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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11765. | Bee (beejbeeabeey) | 87.70 | 96% | 2020-10-18 |
| 11766. | shuja (wild786) | 87.70 | — | 2011-04-01 |
| 11767. | Carter (carterhl) | 87.69 | 98% | 2024-06-14 |
| 11768. | Themthiam (themthiam) | 87.69 | 98.3% | 2024-02-15 |
| 11769. | panda (slips) | 87.69 | 98.4% | 2023-10-17 |
| 11770. | Ryba_CZE (ryba_cze) | 87.69 | 99% | 2025-07-13 |
| 11771. | Bleedy Basket! (ninjismo) | 87.69 | 98% | 2022-11-21 |
| 11772. | i'm slow (pndspirit) | 87.69 | 96% | 2020-03-29 |
| 11773. | Jibin (jibinthomas89) | 87.69 | 97% | 2014-05-26 |
| 11774. | Rafi (gthawptic) | 87.69 | 96% | 2020-04-07 |
| 11775. | Carl (greviepaug) | 87.69 | 92% | 2015-09-28 |
| 11776. | Ali (bahjatia) | 87.69 | 97% | 2014-05-09 |
| 11777. | atarih (atarih) | 87.69 | 98% | 2013-12-24 |
| 11778. | THEGREATESTEVERHUH (thegrea... | 87.68 | 96% | 2024-06-12 |
| 11779. | Chen (chenanigans) | 87.68 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 11780. | Whyit (whyitriot) | 87.68 | 97% | 2024-01-19 |
| 11781. | Pakistan Zindabad (pakattak... | 87.67 | 97% | 2023-11-12 |
| 11782. | Aspen (cmbradiation) | 87.67 | 98% | 2023-12-05 |
| 11783. | HammerThyme (hammer89) | 87.67 | 97% | 2013-07-08 |
| 11784. | Ramy (ramysar) | 87.67 | 96% | 2022-01-14 |
| 11785. | Numero (yqroo) | 87.67 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 11786. | Laura (luckybishop) | 87.67 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
| 11787. | James (james886) | 87.67 | 97% | 2012-11-28 |
| 11788. | panes (graabeh) | 87.67 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
| 11789. | Annie (annievalentinekuo) | 87.66 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
| 11790. | VaheSexy (vahesexy) | 87.66 | 98% | 2022-11-20 |
| 11791. | Demogorgon (typeracer0110) | 87.66 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
| 11792. | Raul (omar32) | 87.66 | 94% | 2013-12-31 |
| 11793. | Angel (angelao25) | 87.65 | 96.6% | 2024-05-30 |
| 11794. | Mynamejeff (jeffery321) | 87.65 | 97% | 2025-06-23 |
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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 |