95% | 2015-07-10 |
| 14509. | TastyApple (tastyapple) | 84.46 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
| 14510. | Marcus (x5starmodding) | 84.46 | 96% | 2022-09-19 |
| 14511. | ballersmaller (ballersmaller) | 84.45 | 98% | 2024-04-29 |
| 14512. | アスラ君 (asurakun1) | 84.45 | 96% | 2024-03-31 |
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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 |