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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37835. | Kamen (kamen08) | 56.27 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
| 37836. | Ankit Singhal (drcian) | 56.26 | 96% | 2025-03-13 |
| 37837. | MAD SCIENTIST (husam69) | 56.26 | 96% | 2023-12-05 |
| 37838. | Lauri (vesala) | 56.26 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
| 37839. | Chantal (telly_bear) | 56.26 | 95% | 2023-05-29 |
| 37840. | Henrik (oizys) | 56.26 | 95% | 2021-10-10 |
| 37841. | Tim (tussmctuss) | 56.26 | 98% | 2021-01-22 |
| 37842. | Sam_2021 (sams_69420) | 56.25 | 96% | 2022-12-20 |
| 37843. | Kervy Ambe Baring (kervy747) | 56.25 | 96% | 2024-09-22 |
| 37844. | Tieris (tieriswilliams) | 56.25 | 96% | 2024-12-15 |
| 37845. | Danniane Souriyathay (lildb... | 56.25 | 94% | 2024-01-25 |
| 37846. | Vikram (vaspaean) | 56.25 | 97.5% | 2024-09-24 |
| 37847. | Nathan (nathantetreault) | 56.25 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
| 37848. | elias (elias404) | 56.25 | 95.4% | 2025-02-21 |
| 37849. | Julia (julakula) | 56.25 | 96.2% | 2021-02-13 |
| 37850. | Andre Junior S (ajrs10) | 56.25 | 88% | 2016-04-22 |
| 37851. | dana (dananapeel) | 56.24 | 94.7% | 2024-12-09 |
| 37852. | Fast (mediocretyping) | 56.24 | 95% | 2024-07-18 |
| 37853. | Caleb (calebgwl) | 56.24 | 95.3% | 2024-01-10 |
| 37854. | Kanoot (kanoot) | 56.24 | 98% | 2024-08-23 |
| 37855. | GalaxyGuy29 (galaxyguy29) | 56.24 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
| 37856. | Guest (soggy_lapin) | 56.24 | 96.2% | 2024-02-03 |
| 37857. | ikmal (malrith) | 56.24 | 94.6% | 2024-03-25 |
| 37858. | Trianglateral (luckyashraj) | 56.24 | 98% | 2022-11-20 |
| 37859. | Hilton (hiltonisgay) | 56.23 | 96.3% | 2024-05-18 |
| 37860. | AspergerJeffrey (aspergerje... | 56.23 | 94% | 2024-06-02 |
| 37861. | Macgyver (macgyver32) | 56.23 | 95.7% | 2023-11-13 |
| 37862. | Lifthrasir (lifthrasir) | 56.23 | 98% | 2023-11-13 |
| 37863. | Nurti (nurti07) | 56.23 | 96.1% | 2023-11-15 |
| 37864. | Patrick (liesense) | 56.23 | 87% | 2011-07-14 |
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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 |