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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20178. | Izzy (izzycebola) | 77.69 | 97% | 2022-05-25 |
| 20179. | Mr.Pickles (ap_ultra) | 77.69 | 97.5% | 2021-02-18 |
| 20180. | Evan (jcm800) | 77.69 | 98% | 2021-06-01 |
| 20181. | Om3G4 (om3g4) | 77.69 | 95% | 2018-01-26 |
| 20182. | Rad (radandrei) | 77.69 | 92% | 2016-10-09 |
| 20183. | Domen (sablja) | 77.69 | 96% | 2016-04-01 |
| 20184. | Jordy (mrollie) | 77.69 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
| 20185. | Crissvil (khadaffy) | 77.69 | — | 2010-06-17 |
| 20186. | Kai063 (_kai___) | 77.68 | 99% | 2025-05-26 |
| 20187. | bosh (boshhh) | 77.68 | 98% | 2025-05-23 |
| 20188. | Skyer (skypeasant) | 77.68 | 97% | 2024-08-26 |
| 20189. | tstats[faiz_legend] (faiz_l... | 77.68 | 98% | 2024-03-06 |
| 20190. | Enclosed (enclosedletter) | 77.68 | 96% | 2021-03-13 |
| 20191. | Becca (beccamata96) | 77.68 | 94% | 2016-05-16 |
| 20192. | soorena (soorena) | 77.68 | 96% | 2013-03-02 |
| 20193. | Lizzie (lizzie731996) | 77.68 | 95% | 2013-05-18 |
| 20194. | Gustav (klenzo) | 77.67 | 98% | 2025-05-07 |
| 20195. | Jason (jay_sun366) | 77.67 | 96% | 2022-10-06 |
| 20196. | its_Atrap (its_atrap) | 77.67 | 97% | 2021-06-28 |
| 20197. | Jack (jfragg) | 77.67 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
| 20198. | Bgkeh (bgkeh) | 77.67 | 98% | 2012-09-20 |
| 20199. | mike (manarazer) | 77.67 | 98% | 2012-02-22 |
| 20200. | Niklas (nicksssor) | 77.67 | 92% | 2013-05-31 |
| 20201. | mistral (orangemistrall) | 77.66 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
| 20202. | Googlian (scrudler) | 77.66 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
| 20203. | YMD (jesh07) | 77.66 | 98.1% | 2025-03-16 |
| 20204. | Jericho (jerichosy) | 77.66 | 97% | 2024-09-26 |
| 20205. | suresh (patil_97) | 77.66 | 98% | 2024-08-23 |
| 20206. | Cptmaca (cptmaca) | 77.66 | 94% | 2015-03-20 |
| 20207. | Alec (alec15a) | 77.66 | 97% | 2025-09-11 |
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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 |