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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| 24973. | independence (independence) | 70.91 | 95% | 2011-05-09 |
| 24974. | Abraham EkGT (imspeed) | 70.91 | 93% | 2011-08-29 |
| 24975. | Angela (hylandangela) | 70.91 | 97% | 2012-06-21 |
| 24976. | mxrin4 (mxrin4) | 70.90 | 97.5% | 2024-05-29 |
| 24977. | Forlu (forlu) | 70.90 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 24978. | Marcell Illes (itscomingx) | 70.90 | 99% | 2024-01-15 |
| 24979. | Rouclec (rouclec) | 70.90 | 97% | 2024-06-10 |
| 24980. | jackson (jacksonshuai) | 70.90 | 94% | 2023-05-05 |
| 24981. | allitAlmaty (allitalmaty) | 70.90 | 97% | 2017-10-21 |
| 24982. | Simon (douagar) | 70.90 | 95% | 2016-12-12 |
| 24983. | Prosper (prosperhuang) | 70.90 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
| 24984. | vasilis (hackfree) | 70.90 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 24985. | Radamel (thecaomonster) | 70.90 | 94% | 2016-12-13 |
| 24986. | xristina (xristina) | 70.90 | 95% | 2011-12-04 |
| 24987. | 9 Slow Fingers. (womblejomble) | 70.90 | 90% | 2016-10-18 |
| 24988. | Dennis (elru) | 70.90 | 98% | 2013-12-19 |
| 24989. | ee (wiseoldpleb) | 70.89 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 24990. | icyy1x (icyy1x) | 70.89 | 97% | 2024-12-03 |
| 24991. | Nathen (ravagedtv) | 70.89 | 95% | 2014-12-17 |
| 24992. | Garik (gariktypetype) | 70.89 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
| 24993. | Golradir (golradir) | 70.89 | 88% | 2013-09-11 |
| 24994. | cindy (cwycindy115) | 70.89 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 24995. | Camilla (batbilla) | 70.89 | 97% | 2024-07-16 |
| 24996. | Hoe Hoe (yeyonghe) | 70.89 | 97% | 2021-11-15 |
| 24997. | Ariawan (adrianshen84) | 70.89 | 99% | 2011-05-18 |
| 24998. | Rodrigo (hotrod5595) | 70.89 | 89% | 2011-09-11 |
| 24999. | Patrick (slaos) | 70.89 | 96% | 2011-10-07 |
| 25000. | Giovanni (giovavanni) | 70.89 | — | 2010-12-20 |
| 25001. | Frederik (fedrico) | 70.88 | 94% | 2013-08-12 |
| 25002. | daisuke456 (daisuke456) | 70.88 | 98% | 2025-01-13 |
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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 |