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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17539. | aptnker (aptnker) | 79.48 | 96% | 2011-08-03 |
| 17540. | Veronica (afdavis) | 79.48 | 99% | 2014-02-23 |
| 17541. | Jacob (jacob_bebop) | 79.47 | 97.1% | 2024-11-08 |
| 17542. | Marcus (flowerskullbeige) | 79.47 | 97% | 2021-10-19 |
| 17543. | Quin (wizardancrath) | 79.47 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
| 17544. | SupaFast (nicholasflamel) | 79.47 | 95.6% | 2023-12-05 |
| 17545. | Jeannie (jeanniejackson) | 79.47 | 96% | 2014-11-16 |
| 17546. | Hubizon (hubizon) | 79.47 | 98% | 2022-02-03 |
| 17547. | Johnny (jharold) | 79.47 | 96.9% | 2021-02-17 |
| 17548. | qqii (thelostqqii) | 79.46 | 96% | 2016-02-18 |
| 17549. | Gen (gendel) | 79.46 | 96.9% | 2024-09-10 |
| 17550. | soorriously (soorriously) | 79.46 | 96% | 2024-07-14 |
| 17551. | Adam (adam_ehab) | 79.46 | 98% | 2023-08-17 |
| 17552. | Martin (insidiousboot) | 79.46 | 94% | 2015-05-15 |
| 17553. | Dain (dain98) | 79.46 | 95% | 2013-12-19 |
| 17554. | Hengky (hengkysanjaya) | 79.46 | 96% | 2018-04-25 |
| 17555. | Neutron (venware) | 79.45 | 98% | 2024-12-23 |
| 17556. | Hugh (topkek420) | 79.45 | 97% | 2025-01-07 |
| 17557. | ejaz (ejazleh) | 79.45 | 98.5% | 2024-09-12 |
| 17558. | poemich (jerkyice) | 79.45 | 97% | 2023-12-30 |
| 17559. | Rendy (armology) | 79.45 | 96% | 2022-11-17 |
| 17560. | projectfupagain (projectfup... | 79.45 | 97% | 2021-03-15 |
| 17561. | Thang (thangvu7) | 79.45 | 98% | 2018-06-29 |
| 17562. | Nicole (n_h999) | 79.45 | 87% | 2016-12-24 |
| 17563. | Daniel (mercedesbenzodiazep... | 79.44 | 95% | 2025-05-28 |
| 17564. | Tommy (king_mystik_) | 79.44 | 96% | 2018-08-21 |
| 17565. | FrostyInfinitum (frostyinfi... | 79.44 | 95.8% | 2024-10-07 |
| 17566. | ICON (_icon_) | 79.44 | 97% | 2022-11-22 |
| 17567. | Steven (sjones92) | 79.44 | 96% | 2022-04-01 |
| 17568. | coc (han_duo) | 79.44 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
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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 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |